It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...
Someone posted this question on Reddit: “What’s the most hurtful thing anyone has ever said to you?” You might be surprised by how many were willing to reopen deep wounds by sharing the harshest words they have received. One woman…
The Trump administration is endangering the very American communities it claims to be protecting through drastic immigration enforcement efforts, a Southern law enforcement official said. “Our role is to keep our communities safe, and what we’re witnessing all across this…
A Baptist church near Rochester, N.Y., was prepared to stand its ground when a municipal official demanded it change the wording on the sign in front of the building: “DO JUSTICE, LOVE KINDNESS, ABOLISH ICE.” A code enforcement officer called…
Tragic acts of violence often lay bare the gap between what a system claims to be and what it actually enables. In the story of Alex Pretti’s murder, we come face to face with whether patriarchy — long sacralized as…
America needs to repent of its sin and pray for Donald Trump and Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard, according to evangelist Franklin Graham. In a Jan. 14 interview on CBN, Graham issued the national call to prayer…
“Donald Trump knows that fear is contagious, but what we know is that courage is also contagious and it is catching up,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow told participants in the “Together for Democracy” conference Jan. 29. Crow, a Democrat and…
Ten trustees of Truett McConnell University have gone public with their reasons for voting to retain Emir Caner as president while the board majority voted to fire him last Sept. 25. According to these writers, trustees are set to elect…
When I learned of the arrest of journalist Don Lemon this morning, a few things ran through my head, one being the interview I did with him back in 2024 on his faith. I still remember our conversation like it…
Rep. Marc Veasey wrote an article for the Dallas Morning News Jan. 27. He exposed James Rodden, who serves as a chief counsel for ICE in Dallas. The Texas Standard traced an email back to him in which he described…
A federal judge in Minnesota canceled a contempt-of-court hearing for the leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement but took the opportunity to chastise the agency for ignoring at least 96 court orders this month alone. “This list should give pause…
A Cooperative Baptist Fellowship pastor was among about 50 clergy arrested at the Hart Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., Jan. 29. Wayne Weathers, pastor of Vision of Hope Baptist Church in Sicklerville, N.J., was among a group of faith…
Southern Baptist influencer Al Mohler is part of a new national campaign to overturn the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, alleging gay rights are bad for children. The “Greater Than” campaign announced this week says it is “a…
