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At the center of Arkansas Delta’s fight against poverty and division: an 85-year-old swimming pool

Every June, that work culminates in the wildly-popular Swim Camp, where children and teenagers not only learn to swim but learn to pursue leadership through lifeguarding, volunteering and interning with Together For Hope.

Paul didn’t pen 1 Corinthians 13 for weddings and Valentine’s Day celebrations

Love gets a lot of hype in February. But what kind of love are we celebrating? Too often we concede the concept of love to a cultural definition that adversely affects our relationships, especially at church.

‘Brewery church’ is the latest in craft of luring folks to church

The first known congregation founded expressly as a “brewery church” is a Lutheran outpost, part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and its Florida-Bahamas Synod.

1619: 400 years ago, a ship arrived in Virginia, bearing human cargo

The 400th anniversary of the Africans’ arrival in what is now the USA is being observed this year.

Pablo no escribió 1 Corintios 13 para bodas y celebraciones del Día de San Valentín

El amor se pone muy de moda este mes. ¿Pero qué tipo de amor estamos celebrando? Con demasiada frecuencia, nuestro concepto del amor se reduce a una definición cultural que afecta negativamente nuestras relaciones, especialmente en la iglesia.

Imagination is the greatest threat to Delta poverty, Together for Hope Arkansas says

With a precise focus on literacy and leadership development, Together For Hope continues to build children’s imaginations for what is possible beyond the limited view of poverty.

Black lives matter to me. Tragically, they mattered little in my segregated upbringing

Members of my (white) generation continue to recognize the pernicious stain of racism in our politics, economics and community relations. It seems we cannot ever fully repent as we learn how systemic racism is and how it has shaped the Christian imagination.

To Baptist clergy sex abuse survivors: 10 tips from the trenches

As the media spotlight focuses its glare on the clergy sex abuse scandal in the Southern Baptist Convention, we who have been dealing with abuse issues for years already see familiar patterns of institutional protection and image management in the…

The religious-liberty claim the justices didn’t want to hear

If the free-exercise clause allows you not to bake and sell a cake, maybe it should also allow you to have an imam at your own execution.

Southern Baptist leaders vow to improve addressing sex abuse after papers’ report

The Houston Chronicle/San Antonio Express-News investigation noted that several former presidents of the Southern Baptist Convention, including Steve Gaines, Paige Patterson and Jerry Vines, were accused of mishandling abuse allegations.

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Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit