Baptist News Global

The pillow that keeps me up at night

No one should suffer because of a pain in the neck. Six years ago, I woke up every morning with a stiff neck. I tried exercises and heating pads. I took a few Aleves. I bought a new pillow and…

Confessions of an unpatriotic Christian

As a dog owner, I’m ambivalent at best about fireworks, but I absolutely love a cookout. In fact, I consider myself a connoisseur of all things hotdog, hamburger or potato salad-related and, as a child, I developed abnormally large forearms…

What would Dolly do?

I went to Dollywood for the first time this summer, a pilgrimage of sorts. After all, Dolly Parton is a larger-than-life icon, and Dollywood is so much more than just an amusement park. Dolly grew up in poverty in Sevierville,…

An open letter to the SBC: God’s amazing grace always builds a bigger, better tent

The Southern Baptist Convention averted a catastrophic split at its most recent annual meeting as messengers narrowly voted to elect Ed Litton, an Alabama pastor, as SBC president. While Litton has been sympathetic to the call for racial tolerance and…

As humans, we are wired for love

There is a growing list of unacceptable people created by church folks who claim to speak for God. The list includes people who are queer, who are marginalized because of their race/ethnicity/gender, who lack political, social, economic power, who are…

Less than half of American adults have a will, and few are reminded by their churches of why this is important

New research showing that 46% of U.S. adults have wills directing the distribution of their estates after death hardly came as a surprise to David King, director of the Lake Institute on Faith and Giving at Indiana University. “That percentage…

Ministry jobs and more

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…

How do you change a society?

The gospel calls for social justice, not just individual, personal salvation. Societal justice. Although it’s not the same thing, social justice is not unrelated to the call for “liberty and justice for all.” It is too commonplace in our superficially…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit

The pillow that keeps me up at night

Confessions of an unpatriotic Christian

What would Dolly do?

An open letter to the SBC: God’s amazing grace always builds a bigger, better tent

As humans, we are wired for love

Less than half of American adults have a will, and few are reminded by their churches of why this is important

Ministry jobs and more

How do you change a society?

Supreme Court rejects NAMB’s request, sending McRaney case back to trial

We can’t have two Independence Days

Raised a Baptist, Lance Bass feared who he was couldn’t be in sync with his faith

After 1,000 Days of War, Israelis Are Weary Amid Growing Isolation

Generational divide emerging in GOP over Israel, Netanyahu: poll

Between July 4 and Nov. 3, faith leaders seek fair access to the voting booth

Top 24 Leaders of the New Apostolic Reformation in the U.S.

Featured

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit