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25 years later, grace and forgiveness still rise from rubble of the Oklahoma City bombing

Author Jeanne Bishop explores the unlikely but redemptive relationship between two Christians – one the father of Timothy McVeigh, the perpetrator of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing; the other the father of Julie Welch, one of the 168 persons killed in the blast.

Amid this catastrophic pandemic, beauty will save us – if we pay attention

The coronavirus pandemic unveils what is already present in our hearts, good and bad; it uncovers what is broken in our political and economic order just as surely as it shines a light on all that is beautiful about the human spirit.

Hannah McMahan King leaves New Baptist Covenant – new executive director to be announced

“From the Great Recession to the outbreak of the coronavirus, Hannah steadied us, led us with confidence and helped us to discern what we could and what we could not do.”

Christians must seek ‘Easter moment’ beyond sanctuaries this year, ministers say

“This year has actually added a poignancy and intensity to Holy Week from all that I’m observing in my own heart and in my congregation.”

Even now, we must not rush to Easter. First, comes the middle space of Holy Saturday

While Jesus is indeed alive, the reality of God’s Kingdom is far from being fully realized in our world. Ultimately, rushing to the goodness of Easter is part of an escapist mentality only afforded to the most privileged among us.

Transitions for the week of 4-10-20

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Natalie Aho, to Wake Forest University School of Divinity, Winston-Salem, N.C., as program manager. Previously she was…

‘Watch with me’: on the other side of our long night of grief, space to reimagine our world

The people who die from COVID-19 will come from every walk of life in every town in the country. But in aggregate, the pattern shows now and will continue to show that deaths by the disease are political deaths – ones set into motion by racism and oppression.

Zoombombing incident boosts church’s virtual ministry just in time for Easter

A recent cyberattack against virtual worship at First Baptist Church Jamaica Plain in Boston, Massachusetts, sparked Darrell Hamilton to re-imagine his calling and even that of the Church – capital C. How do congregations call and equip clergy and lay…

For all who seek to follow Rabbi Jesus, now is exactly the time to be political

These days will transform us. Let’s do what we can to ensure that transformation is toward justice, toward peace, toward compassion.

David Wilkinson, BNG executive director and publisher since 2008, to retire June 30

“David helped BNG stay true to its mission and deliver quality content for our readers. His integrity and leadership have positioned BNG for a bright future.”

In these fearful days, I’m gladly praying for ‘Sticky,’ my 4-year-old son’s imaginary friend

After this pandemic is over, after things return to “normal,” we will still have the scars from our experience. And how well these scars heal is directly related to how we treat our wounds and the wounds of our neighbors now.

The CARES Act may be a financial lifeline for churches; but at what cost to religious liberty?

I know the CARES Act represents a lifeline to churches that don’t know how they’ll keep their doors open without it. But I also know that my Baptist forbears endured imprisonment, public beatings and even exile to defend the principle of absolute religious liberty. Some principles are worth defending no matter what the cost.

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?