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What it means: SBC membership shrinks as US population grows

Although the Southern Baptist Convention remains the largest Protestant denomination in the United States, only about 3.6% of the 342 million Americans were members of SBC churches in 2025. Not only has membership in SBC churches been on the decline…

Newsboys lawsuit exposes underlying finances of CCM business

In the summer of 2001, I risked getting expelled by Bob Jones University for the chance to watch Michael W. Smith in concert at a Franklin Graham crusade at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. This was just one year removed…

Experts say anti-Christian bias task force report is full of bias

A new Justice Department report accusing President Joe Biden of discriminating against Christians is “absurd” on multiple levels, said Melissa Rogers, who led faith-based initiatives under the former administration. The April 30 study, “Eradicating Anti-Christian Bias within the Federal Government,”…

What I would say to Sam Allberry

A few days ago, Immanuel Church Nashville released a statement that associate pastor Sam Allberry had resigned from his position following an “inappropriate relationship with an adult man,” the nature and extent of which he failed to fully disclose. Allberry…

The answer to who should control Palestine was obvious

“I hate Mr. Balfour’s pronouncement. … To my mind it’s a wholly artificial scheme divorced from all relation to facts, and I wish it the ill success that it deserves.” — Gertrude Bell One of the many entirely valid…

United Methodism two years after 25% of churches disaffiliated

The United Methodist Church’s experience with the disaffiliations of a number of its congregations has received widespread coverage in church media and in some secular media outlets. Because the polity of the UMC differs from that of many other denominations,…

Jesus Was a Migrant illuminates America’s theological crisis

Last fall, FaithWorks (formerly Fellowship Southwest) led a pilgrimage to the Texas-Mexico border. The pilgrims included the organization’s Racial Justice Advocates pilot cohort and a documentary film crew. Noted writer and historian Jemar Tisby also joined the group. The result,…

‘This is not a drill’

It seems like such a short time ago we asked God to bless the backpacks our students carry as they began a new school year. It is hard to believe our kids are just weeks away from the last day…

Where is the outrage?

In our current era, many people are outraged by the wrong things while remaining indifferent to the genuine injustices happening around them. Outrage is a waste of time if it is not followed by action. Writing letters, making phone calls…

Self-centeredness is having a moment

Have you seen this post: “Selfish people rarely recognize how selfish they are. If you think this is about someone else, you’re the one in denial”? We believe the world would be a better place if everyone thought like we…

Jewish leaders demand ICE out of New York City

At least a dozen clergy were arrested in New York City April 30 while protesting against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Ten rabbis and two Christian ministers were taken away in handcuffs for blocking traffic in front of 26 Federal…

Founder of ‘Thank You Jesus’ yard signs pleads guilty

Last Wednesday, Thank You Jesus Yard Sign founder Lucas Timothy Hunt pleaded guilty to a felony charge of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor in Randolph County, N.C. Hunt agreed to enter a plea deal and is sentenced to 36…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?