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Why the Johnson Amendment Protects Your Church
The tax bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives would roll back the 1954 law prohibiting partisan political involvement by nonprofit organizations, including churches. The Senate version that passed over the...
December 5, 2017
1963 Church Bombing Echoes Throughout Alabama Senate Race (Fox News) Ravi Zacharias Denies Accusations of Illicit Online Sexual Relationship, Credential Misrepresentation (Christian Post) Evangelical Leaders Say...
Series Examines Need to Push for Human Rights for All
The recognition, preservation and expansion of human rights took a substantial step forward on Dec. 10, 1948, when the United Nations approved a Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Eleanor Roosevelt, widow of U.S....
What Your Church Can Learn from Early Railroads
The story of American railroads in the 19th century is a focal point in Bob Johansen's book, "The New Leadership Literacies." Telegraph companies came to the railroad owners - ambitious people we often refer to as...
Against Odds, Christians Overcome Hurdles in Turkey
Turkey may be called the cradle of Christianity. Some missionary journeys of the apostle Paul took place in today's Turkey, and the seven churches (Revelation 2-3) were located there too. Now, more than 80 percent of...
December 4, 2017
Exploring the Radical Roots of Roy Moore’s Theocratic Christianity (Salon) Pence Tells Christian Broadcaster: ‘Trump is a Believer’ (The Hill) Bakers, Chefs Back Equality in Major Gay Rights Case (Wisconsin Gazette)...
Profiles in Goodwill: Daniel Vestal
Daniel Vestal is the distinguished university professor of Baptist leadership and director of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership at Mercer University. He is also pastor of Peachtree Baptist...
‘Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri’
One thing you learn in the wild is to avoid a mother bear and her cubs. That mother bear will do anything necessary to keep those cubs safe. "Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri" presents a human mother bear...
Why Christians Need to Be Involved in Politics
Christians are often unsure about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics. Recently, I have been reading and thinking about their interplay, and two devout Episcopalian lawyers have been helpful in...
December 1, 2017
Arkansas Southern Baptists Say Nashville Statement is ‘Without Error’ (Baptist News Global) Arkansas Baptist College Having Trouble Paying Employees on Time Again (KATV) Tax Plan Could Mean Politics at the Pulpit...
Silence is deadly when it allows Christianity to be redefined into a narrow political agenda that promotes discrimination, ignores Jesus and excuses abuse
By John D. Pierce Resistance to alarmism often keeps thoughtful people from sounding needed alarms. More likely they will roll their eyes and hope “this too shall pass.” In doing so, however, such silence allows...
Jesus And My Colored Christmas Tree Lights
By: Ginger Hughes A few years ago, something happened that forever changed who I am. A cry pierced the air as oxygen filled the lungs. New life was born. Tears rolled down my face, and everything within me shifted,...
#EthicsDailyLocal: LUCHA Ministries
LUCHA Ministries Inc. provides a Christian response to the needs of the Spanish-speaking immigrant community by meeting human needs, offering immigration legal services and helping people better integrate into the life...
Some Christians Cry Persecution to Avoid Accountability
I've heard the cries of some U.S. evangelicals claiming they are in the midst of persecution. I don't pretend to know exactly what another person is going through, but I wonder if what they are experiencing is not...
Advent – The Great Adventure That God is Coming
Wendell Berry, novelist and poet, is among the fellowship of gentle prophets who look on the life of the world with reverence for its mystery and the miracle of its ordinariness. I read him when I sense I'm looking at...
November 30, 2017
Why Did the Museum of the Bible’s Scholars Destroy Ancient Egyptian Artifacts? (Christian Century) In Florida, Proposal to Infuse Religion With State Tax Dollars Advances (Tallahassee Democrat) ‘All the Girls Are...
Better understanding beliefs and practices as easy as A-B-C
By John D. Pierce Not everyone is curious and questioning. Some settle for easy, insufficient answers rather than digging a little bit deeper for truth. For the curious-minded, however, good answers are not always...
Insensitive Words and Image Mar Navajo Recognition
President Donald J. Trump attempted to honor Navajo Code Talkers on Monday, Nov. 26, in the Oval Office. While the president's intent was commendable, his language and the image on the wall behind him sent a very...
How Women in Ministry Can Close the Confidence Gap
The "confidence gap" is one factor that contributes to the shortfall of women serving in leadership in theological schools and churches, but it's a factor women can change, the president of Central Baptist Theological...
‘Baptists, Jews and the Hand of Sincere Friendship’
Anti-Semitism. Racial prejudice and violence. Welcoming refugees from a minority religious background. The relationship between church and state. These societal problems dominate the headlines, and thoughtful...
November 29, 2017
The Christian Legal Army Behind ‘Masterpiece Cakeshop’ (The Nation) Accuser to Roy Moore: ‘Where Does Your Immorality End?’ (AL.com) Franklin Graham Defends Trump’s Tweeting, Expresses Skepticism of Roy Moore Accusers...