When we — Baptists and Methodists — were all evangelical

It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...

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Virginia Baptists exploring renewed ties with Averett

RICHMOND, Va. (ABP) — A Virginia Baptist committee exploring a possible renewal of Baptist General Association of Virginia ties with Averett University — ties dissolved in 2005 in a disagreement over homosexuality — has seen “positive” progress, says the committee’s…

CBF continues disaster response

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (ABP) – With response to massive needs to April 29 tornadoes in the South still getting up to speed, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s loosely coordinated network of disaster-relief ministry turned attention to the worst flooding alongside the…

A week to remember

By Bill Wilson Some weeks fade from memory quickly. Others stand out for their significance and impact. This year, the week of Easter and following was a memorable week to learn some indispensable things about being a vibrant and healthy church…

Reflections on the bin Laden killing

By David Gushee For those who projected onto Barack Obama the hope that he would be a transformative figure, a peacemaker/great soul like Martin Luther King or Mahatma Gandhi, the targeted killing of Osama bin Laden ought to put such…

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For Some, Helping With Disaster Relief Is Not Just Aid, It’s a Calling

OUT LOUD

“Look, Mom, Jesus protected our house, but he forgot to take care of his own house.” Gracie ‘Bug’ Briscoe The 6-year-old from Vaughn, Ga., was referring to her trailer home, which was missed by tornadoes that destroyed the United Methodist…