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My story and the Southern Baptist Convention

Some will question the veracity of the fact that I feel bad about what is happening to the Southern Baptist Convention in light of the story I am telling for the first time in such a public forum. If ever…

If Critical Race Theory really were about what my state representative says it is, I’d oppose it too

Rep. Jeremy Faison, chairman of the Tennessee House of Representatives Republican Caucus, recently wrote his “Viewpoint” regarding House Bill 580, outlawing Critical Race Theory in Tennesse schools. And it was published in the Newport Plain Talk, a local newspaper. He…

Melissa Rogers: America’s faith traditions can unify and heal wounds

While religious ideologies are increasingly cited as toxic and divisive forces in American culture and politics, faith also can heal those wounds when Americans unite around common causes such as hunger, poverty and disaster relief, according to Melissa Rogers. The…

Just because you believe the Bible ‘says it’ doesn’t ‘settle it’

Perhaps you’ve heard someone say, “The Bible says it; I believe it; that settles it!” On the brink of the upcoming Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting, it appears that Baptists continue to wrestle with diverse perspectives on how to read,…

SBC Executive Committee declines to entertain the idea of broadening the scope of its investigation of itself

As an anticipated 17,000 messengers descended on Nashville for the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting June 14, the SBC Executive Committee defended its decision to pre-emptively investigate itself and refused to broaden the scope of that investigation. Meanwhile, a North…

SBC fight symbolizes the mean-spirited religious impulses of the nation, BNG panelist suggests

The turmoil engulfing the Southern Baptist Convention over its handling of sexual abuse allegations, racial injustice and gender inequality are both a result and an expression of a mean-spirited religious impulse that also has divided the U.S. politically and culturally,…

Why Critical Race Theory could be good news for ‘nice white people’

A bedrock theological concept of my formation as a white American evangelical was the idea, best articulated by Paul in Romans 14-20, that there is a war going on within all of us between those things that are good and…

Editing our narratives has the power to heal future generations

There’s a common thread to much of the social conflict we’re seeing in church and society these days, and it has to do with our willingness to edit our own stories. Let’s call it a hardening of the narratives. One…

In Nigeria, this man is on a mission to promote peace

In the last couple of years, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, has attracted national and international headlines for violence perpetrated by the terrorist group Boko Haram or other criminal elements within the country. Many of the incidents, particularly those relating…

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

My story and the Southern Baptist Convention

If Critical Race Theory really were about what my state representative says it is, I’d oppose it too

Melissa Rogers: America’s faith traditions can unify and heal wounds

Just because you believe the Bible ‘says it’ doesn’t ‘settle it’

SBC Executive Committee declines to entertain the idea of broadening the scope of its investigation of itself

SBC fight symbolizes the mean-spirited religious impulses of the nation, BNG panelist suggests

Why Critical Race Theory could be good news for ‘nice white people’

Editing our narratives has the power to heal future generations

In Nigeria, this man is on a mission to promote peace

For universities, when it comes to LGBTQ issues, focus on student well-being

SBC Executive Committee hires a firm to investigate itself and report findings to itself

Mike Stone and Ronnie Floyd should step down

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

Signs Of ‘Religious Psychosis’ Experts REALLY Want You To Recognize

Pro-Palestinian interfaith coalition protests Christian Zionist summit

‘Standing For Human Dignity’: Faith Leaders Urge Officials To Protect Midterm Elections

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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