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Must we change our language to reach climate change deniers?

How can journalists reach evangelicals who get triggered by the term “climate change”? This is the question Rebecca Randall asks in a piece last week for BioLogos. Despite the fact that 97% of scientists accept climate science and 92% of Americans who…

A surprising window into Black Jesus

Architect and art historian Hadley Arnold knew she was in for some surprises when she began transforming an 1830 Rhode Island church into a second home; but she certainly didn’t expect to discover one of America’s most significant works of…

In biblical truth-telling, we need to mind the gap between clergy and laity

It doesn’t surprise me that new research shows white mainline Protestant clergy are more supportive of LGBTQ rights, abortion rights and racial justice than their congregations. I’ve been there, done that and have the scars to prove it. From my…

Prior explores the origin of evangelicalism’s ‘empire mentality’

The allure of empire is so deeply baked into evangelical culture that it is expressed in compulsive and sometimes unconscious ways, author and scholar Karen Swallow Prior said. “We have this empire mentality,” Prior said during a Sept. 18 webinar…

A ‘sad day’ for America?

Members of the Freedom Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives have made it clear how strongly disappointed they would be if Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy decides to avoid a government shutdown with support from House Democrats. “It…

In the midst of history-engendered pessimism, don’t forget the hope

History books are full of horror stories. As we look back with perspective, we read embarrassing tales of incompetent and foolish people, fearful and gullible nations, evil and egocentric leaders, entire eras that seem to have been characterized by ignorance, avarice, selfishness, myopia and bigotry. We can…

Sometimes, ‘resignation’ isn’t the reason clergy walk away from their ministry callings

Let me begin this article by acknowledging some truths about myself. I am a cisgender white female who has never been a pastor, though a minister I have been. I also am married to a cisgender white male who has…

Upcoming BNG webinar guests: Matt Cook and Bill Wilson, Emily Smith, Amy Butler

There has been a slight time change for this week’s BNG webinar with Matt Cook and Bill Wilson of the Center for Healthy Churches. The webinar will begin this Wednesday, Sept. 20, at 1 p.m. Central time. Also, two more…

Solidarity Circles program seeks to build a faith-based collaborative economy

What if leaders from different walks of life committed themselves to finding ways to build more collaborative, fairer, more equitable economics? What if they worked together in a virtual peer-to-peer network to confront challenges and learn from one another’s experiences?…

Criticism of Andy Stanley is rooted in father wounds

This is why people are leaving the church

Ken and Angela Paxton do a little sidestep — while quoting Bible verses

Fear of dancing and the courage to be serious