Legendary Southern Baptist pastor R.G. Lee of Memphis, Tenn., preached his best-known sermon, “Payday Someday,” 1,275 times. The gist of his evangelistic firebomb was that divine justice is inevitable. While God may not punish sin immediately, a spiritual “payday” is…
Voting the Ten Commandments
While much has been written about the direct link between conservative evangelicalism and support for MAGA, there’s an opposite link less talked about. These are self-identified Christians who vote MAGA despite their theology. “These things are not related,” one MAGA…
Highland Park Methodist and the death of denominationalism
My son texted from Connecticut this morning to ask, “What’s all this hoopla with Highland Park UMC?” Having grown up in North Dallas and being a musician who has played in churches all over town, he has some sense of…
‘We don’t mind the killing; we just don’t want to watch it’
Donald Trump has cancelled the planned public livestream of Nidal Hasan’s execution. The decision comes a few days after Trump began privately expressing doubts about the decision, which was spearheaded by self-styled Secretary of War and Crusader wannabe Pete Hegseth….
Grand Canyon University gets state approval for law school
Grand Canyon University has received approval from the Arizona Supreme Court to open its new College of Law before receiving accreditation from the American Bar Association. The Baptist-affiliated university intends to seek ABA accreditation, leaders said, but students will be…
For the love of God, stop making transfolk the butt of your jokes
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t up for reelection this year, but I wish he were. I’d love to see him get Talaricoed. The soon-to-be senior senator from Texas has a way of saying the nastiest things. And this week he…
3 reasons all churches should pay attention to HPUMC right now
Why is a Baptist-affiliated news service spending so much time writing about the Methodists these days? The answer is simple: Because the legal battle between Highland Park United Methodist Church and The United Methodist Church has implications for all churches…
Go ahead and livestream that firing squad execution!
I’m glad Pete Hegseth wants to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan. Not because I support the death penalty; I don’t. And not because I think firing squads are humane; they’re not. And not because I think…
Guess who hasn’t said anything about the Cornell Seven
While most Americans have opinions on the Cornell Seven — the frat boys accused of rape and sexual assault at Cornell University — you know who hasn’t said a darned word publicly about any of this? Russell Moore, Beth Moore,…
Do not become numb to the cruelty of this administration
Another day and another news report of Trump administration cruelty related to immigrants and immigration policies. Yesterday it was 2-year-olds left to represent themselves before immigration judges. Today it was another hard-working immigrant legally living in the United States snatched…
In 6 states, governor’s races could influence school vouchers
School vouchers may not be explicitly on the ballot this fall, but gubernatorial elections in at least six states could influence the future of private school choice, education savings accounts and the use of public dollars for private education. The…
It’s hard to unknot religion from Christian nationalism, panelists say
Religion cannot be separated from the story of white Christian nationalism and white supremacy in America, said participants in a Sept. 19 panel discussion at Crescent Hill Baptist Church in Louisville, Ky. The panel was convened to respond to an…