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April 10, 2019
NAACP President Calls Series of Church Fires in Louisiana ‘Domestic Terrorism’ (ABC News) Baptist Church and its Neighbors Reach a Good-Faith Compromise on Parking and Historic Homes (Raleigh News & Observer)...
On Chronicling ‘The Disturbances’: ‘These Things Stay With You’
Genocide. Working on “The Disturbances” – EthicsDaily.com’s documentary about how Christian missionaries and Nigerian pastors saved lives amid the horror of the 1966 genocide – changed my relationship to the word.
How Christians Can Sway Social Order of Post-Christian Society
How can Christians be an influence in a post-Christian society? We can build bridges with secular and pagan people by proposing ethical principles that, while not specifically Christian, are compatible with Christianity.
Oyekan Elected Baptist Union of Great Britain President for 2020-21
Yinka Oyekan, senior pastor of The Gate, a Baptist church in Reading, England, has been elected president of the Baptist Union of Great Britain for 2020-21.
April 9, 2019
Baylor Win’s Women’s NCAA Basketball Championship (Sports Illustrated) Charleston Baptist Association Puts Civil War Plantation, $2.89M Home on Market (Charleston Post and Courier) Simmons College Panel Critical of...
Genocide: How Many Times Do We Keep Saying ‘Never Again’?
Churches must cultivate a world with no tolerance for hate and genocide, yet many churches have stood in silence as discrimination and hate reign. We cannot love our neighbor as ourselves while turning a blind eye to evil.
Understanding the Context Behind Golan Heights Controversy
Contravening decades of official U.S. policy and international consensus, President Trump unilaterally recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, a move that the U.N. Security Council soon denounced.
Food Insecurity Declines Worldwide; 113 Million Remain Hungry
An estimated 113 million people were food insecure and experienced hunger in 2018, a report found. The two leading causes were conflict and climate change.
April 8, 2019
Suspicious Fires Consume Three Black Churches in 10 Days in a Louisiana Parish (CNN) Future of Decades Old CBS Religion Documentary Program in Doubt (Religion News Service) Why All Christians, Not Just Baptists, are...
How Your Church Can Cure Recreational Complaint Syndrome
Nearly every church has them. Those folks who are always ready with a negative comment. They can undermine the entire church. To combat this Recreational Complaint Syndrome, leaders must set the tone and be willing to listen.
Stop What You’re Doing and Tidy: A Spiritual Take on Marie Kondo
Marie Kondo, the tidying-up guru, is all the rage with her advice on how to declutter your life and find joy. Even if you’re not a Kondo fan, these three insights can teach you more about joy.
Look Back | When Genocide First Entered Our Vocabulary
Genocide may be a universally recognized term today, but it wasn’t coined until the 1940s. Since that time, we’ve had many proclamations and conventions but little concrete action.
April 5, 2019
LDS Church Dumps its Controversial LGBTQ Policy, Cites ‘Continuing Revelation’ from God (Salt Lake Tribune) New LDS Domain Name May Spark Brand War Over ‘Church of Jesus Christ’ (Religion News Service) Southern...
Sex … Now that I Have Your Attention
Because the church has not addressed sex in an honest and healthy way, sex has become the subject of condemnation or a tool to bring about division. The church needs to develop and promote a new sexual ethic.
What Your Pastor Really Wants You to Know But Can’t Tell You – Part 2
Local church pastors wish their congregations were aware of certain realities, but they are concerned that being too transparent could threaten their jobs. We present three more of those unspoken realities.
Only Half of U.S. Christians ‘Completely Comfortable’ with Evangelism
Presented with eight evangelism approaches, only around half of U.S. practicing Christians are “completely comfortable” with various expressions of evangelism, a survey found.
April 4, 2019
Catholics Join Baptists in Supporting Legislation to Support Sharing of Employee’s Sex-Abuse History (Houston Chronicle) Baptist Pastors Say Race Conversation Should Focus on Southern Baptist Seminary, Not Castleman...
Remembering a most remarkable woman
By John D. Pierce Last Sunday morning, Dr. Virginia Boyd Connally of Abilene, Texas, died at age 106. Her legacy is both long and lasting. Writing of her a few years ago I referred to Virginia as a remarkable woman. I...
Profiles in Goodwill: Julie Long
Julie Long is associate director at Baptist Women in Ministry.
What Your Pastor Really Wants You to Know But Can’t Tell You – Part 1
Transparency can be vocationally dangerous. Pastors can’t always speak candidly to their church members but they would like you to know some key truths. Today, we examine three of them.
150,000 U.S. Deaths from Alcohol, Drugs, Suicide in 2017
More than 150,000 deaths in the U.S. in 2017 were related to alcohol, drugs and suicide, a study found. Total deaths attributable to these three factors have more than doubled since 1999.