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New speaker of the House once led never-opened Paul Pressler School of Law

After three weeks of chaos, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives finally elected a new speaker — Mike Johnson of Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District. While Johnson has served in Congress since 2017, and most recently held the position…

SBC Executive Committee members surprised to learn they filed an amicus brief against a sexual abuse survivor in Kentucky

This story was updated Friday afternoon, Oct. 27, to include a response from the SBC Executive Committee officers and Thursday night, Oct. 26, to include a response from Al Mohler. When the Louisville Courier-Journal reported yesterday that Southern Baptist…

Jim Banks, Focus on the Family’s man in the U.S. House, opposed ‘liberal’ GOP speaker candidate Tom Emmer

Three weeks after Matt Gaetz and other House Republicans supported by “pro-family” groups voted to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Jim Banks, Focus on the Family’s man in the U.S. House, joined other pro-Trump conservatives to oppose Tom Emmer, the third…

My brief life as a megachurch pastor

For two brief years, I served as senior pastor of a megachurch. Then quickly, unexpectedly, and mercifully, it was over. This article tells my story. Months before being appointed to the church, my bishop indicated it might happen. Their pastor,…

Haynes is surprised to follow Jesse Jackson but believes God has prepared him

Freddy Haynes is a man on a new mission. Known to many as an influential pastor, activist and author, he’s now taken on a new role as leader of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which was founded by Civil Rights leader…

Another ‘Christian attorney’ pleads guilty to spreading Trump’s Big Lie

One of the most prominent attorneys of conservative evangelicalism became the fourth person to plead guilty in a Georgia courtroom to wrongly aiding former President Donald Trump in his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Jenna…

What really happens with Christian deconstruction on a college campus?

“Deconstruction” is a buzzword today for people who seek to unravel the constrictive faith of their childhoods. But the same word might be used to describe the educational process that often happens when students like me go off to college….

‘Being Baptist’ webinar celebrates ‘four fragile freedoms’

The four fragile freedoms of Baptist life can help congregations remain in unity through disagreement and difficult relationships, but it’s rarely an easy process, said Pam Durso, president of Central Baptist Theological Seminary. “This is messy and it always has…

At the Dove Awards, Section 103 marched to a different beat

As ticket holders began filing into Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena for the 54th annual GMA Dove Award ceremony last week in Nashville, a small crowd gathered by a clock tower near the entrance to the auditorium. They came from all…

Maybe there are some ‘good guys’ in this war after all

I take it back. There are some “good guys” in the war between Israel and Hamas: The innocent civilians being slaughtered by both sides. Two weeks ago, I wrote a column saying there are no “good guys” in this war…

I can’t stop dreaming about our clergy pedophile, but maybe this will help

Just a few days after my 45th birthday, I had another dream about my childhood pastor. This final dream was the coup de grâce: My great-grandparents’ home was ablaze. It was dark. Early morning still, and I was standing outside, talking…

Sidney Powell, who claimed she was led by the Holy Spirit, pleads guilty in Georgia election case

Attorney Sidney Powell, an outspoken conservative Christian who worked with Donald Trump’s legal team to overturn 2020 election results, pled guilty in Georgia last week to six misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to interfere with the performance of election duties. Her…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church