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Southwestern Seminary student arrested for alleged ‘felony sexual assault’

A Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary student was arrested last week by a suburban Fort Worth, Texas, police department on charges of felony sexual assault. In Texas law, “felony sexual assault” is a specific term meaning rape. Sexual assault in Texas…

Trial date set for Patterson and Southwestern versus Jane Roe

After years of delays and contention, a trial date has been set for Jane Roe v. Leighton Paige Patterson et al. On Jan. 19, U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan signed an order saying jury selection and trial will begin at…

Living into lament: A white response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by police

I’m learning it is hard to feel the impact of the violence. It is difficult to make it real, to bring it close enough to sense its cold shadow. It passes by the window, like the neighbor who briefly triggers…

Faith groups must fight online hate, Interfaith Alliance urges

Sermons urging social media fasts or sabbaticals from screen time are woefully inadequate attempts to combating the racial and religious hatred individuals and faith groups are increasingly experiencing online, Interfaith Alliance President Paul Brandeis Raushenbush said. Religious leaders and communities…

Of church cemeteries, pulpit committees, crafts and sweet potato casserole

The first church I served was Bethel Baptist Church in Chapel Hill, N.C. “Bethel” in Hebrew means house of God. The church had many fine people in it, but even though it was in Chapel Hill it could have been…

Colorado cake maker back in court, this time for refusing service to a transgender woman

Jack Phillips went all the way to the United States Supreme Court to avoid making a cake for a same-sex wedding, and now he’s in court once again wanting to avoid decorating a cake for a gender transition celebration. Phillips,…

Of Margie, mountains and ‘El Shaddai’

I learned a lot of things in seminary, like how to perform baptisms and administer Communion, why understanding cultural context is important when reading and interpreting Scripture, and the importance of sneaking Amy Grant lyrics into almost any theological conversation….

For every critic of Jesus and John Wayne there are many more positive responses Du Mez says

Some conservative Christian leaders continue to blast Kristen Kobes Du Mez for writing Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, the Calvin University historian said during a recent webinar on evangelicalism in the…

‘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

Southwestern Seminary student arrested for alleged ‘felony sexual assault’

Trial date set for Patterson and Southwestern versus Jane Roe

Living into lament: A white response to the killing of Tyre Nichols by police

Faith groups must fight online hate, Interfaith Alliance urges

Of church cemeteries, pulpit committees, crafts and sweet potato casserole

Colorado cake maker back in court, this time for refusing service to a transgender woman

Of Margie, mountains and ‘El Shaddai’

For every critic of Jesus and John Wayne there are many more positive responses Du Mez says

What I learned from meeting Martin Luther King in Louisville and Josie in Hopkinsville

Bob Banks, longtime SBC missions leader, dies at 91

On the baptism of our firstborn

Members of Florida church required to sign ‘biblical sexuality’ statement or be removed from membership

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