“Take him out! Blow him up! Take him out! Blow him up!” the children chant during a vacation Bible school program at Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Lexington, Ky. With eerie music looming over the scene, the viral TikTok video...
In his 10th book, Quaker teacher and spiritual mentor Parker Palmer, 79, offers readers a backward view of his life and what he has learned.
Many charities find that project fundraising — raising money for a specific need like shoes or an orphanage — is far more effective than asking for undesignated funds.
In an era when round buildings were in vogue, the shape of the American Baptist Churches USA “Holy Doughnut” completed in 1962 symbolized the denomination’s philosophical commitment to church autonomy.
Where opportunity for education and employment abounds, the fight against poverty remains spiritual, rooted in the heart.
Millennials and other religiously unaffiliated Americans are more and more eschewing clergy involvement in their weddings, but some ministers say that may not be a bad thing.
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Bobby Broughton, to Immanuel Baptist Church, San Angelo, Texas, as minister of worship arts and senior adults….
A growing number of Hindu, Sikh, and Muslim voters represent areas that once boasted white, Christian, college-educated voters. It’s easy to see how an administration that’s doubled down on xenophobia has imperiled Republicans’ outreach efforts.
The Kentucky Baptist Convention no longer welcomes churches that dually align with the moderate Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Just over 400 messengers at the state affiliate of the Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting in Pikeville, Kentucky, voted Tuesday to approve a…
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The Virginia seminary, one of 15 theological institutions that receives funding from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, announced Nov. 13 it will close June 30, 2019, “due to financial pressures.”
When informed Christians ponder devastation from climate change that could affect millions – if not billions – of people for generations to come, it’s easy to lose hope for the future. But our actions still matter. We must not give up.
The promise of quick cash may seem appealing, but people living paycheck to paycheck are often unable to repay quickly.
