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A politician’s worst enemy and a leader’s greatest ally

A well-informed electorate is a politician’s worst enemy and a leader’s greatest ally. This proves consistent in every race from a city council to the presidency. Politicians thrive in areas where constituents take them solely at their word. But as…

No settlement reached between Johnny Hunt and SBC

An attempt to mediate the legal dispute between Johnny Hunt and the Southern Baptist Convention has failed, according to court filings. Meeting last Tuesday in Nashville, trustees of the SBC Executive Committee reportedly approved some framework for a possible settlement…

I’m eager to talk about the whole gospel and all the good news at Lausanne Congress

This week, the fourth Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization, “Let the Church Declare and Display Christ Together,” is happening in Seoul, South Korea, where thousands of international Christians have come together from diverse backgrounds to consider “gaps and opportunities” in…

Look past fear and scarcity to embrace migrants, Carvalhaes urges

Bringing compassion and mercy to migrants means looking past the fear, resentment and scarcity mentality conservatives are bringing to the immigration debate, Cláudio Carvalhaes said during Fellowship Southwest’s Compassion and Justice Conference. “It means to continue to live with those…

‘If we weren’t powerful, they wouldn’t try to stop us,” Justin Jones says

Pro-democracy activists should have as much if not more confidence in the potential of their movement as authoritarian white supremacists do, Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones said during Fellowship Southwest’s Compassion and Justice Conference. “If we were not powerful, if our…

What they are not saying: JD Vance and Project 2025

A few days ago, an Ohio Sheriff, Bruce Zuchowski, called Vice President Kamala Harris “a laughing hyena.” This type of disrespect — along with lies about Haitians eating stolen pets, comments about liberals not being victims of assassination attempts and…

Mark Robinson’s porn site scandal complicates his ‘pro-family’ campaign

Conservative Christian activists have embraced Mark Robinson, the controversial North Carolina lieutenant governor. The Family Research Council has praised Robinson as “a man revered by parents everywhere.” Churches throughout North Carolina have opened their pulpits to him and his fire-breathing…

Faith leaders call those Springfield lies ‘un-Christian’

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance’s continued push of a narrative about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, has some Christian immigration advocates concerned about the anti-immigrant posture behind it, saying it is divisive and un-Christian. Vance doubled down this week…

How a Georgia camp went from revival to castaway in five years

Ten days after the Georgia Baptist Mission Board announced the closing of its discipleship-focused camp in Middle Georgia, an agreement appears to allow the facility to remain open under the Friends of Kaleo. The Georgia Baptist Mission Board posted a…

Dispirited Christians must prepare to stand in the gap, historians urge

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New book brings Baptist heroes to life for children and youth

The bathroom battles come to the U.S. Capitol