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How Let Us Prey highlights the struggles of former IFB who leave the church

Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals has been one of the prominent topics in my circles. As a survivor of the Independent Fundamental Baptist movement, the religious group the documentary focuses on, I was very happy to see these…

Skipping verses: When the Christmas Kranks read Scripture, at Advent and otherwise

John Grisham’s novel Skipping Christmas got me laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe. It was the same with Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon Days, which evoked such uncontrolled laughter that many in the New Year’s Day crowd at the Nassau airport…

Florida’s Latino community prefers Biden over DeSantis but Trump over Biden

Most Hispanics in Florida would vote for Joe Biden over Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 election but would switch to Donald Trump if he ends up as the Republican presidential candidate, according to a new survey by Unidos US….

One man held up military promotions for 10 months, and now he has relented with nothing to show for his effort

Hours after Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said he no longer would block hundreds of military promotions as a way to extract concession against abortion, his fellow senators confirmed more than 400 promotions — some of which had been…

It is not antisemitic to oppose the nation of Israel’s atrocities

Reminiscent of the Vietnam War, we stand today on the brink of throwing out the American ideal of free speech in favor of political correctness. Yes, I know it normally is conservatives who cry foul over the dangers of political…

Here’s why Americans are so obsessed with getting ‘tough on crime’

Americans have consistently lacked confidence in the United States criminal justice system and, once again, a majority views it as not tough enough. A national debate, ongoing for at least a century, attempts to solve the problem of crime. Ironically, we…

America engaged in ‘battle of worldviews,’ Mike Johnson tells Christian lawmakers group

Mike Johnson, newly elected speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, warned conservative Christian lawmakers Dec. 5 the nation is engaged in a battle of worldviews. “What we’re engaged in right now is a battle between worldviews. It’s a great…

Looking beyond ‘fact or fable’ alternatives in the Christmas stories of Matthew and Luke

One of the learning activities I sometimes used when discussing the nature of Jesus in my New Testament undergraduate classes was a “forced choice” exercise. We moved the chairs to the sides of the room and all the students stood…

Letter to the Editor: A rebuttal on ‘useful idiots’

December 6, 2023 Dear Editor: On November 28, 2023, Erich Bridges wrote an opinion piece in Baptist News Global arguing one should not participate in any demonstration calling for a cease-fire or an end to the Hamas-Israel war because, in…

Charles G. Adams, former BJC chair and legendary Detroit pastor

Charles G. Adams, retired pastor of Detroit’s influential Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, died Nov. 29 at age 86. He was a respected leader not only in Detroit but nationally, including longtime service on the board of Baptist Joint Committee for…

First Baptist Abilene dedicates $10 million community ministry center

First Baptist Church of Abilene, Texas, ceremonially opened a new facility Dec. 5 that will enable the downtown congregation to expand its high-demand day care, mental health and homeless ministries. The Hope Center occupies the former property of First Christian…

Letter to the Editor: I was there when CBF was created, and I disagree with BNG analysis

December 5, 2023 Dear Editor: I was troubled and offended by Andrew Gardner’s article “On the SBC, Alliance and CBF and Other Lost Causes.” It was clearly an opinion article and he is entitled to his opinion, but some of his opinions…

Supreme Court slides into partisanship

Before the fireworks, be careful what you drink

The contemptible case of Clarence Thomas

The permanent paradoxes of Christian thinking about war