With their man headed back to the White House, Republicans are significantly more optimistic about America’s fate in 2025 than either Democrats or independents, according to Gallup. The venerable polling firm asked a representative national sample their opinions on the…
To create spaces of peace, center on Jesus, California pastor Capshaw urges
In order to find peace amidst polarity, consider two ways of raising cattle, California pastor Scott Capshaw told participants at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s General Assembly in Greensboro, N.C., June 20. Capshaw, pastor of First Baptist Church in Tahoe City,…
Conference organizer calls Mark Driscoll to repent over lies about men’s event
Mark Driscoll’s actions at and since the Stronger Men’s Conference are “demonic” and he must be called to repentance, according to the pastor who organized the hyper-masculine event for Christian men. “What Mark had done … was so egregious, attempting…
Searching for Grace: First Sunday
This is the second of a five-part fictional story set in the early 1990s about Paul Graham and his congregation, Grace United Church of Christ. In Part 1, Paul made the difficult but necessary decision to leave the Southern Baptist…
At holidays, LGBTQ youth homelessness spikes
The holidays may be winding down, but for some LGBTQ youth, year-end celebrations mark the beginning of a very different season: experiencing homelessness. According to Marian Edmonds-Allen, executive director of Parity NYC, a faith-based organization focused on healing divisions between…
Keep preaching, even when it doesn’t make sense
One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, painter Pablo Picasso, once said, “The world today doesn’t make sense, so why should I paint pictures that do?” It is quite the statement from someone who painted more than…
Sudan’s worsening conflict raises alarm of another humanitarian crisis
More than 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured after fighting broke out between Sudanese armed forces and a paramilitary unit in Khartoum and other parts of the northeastern African country. The violence has claimed the lives of three…
Bob Jones University president resigns in battle with board chairman
A dispute between the president of Bob Jones University and the chairman of the board of trustees has led to the president’s resignation and the chairman’s apparent consolidation of power on the private school’s board. President Steve Pettit — the…
‘These are not your people’
Meeting up with good friends recently, we all hugged and chatted about changes in our lives during the tumultuous pandemic. Everyone, of course, contributed with updates. At one point, I shared that a decision we made didn’t seem to be…