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An appeal to the laity

I appreciate Braxton Wade’s BNG piece, “When the Church Confuses Vocation with Calling” and his challenge for churches to open themselves to the Spirit’s unveiling of a pastor who comes clothed in skin or gender not usually recognized as conveying…

What can we learn from First Baptist Orlando?

A story BNG first reported more than three weeks ago came to a disheartening conclusion Sunday, March 8, when Chris Ogden resigned as campus pastor for First Baptist Church of Orlando’s Horizon West campus. Ogden, who by all accounts was…

Abortion opponents warn GOP may lose midterms

The Family Research Council, long loyal to the Republican Party, is sounding the alarm ahead of the November midterms: “GOP Abandoning Pro-Life Policies May Hand Democrats Midterm Victory, Data Shows.” “GOP leaders risk severely dampening midterm enthusiasm and voter base…

Congressmen demand release of Dreamers wrongly detained

Three Democratic members of Congress joined immigration advocates in demanding the release of detained Dreamers just hours before one of the targets of their ire, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, was fired by President Donald Trump. The virtual…

Faith and social justice groups argue for contraception coverage

Dozens of faith and social justice groups have stepped up to support the plaintiffs in a protracted lawsuit filed to preserve the reproductive care rights of workers and college students. Filed in 2017, Pennsylvania v. President of the United States…

Are US military commanders really talking about Armageddon?

Are U.S. military commanders really telling the soldiers fighting in Iran that President Donald Trump has been “anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth”? In a piece published…

Yandell v. Kanakuk lawsuit proceeds despite dismissal in appellate court

The Yandell v. Kanakuk lawsuit will proceed after requests for the case to be transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court, despite dismissal at the appellate level. The case was brought by former Kanakuk camper Logan Yandell in 2022 against Kanakuk…

Evangelical leaders return to Oval Office to pray over Trump

In what has become an annual ritual, evangelical leaders gathered around President Donald Trump in the Oval Office March 5 and prayed over him and for U.S. success in the war against Iran. The photo-op prayer time was organized by…

In conversation with Bart D. Ehrman

Bart D. Ehrman is an acclaimed scholar and New York Times bestselling author who looks at New Testament texts, early Christianity and the historical Jesus. I was introduced to his work in seminary 20 years ago, and I continue to…

Meredith Miller calls the church to wonder

In May 2020, many pastors held their breath as they released statements and stumbled over how to respond to the murder of George Floyd. Meredith Miller responded with formation. Making her Instagram account public, Miller began to write about faith…

Why Canadian evangelicals don’t like Trump

I must begin by admitting that, yes, some Canadian evangelicals actually do like Donald Trump. There is, for instance, a push in the western province of Alberta (where I was raised) to secede from Canada. The leaders of the secession…

Conferees called to prophetic truth-telling

Meeting in Philadelphia, birth city of the United States, scholars and ministers from across the United States gathered Feb. 27-28 to discuss “A Vision for Liberating Our Democracy.” The event hosted by United Lutheran Seminary specifically examined “the religious and…

Islamophobia is the next bogeyman

The Black Church cannot remain America’s emergency moral infrastructure

We are manna

Webinar explores religious context of America’s Founders