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Republican presidential candidates to address Evangelical Christians

150 years after the Civil War, reminders of that conflict are fresh

One hundred and fifty years after Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter, S.C., and the Civil War began, reminders of the conflict that divided a nation remain fresh. Some see them any given Sunday morning when black Christians and white…

OPINION: Being Baptist — An interracial journey

One Sunday in January 1994, our family — Candyce, Stephanie and I — walked across the parking lot of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., after the morning service. An elderly African-American woman approached us and asked: “Reverend,…

Bluegrass band brings respite to tornado-stricken community

JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (ABP) – First Baptist Church of the Williams community of Jacksonville, Ala., has been a beehive of activity since tornadoes destroyed 200 homes in the area April 27. Sunday, May 29, it was time to kick back and relax….

Music conference celebrates hospitality

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (ABP) — They came because they share a passion for sacred music. They were welcomed into a new worship space around the theme of hospitality. And they left with a renewed sense of calling. Polyphony participants gathered this…

South African Baptist scholar dies

WACO, Texas (ABP) – John Jonsson, an emeritus professor of religion and former director of the African Studies program at Baylor University, died May 26 at his home in South Africa after an extended illness. A native South African, Baptist…

The Ascension of Jesus

By R. Kevin Johnson This week Christians commemorate the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Like the event recorded in the scriptures, the celebration takes place 40 days after Jesus’ resurrection. In the first chapter of Acts, Jesus spends a few…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system

Republican presidential candidates to address Evangelical Christians

150 years after the Civil War, reminders of that conflict are fresh

OPINION: Being Baptist — An interracial journey

Bluegrass band brings respite to tornado-stricken community

Music conference celebrates hospitality

South African Baptist scholar dies

The Ascension of Jesus

Cuba’s churches grapple with a changing society, says WCC leader

The Rev. C. Duane McDaniel, pastor and Katrina volunteer leader, dies at 54

Desmond Tutu: God is not a Christian

Gingrich Woos Skeptical Evangelical Voters

Is Tressel’s OSU exit a scandal for evangelism via athletics as well?

JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn’t be criticizing ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world

Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ from its role in historical adoption practices

In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

Parenting expert Michelle Icard helps Cooperative Baptists rethink discomfort, risk and growth

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‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system