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Why most everything you think you know about global migration is probably wrong

When it comes to discussing the issue of global migration, most Americans speak with certainty of their views as though they had been briefed by the United Nations. Yet what passes as conventional wisdom in the United States often doesn’t…

What did Pope Francis say, and what did he mean, in AP interview on homosexuality?

What did Pope Francis actually say about homosexuality last week? And what did he mean by what he said? On the surface, the pontiff condemned laws that criminalize homosexuality, urging Catholic bishops who support these laws to be more welcoming…

Transitions for the week of 2-3-23

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Jason Atchley, to Hunters Glen Baptist Church, Plano, Texas, as senior pastor. He comes from the pastorate of…

Letter to the Editor: Kudos all around for Baptist News Global

Letter to the Editor February 2, 2023 Dear Editor: It is refreshing to read well-written, unbiased articles about things in life that truly matter. You and the team at BNG always do that. I was initially motivated to write this…

Letter to the Editor: Jesus expects us to follow him; Trump expects us to follow him

Letter to the Editor February 2, 2023 Dear Editor: I read Robert P. Jones’ perceptive article on Donald Trump and his allegedly disloyal white evangelical supporters and wanted to endorse it. Trump is outraged that Christian leaders are hesitating to…

Humor and hope mark the dark journey taken by a creative and brave photojournalist

Have you ever been death tripping? Journalist Jeff Sharlet recently took an unusual trip through the rural roads of Wisconsin. His trip became much more than a run-of-the-mill ride through the countryside. Instead, his trip was more like a pilgrim’s journey…

‘Can you imagine looting the religious artifacts that help strengthen the Christian faith from the Vatican?’

In the last couple of years, many African countries have made strident efforts to retrieve artworks lost or looted from their domains by various merchants or colonial officials. Over the last month, Nigeria and Egypt have recorded notable successes in…

One year of sobriety

One year ago last Monday, I stopped drinking. For the past year, we’ve draw an “X” each day on a special, prominently displayed calendar. I preferred for Nancy, my wife, to draw the mark. Every time she did, she would…

Panelists discuss how the Hamline University controversy could have been handled better in a diverse culture

Institutions of higher learning must hone flexibly to respond to campus divisions over religion and race that can escalate into the kind of public controversy currently embroiling Hamline University, a panel of experts said during a Jan. 31 webinar hosted…

Men’s ministry needs more than, eggs, bacon and football

I have always valued men’s ministry and find it to be a needed asset to the body of Christ, but it wasn’t until my brief contract with Promise Keepers that I began to dig into the heart of what a…

Nonreligious young adults say they are more open to religion than older adults, but campus ministers say that’s still a delicate opportunity

According to a recent Gallup Poll, 75% of U.S. adults who have no religious preference say they are “not interested at all” in exploring religion in the future. But broken down by age, young adults are more inclined than older…

Pope Francis arrives in Africa on a two-nation tour seeking peace amid decades of conflict

Pope Francis arrived in Democratic Republic of Congo today, marking the first papal visit to the African nation since John Paul visited there in 1985 when the country was known as Zaire. This is the beginning of a six-day, two-nation…

An American experiment: 250 years of trying

10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’

American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate

Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’