In the wake of the violence of January 6, 2021, some observers wondered why the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol weren’t charged with domestic terrorism. The reason is simple: There is no standalone federal crime on the books for domestic...
Last March, I started receiving an almost daily newsletter in my email inbox, unsolicited. Nothing new there, except this one purported to be a newsletter about things Baptist. That got my attention. That first email said: “The Baptist Report curates…
Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…
Emily Freeman is a household name who not only gives advice but offers solutions on her The Next Right Thing podcast, along with her bestselling books. Although Freeman doesn’t see herself as a minister, more of a spiritual director, she…
Tom King is a modern mastermind behind the DC Universe. In 2018, King received the Eisner Award for Best Writer due to his graphic novels about Mister Miracle and Batman. In 2023, DC Universe announced his comic book series Supergirl:…
The Southern Baptist Convention’s church planting agency now has a program devoted to encouraging churches to start Christian schools in their buildings. In a promotional video posted on the website of the SBC North American Mission Board, a spokesman declares:…
There is a certain magic lost in the absence of books. Deep connections are forged through the intimacy of gathering close to turn well-loved pages, eagerly anticipating the words and illustrations waiting for us on the other side. Books help…
On the day the Southern Baptist Convention voted on an amendment to prevent women from preaching and serving as pastors, I was trying to figure out the ending to my sermon. It was my ninth sermon at Second Baptist Church…
Recently I came across an excellent article in Baptist News Global about cooperation (or lack thereof), among Southern Baptists in how we present Jesus Christ as the only hope for the spiritually lost and dying residents of our planet. Derek…
Do you think arriving at 9 p.m. for fireworks that begin at 9:25 would be early enough? If you do, then the New York Police Department would like to have a word with you. We could have guaranteed ourselves seats…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort to shutter a faith-based migrant shelter violates the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable search and seizure, an El Paso judge ruled. Paxton had sued Catholic-run Annunciation House earlier this year, demanding access…
Bishop elections in The United Methodist Church are typically the kind of institutional politics only those with a major stake in the organization care about. This year, however, delegates to the UMC’s jurisdictional conferences coming July 10-12 face a new…
A New York state court jury found Donald Trump guilty of committing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal checks signed by Trump to repay his former attorney, Michael Cohen, in 2017 for suppressing unfavorable information about Trump’s…
