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A ‘heretic’ returns to a formative place that once was home – the campus of Southern Seminary

I wanted to view a display that chronicled the founding, theological drift, depths of heresy and resurgence of the seminary as interpreted by the current administration. Apparently, I figured prominently in the tableau as exemplar of the HEResy that required my dismissal.

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.

The simple gift of attention: an antidote to the abstraction and alienation of our culture

Sustained, uninterrupted attention is an unusual gift, both to ourselves and to others. It may be the thing that saves us. The moment of pure attention contains within it the possibility of a future worth having.

Ahead of conference on sexual abuse, SBC promotes author whose church is being sued over its handling of a minister’s alleged molestation of an 11-year-old girl

Two weeks ahead of a national conference on caring well for the abused, the Southern Baptist Convention promoted a book by a high-profile pastor accused of mishandling abuse, to the consternation of survivor advocates.

Why a monument marking the 100-year anniversary of a race massacre injures rather than heals

A monument recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Elaine Race Massacre will soon be “dedicated,” not in Elaine, Arkansas, but in Helena, across from the courthouse where justice was not served, on ground that also hosts a tribute to seven Confederate generals.

‘You had a future and so should we’: practical steps for climate justice

Yes, the environmental picture is bleak, and we need to know just how dire the situation is. But as people of faith, we are never without hope.

Transitions for the week of 9-27-19

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

Arkansas Supreme Court, Attorney General, continue to tangle with pastor/judge

The Arkansas Supreme Court won’t restore the authority of a circuit judge who also serves as pastor of a Baptist church to decide death-penalty cases, and the state’s top lawyer wants him barred from any civil cases involving her office in separate but intertwined controversies that began with a prayer vigil protesting capital punishment on Good Friday in 2017.

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children

A ‘heretic’ returns to a formative place that once was home – the campus of Southern Seminary

Ministry jobs and more

The simple gift of attention: an antidote to the abstraction and alienation of our culture

Ahead of conference on sexual abuse, SBC promotes author whose church is being sued over its handling of a minister’s alleged molestation of an 11-year-old girl

Why a monument marking the 100-year anniversary of a race massacre injures rather than heals

‘You had a future and so should we’: practical steps for climate justice

Transitions for the week of 9-27-19

Arkansas Supreme Court, Attorney General, continue to tangle with pastor/judge

Beto O’Rourke’s debate invective and the new ‘Back to School’ video are the jeremiads of our time

Gay Christian activist: Baylor need not abandon theology to embrace LGBTQ students

‘Prophetic or pastoral?’ A trio of black women preachers expose this false dichotomy

Transitions for the week of 9-20-19

Mexico’s Churches Seek a Gospel Win This World Cup

Roughly a third of the way into Steven Spielberg’s new blockbuster film “Disclosure Day,” which focuses on the theoretical release of evidence documenting the existence of alien life, a conversation between the two main characters takes a sudden turn toward the spiritual.

Religious groups are more prepared for aliens than you think

Nigerian Churches Are Fighting Soccer-Fueled Gambling Addictions

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Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children