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Jesus Christ is under attack

In a recent editorial for Baptist Press, professors Malcolm Yarnell and Steve McKinion presented a candid assessment of the theological landscape within their midst: “We believe the greatest challenge facing Southern Baptists today comes not from confusion over church offices…

Governors of 15 states opt out of summer food program for children

Governors of 15 U.S. states are putting politics ahead of the needs of hungry children by opting out of a new federal food assistance program that launches this year, critics say. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced the remaining…

Sen. Tuberville and the ‘cleaners’ of American racism

The 1984 film Pulp Fiction features Harvey Keitel as Winston Wolfe, a fixer and cleaner. A fixer is a person who disposes of bodies; one who “cleans up” physical evidence of crime is also more specifically called a cleaner. America has a…

Americans deeply divided over U.S. involvement in Middle East, Gallup poll shows

Americans are torn in three directions over the United States’ role in resolving the Israel-Hamas conflict that has rocked the Middle East, according to a Gallup poll. Asked their assessment of the situation, 41% of American adults said the United…

Georgia convention finally sells its ‘Taj Mahal’ at a 50% loss

The Georgia Baptist Mission Board, once the largest Southern Baptist state convention east of the Mississippi River, has sold its headquarters building for half its original $42.3 million cost. The state convention announced the sale on Jan. 4 without disclosing…

Polyphony plans gathering for church musicians in February

A renewed organization serving musicians in traditional worship settings plans its second post-pandemic gathering next month in Rock Hill, S.C. Polyphony’s conference, titled “The Call: Reclaiming Our Deep Passion,” will be held Feb. 1-3 at Oakland Baptist Church and Grace…

Beyond ‘I Have a Dream’: Meditations on Martin Luther King Jr.’s hard words for white Christians

I rarely crosspost old columns, but this year, I’m re-upping a relevant column I penned two years ago, which contains with one plea for white Christians: If we want to honor Rev. Dr. King and think honestly about ourselves, white…

Black church still needed as much as in MLK’s day, youth leader says

Bianca Howard grew up in the Black church and believes it has a continued role in American faith and culture. On this anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther King Jr., she finds his legacy an encouragement for the Black…

Democracy Forward works to defend American values, disrupt Christian nationalists

Many Christians rejoiced after Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016. They cheered him on as he embraced Christian nationalist activists working overtime to marry church and state and to restrict the rights of non-Christians. Not Skye Perryman. She had…

Alisha Damron Seruyange named CBF Alabama associate coordinator and CBF young Baptist event specialist

Alisha Damron Seruyange has been named the Alabama Cooperative Baptist Fellowship associate coordinator and CBF young Baptist event specialist. She started her job Jan. 1. “A dynamic force in Christian ministry, Alisha brings a wealth of experience, including her role…

‘A failure of imagination would be fatal to democracy’

On Jan. 6, 2021, “a date which will live in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked” by ground forces loyal to then-President Donald Trump. They interrupted the constitutionally required certification of electoral votes from the…

Calmly navigate this election year with strategy, not emotion

Now that the Twelve Days of Christmas are behind us and the confetti we tossed to usher in the new year has been swept up, we finally can be honest: 2024 is going to be a dumpster fire. Perhaps you…

Y’all means all

Religious liberty ‘is not a sword to harm others,’ Laser says

The stories we tell define us

Whatever happened to heaven?