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The Commander-of-Church-in-Chief

President Trump is running scared, and understandably so. His press room appearance to demand the reopening of houses of worship is proof positive. Without the so-called white evangelical vote, he has no chance at reelection.

Black people have the right to defend themselves by the same means their white counterparts do

Here’s the unsettling but important point being made: You cannot just kill black people indiscriminately, wantonly, whimsically and expect that they will – or better yet – that they SHOULD accept it as if their lives do not matter to themselves, their families and their communities.

While some try to politicize wearing face masks, for me it’s a spiritual practice

The face mask debate among Christ followers amid a devastating global pandemic demands that we think deeply about what outward signs signify about inward spiritual grace. I have come to view wearing a protective mask as a spiritual practice.

Crossing the lines we draw: Will our response to this pandemic unite or further divide us?

Amid the widening divisions and deepening polarization in every area of life, we can make choices that are intended to bring people together rather than push them farther away.

Truett’s San Antonio extension to occupy space opened by Logsdon Seminary’s 2021 closure

Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary has announced it will launch an extension campus in San Antonio, Texas, in 2021.

Rebuilding the foundations of ‘The City on the Hill’: the shadow side of American exceptionalism

If we are to rebuild the foundations of this “City on a Hill,” we must work with all people of good will, those of all religions, races and economic classes, to follow the counsel of Micah to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.

COVID-19 pandemic puts chronically poor at even more risk

The challenges the COVID-19 pandemic is creating for many Americans are nothing new to those already struggling with chronic poverty.

An alternative to ‘virtual communion’ for the scattered church

Amid discussions about the practice of “virtual communion” in these extraordinary times, we commend an ancient Christian practice that may be relevant for churches today, especially for those that have decided they cannot celebrate communion virtually.

Clergy behind push for justice in Ahmaud Arbery killing

“We seek to offer words of hope and unity and calls for justice,” Tony Lankford said.

What if Americans go looking for spiritual renewal and our churches are too troubled to help?

I find myself in awe of the clergy and laity offering frontline care of souls in response to COVID-19, lovingly creating ministry alternatives, even from a distance. While these acts of selflessness are themselves a dramatic sign of spiritual renewal, sobering trends confront America’s churches.

Transitions for the week of 5-22-20

Recent church staff changes, anniversaries, ordinations and deaths within the moderate and progressive Baptist network.

The U.S. Postal Service is near bankruptcy: why Christians should care

The parable of “The Friend at Midnight” offers insight into the importance of a postal service now under threat. People of faith should weigh in on this important political and moral issue.

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone