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Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with Linda Livingstone

Linda Livingstone took office as the 15th president of Baylor University in 2017 during one of Baylor’s most challenging times. During her tenure, the university has become one of America’s few faith-based universities to achieve Research 1 status and made…

Danny Gokey is singing heaven’s praises

American Idol alum Danny Gokey is ready to sing and talk about heaven and — maybe — stay away from politics. Gokey is known to his fans as the widower who rose to fame on the hit show American Idol,…

A preacher takes a screenwriting class

written by Brett Younger FADE IN 1 INT. KITCHEN – DAY 1 A couple sitting at their kitchen table in a Brooklyn brownstone have just finished two pieces of birthday cake. Sixty-three burnt candles have a plate of their own….

Get ready for the Kamala backlash

Like many in our country, the political events of the past few weeks have left me stunned and cautious. I feel as if I’m in the middle of a dystopian novel, wondering what unanticipated turn will happen next. In the…

Bishop Gene Robinson looks back on a remarkable life

Gene Robinson has trouble believing his own remarkable life has been real. “When I look back at my life, I see myself as a third person looking back on what happened 20 years ago,” he said. “I think, ‘How in…

Tisby, Bass and Jones see attacks on Sonya Massey and Kamala Harris exemplifying what Black women face

Sonya Massey and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are fresh examples of the varieties of discrimination and violence Black women face in U.S. society, author Diana Butler Bass said during a recent edition of the “The Convocation Unscripted” webinar. Massey…

Trump officially disavows Project 2025, but does he reject its vision for America?

The big news today was that Paul Dans, director of “Project 2025: The Presidential Transition Project,” is stepping down from his position at the Heritage Foundation, which spearheaded the project. The policy blueprint and political playbook is publicly supported by…

Welcoming refugees is an opportunity for churches to practice the ministry of hospitality

As heated debates about immigration continue on the national stage, it is more important than ever for Christians to practice compassion to the vulnerable and the stranger — to shape the conversation around immigration toward greater hospitality instead of being…

Dispirited Christians must prepare to stand in the gap, historians urge

The country I know

New book brings Baptist heroes to life for children and youth

The bathroom battles come to the U.S. Capitol