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A tale of two churches: one closes, one thrives and both live on

Shortly before it ceased being a congregation in June, First Baptist Church of Santa Ana, California worshiped at nearby Second Baptist Church. The nostalgia and irony were evident for the two congregations because it was the historically white First Baptist that helped birth historically black Second Baptist nearly 100 years ago.

Jesus, ‘Trumpism’ and nationalism: the fake news of a Christian America

The surest way to trash the gospel is to invoke God’s holy name to propagate a partisan political agenda that has nothing to do with the spiritual wisdom of Jesus and everything to do with political privilege and power.

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.

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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.

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

Firearms aren’t on the slippery slope; the American people are. We’re the ones whose kids are scared to go to school.

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

“I do believe we can hold a conservative view of marriage and still love and support LGBTQ folks,” Gay Christian activist Justin Lee said at a talk at Baylor University.

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?