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Describing the State of the Union response from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders by another word

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary identifies “defining moment” as a time that shows very clearly what something is really about. If that definition is taken seriously, the response by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union…

This Galentine’s Day, make new friends but keep the old ones

In February 2010, the writers of Parks and Recreation introduced a new holiday to American pop culture: Galentine’s Day. As this memorable episode opens, the sitcom’s exuberant main character, Leslie Knope, is distributing gift bags to women gathered around a…

Perhaps ‘He Gets Us’ better than we thought

There is great weeping and gnashing of teeth happening on my Facebook feed about the “Jesus commercial” that aired on the Super Bowl broadcast. The ad is the work of an organization that calls itself The Servant Foundation. These folks…

What we know and don’t know about the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline

“I gave her the name of my perp, I sent the scanned felony paperwork, the link to his being on the Texas sex offender list, and still, I do not see his name on the SBC list.” That’s what…

Let’s do the Satanic Panic once again

Sam Smith has poked a very old bear with their performance at the Grammys last Sunday. And I think they knew exactly what they were doing. Sam was leaning into all of the online hatred hurled at LGBTQ and gender…

The gospel of fear as told by Al Mohler and Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Al Mohler wants us to believe there was devil worship at the Grammys last Sunday. Two days later, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders painted a dark and dismal picture of an American democracy being destroyed by Democrats who sound suspiciously…

Two years after Myanmar coup, human suffering goes unnoticed

The brutal military coup that murdered Myanmar’s infant democracy two years ago continues to deliver death and destruction upon the civilian population, with no end in sight. Is anyone paying attention? Bombings and the burning of entire villages increasingly mark…

An interview with Ukrainian Baptist theologian Fyodor Raychynets

Last week, I was in Amsterdam for the annual academic colloquium of the International Baptist Theological Study Center. Among the scholars present there was my friend Fyodor Raychynets, a distinguished Baptist pastor and theologian, and a leader of the Ukrainian…

White evangelicals are three times more likely than Americans in general to support Christian nationalism

New research shows white evangelical Protestants and Republicans are increasingly embracing the ideology of Christian nationalism at much higher rates than the general U.S. population. The survey of more than 6,000 Americans by Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings Institution…

‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system

Describing the State of the Union response from Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders by another word

This Galentine’s Day, make new friends but keep the old ones

Perhaps ‘He Gets Us’ better than we thought

What we know and don’t know about the SBC’s sexual abuse hotline

Let’s do the Satanic Panic once again

The gospel of fear as told by Al Mohler and Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Two years after Myanmar coup, human suffering goes unnoticed

An interview with Ukrainian Baptist theologian Fyodor Raychynets

White evangelicals are three times more likely than Americans in general to support Christian nationalism

Dr. Fortune’s vision of educational equality

What happens when a UMC exit vote fails in a congregation?

Amid quantum leaps of change, we’re experiencing enlightenment despair

JD Vance: Israeli Cabinet shouldn’t be criticizing ‘only powerful ally’ left in the world

Church of England apologises for ‘pain and trauma’ from its role in historical adoption practices

In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

Parenting expert Michelle Icard helps Cooperative Baptists rethink discomfort, risk and growth

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‘Be careful of Scripture heavy in law but light on grace,’ Wesley warns

‘Show up and do something,’ ACLU leader urges

From the South Side to the South Lawn and back again

Democracy as a moral practice, not just a system