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The legal skirmish over online ordinations offers a chance to reaffirm what ordination really means

Hundreds of thousands of people have gone online to get ordained – not because they had a calling, not because a congregation had affirmed their gifts for ministry, not because they had completed a theological education and preparation for ministry – but so they could certify marriages.

Small church makes big news with ‘America, love it or leave it’ sign

An independent fundamentalist Baptist church in Virginia entered a national debate over President Donald Trump’s tweet urging four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their home countries with an outdoor sign saying “America: Love or Leave It.”

As a first generation Mexican-American woman and Baptist minister, I too struggle with how to respond to border atrocities

What I will take away from my five days in south Texas is this: Unless we are willing to let go of systems and theologies that target the vulnerable, unless we are willing to recognize our own Saul-like tendencies, I don’t think the scales will fall from our eyes.

Opening our imaginations to God’s inclusive way so that all women in all places may flourish

The challenges for Baptist women around the world continue to be immense, especially in churches where their gifts and callings are restricted and undervalued. We need to invite girls and women into God’s inclusive way.

Abriendo nuestra imaginación a la manera inclusiva de Dios para que todas las mujeres en todos los lugares puedan florecer

Los desafíos para las mujeres bautistas en todo el mundo siguen siendo inmensos, especialmente en las iglesias donde sus dones y llamamientos son restringidos y subvaluados. Necesitamos invitar a las niñas y a las mujeres a adentrarse en la manera más inclusiva de Dios.

More malarkey: Theologian calls out Southern Baptists over reparations, women’s subordination

The first female professor of theology to be awarded tenure at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, says her alma mater missed an opportunity to atone for its complicated legacy of slavery when it refused to consider reparations for a historically black college in the same community.

Racists don’t get to determine who’s a racist

Those of us who have the most to learn are the ones who seldom have been victims of racism ourselves, who think we know what racism means but in reality do not know the definition. What scares me is the seemingly vast number of Christians who know the definition and simply don’t care.

I’m on a mission to rid the world of theological malarkey

I recently used the term “theological malarkey” in response to a question related to Trinitarian theology. That has inspired me to call out a few other forms of theological malarkey in American religion today.

Franklin Graham uses Decision Magazine to issue dire warning against Equality Act

Evangelist Franklin Graham warned that a proposed law supported by Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations presents a “clear and present danger to religious freedom” in an op-ed accompanying the cover story of the July/August 2019 edition of Decision Magazine.

Why all congregational ministry should be trauma ministry

Persons who have experienced trauma are among those gathered for worship every Sunday. Congregations have a unique opportunity to serve these persons through trauma-informed care. That not only includes helping persons heal from trauma but also knowing how to keep from contributing to trauma, however unintentionally.

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