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Southwestern sells Student Village

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has sold off a second parcel of student housing, but this time students will remain the primary residents. The Fort Worth, Texas, seminary announced Jan. 13 the sale of its Student Village Apartments and Townhomes to…

Talarico: ‘If you are neutral, you are taking the side of the powerful’

Progressive people of faith must demonstrate how religion can inspire opposition to Christian nationalism and the Trump administration’s efforts to undermine democracy, James Talarico said during a webinar hosted by Vote Common Good. The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Texas…

Remembering Tommy Boland

Thinking of Tommy Boland reminds me of a poem by James Whitcomb Riley. Some workers are mourning the death of a colleague. One man, wiping tears from his eyes, says of his friend, “When God made him, I bet he…

Applicants sought for National Fund for Sacred Places

Applications are now open for the National Fund for Sacred Places, a program of Partners for Sacred Places in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Fund provides financial and technical support for community-serving historic houses of worship across America. Now in…

Let’s jettison the term ‘Christian nation’

On Dec. 21, 2025, Vice President JD Vance, speaking at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest, declared: “More than any time I can recount, people are talking about American identity and figuring out what it is that unites us. But I want…

We do not know all the names

I need to say this plainly: We do not know all the names. That is part of what has been sitting so heavily with, or maybe even on, me. Over the last 12 months, approximately 32 people have died in…

Clean house in Congress

Every Republican — and some Democrats — in Congress should be voted out of office as soon as possible for dereliction of duty. The United States of America would not be in the crisis we now face — at least…

Ministry jobs

Baptist News Global provides a free listing of ministry-related jobs for Baptist churches, theological institutions and organizations across the United States. Each free posting is for 30 days and is limited to 150 words. Postings may be extended another 30…

Why does Matt Walsh think all Somalis are ‘low IQ’?

Shortly after the brutal murder of Renee Good at the hands of federal ICE agents, self-described “theocratic fascist” and conservative personality Matt Walsh took to X not just to defend the murder but to mock the murdered. Calling Good a…

Illinois and Minnesota sue to stop ICE in their states

The states of Illinois and Minnesota filed lawsuits against the Department of Homeland Security Jan. 12 in an effort to protect citizens from aggressive and even deadly federal immigration enforcement tactics. The legal actions came in response to violence waged…

Calvinist pastor prays for God to smite the people of Minneapolis

A professor at John Piper’s Bethlehem Seminary prayed on Sunday not for God to protect the terrified people of Minneapolis, but for God to protect ICE from the violent people of Minneapolis. “I’m a pastor in Minnesota. Here’s how I…

More Americans turning angry eyes on ICE

Despite what President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are saying, most Americans do not believe an ICE agent’s killing of a Minneapolis mom was justified. In fact, that incident has pushed even more people into the camp of…

Understanding Al Mohler’s case against women

BNG podcasts feature each SBC presidential candidate

What the church got wrong about queer people

Trump admin denies hunger strike at immigrant detention center