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April 3, 2019
Bible’s Definition of ‘Born Again’ is Different from American Culture’s Definition, Says Tim Keller (Christian Post) Gnashing of Teeth About Hell (Word and Way) Missouri Lawmakers Billed More Than $430,000 in Failed...
From the Pews | This Lent, A Burden to End Sexual Abuse
Each day brings another account of sexual assault. This Lent, may we be burdened with the work we have left undone – the work that allows space for sexual abuse to thrive in our churches, in our businesses and in our culture.
Uniting Our Voices to Demand Action on Climate Change
From 16-year-old Greta Thunberg to Sir David Attenborough, people are calling for action on climate change. As Christians, we must join our voices with theirs to care for the planet and protect the vulnerable who are in harm’s way.
Criminal Justice System in Most States Penalizes Trafficking Victims
Victims of trafficking often end up with criminal records resulting from forced actions during enslavement, making it hard to rebuild their lives after being freed. The laws of most states don’t provide adequate relief.
April 2, 2019
‘He’s Amazing’: Former President Jimmy Carter, 94, Still Teaches Scripture to Crowds Who Line up to Get Into His Church (New Orleans Advocate) Churches Breaking Traditions to Overcome Decline (Kentucky Today) Are...
The Bible Doesn’t Say ‘Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin.’ Anywhere.
“Love the sinner, hate the sin.” Not found in the Bible, the phrase is a popular, instant-judgment quip. When you use it, you’re saying you won’t love someone as God loves them or even as God loves you.
5 Weaknesses Illustrate Dark Side of Evangelicalism
Anti-intellectualism. Hero worship. Spiritual elitism. These three weaknesses among others lurk within the evangelical ethos. However, are they so rife within evangelicalism that they can’t be overcome?
U.S. Majority Continues to Support Stricter Gun Laws
Two-thirds of U.S. adults support stricter gun laws, a recent poll found, dropping only 2 percent from the previous year but still higher than 2013 when 55 percent wanted stricter laws enacted.
April 1, 2019
West Texas Ministers Denounce Sexual Abuse, Back Victims (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) A Church in Turmoil: Inside Harvest Bible Chapel’s Questionable Financial Moves and Erratic Leadership (Chicago Tribune) The Rapture...
Choosing the Better Part
By: Ginger Hughes Today there are crayons, construction paper, and glue sticks with no tops stuck to my table from my little one’s “art” project. There’s a half-done puzzle littering our living room floor. There’s a...
CBFNC Celebrates 25 Years
Fellowship and worship marked the occasion as Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina (CBF) marked its twenty-fifth anniversary March 28-29 at First Baptist Church of Greensboro. A service of celebration was...
Public School Proud | 6 Reasons to Support Public Education
As we celebrate Public Schools Week, and the teachers who serve our public schoolchildren with such extraordinary dedication, it behooves us to review the case again. Here are six reasons.
‘Us’
Following up on his Oscar-nominated ‘Get Out,’ writer and director Jordan Peele returns with another horror tale. This time, an average family encounters four mysterious strangers who beset them. It’s another hit for Peele.
Satisfying Our Thirst This Lent Through the Psalms
Lent is about slowing down long enough to feel our longing. It’s about facing our true hunger and thirst, which we often seek to assuage with what will not satisfy. The psalms quench our yearning for deeper intimacy with God.
Look Back | America’s Late, Great Public Schools
Public schools are one of the few institutions consistently encouraging immigrants, minorities and the disadvantaged to aspire to accomplish more than had previously been thought possible. They’ve done a remarkable job.
March 29. 2019
The Christian Bookstore is Dead. What Comes Next? (Christianity Today) Is Schism Inevitable for the United Methodist Church? (Religion and Politics) Virginia Governor Signs Bill Requiring Clergy to Report Child Abuse...
March 28, 2019
The Debate About How Many Latter-Day Saint Millennials are Leaving the Church (Salt Lake Tribune) Georgia House Approves Bible Electives for Public Schools (WTOC) Revealed: Trump-Linked U.S. Christian ‘Fundamentalists’...
Public Schools: The American Ideal
Public schools are the best example of the American dream, as students from different cultures, socioeconomic standings, races, religions and political persuasions walk through classroom doors to be educated.
Public School Proud | Ensuring Education, Literacy for Everyone
Even though everyone has the right to an education, we take literacy and education for granted in the U.S. In many Central American countries, however, literacy rates are low at approximately 75 percent.
Emerging Voices | What Anabaptists Can Teach SBC Churches
When addressing sexual assault in Southern Baptist churches, victims don’t have a safe place to speak; leaders abuse their power and remain unaccountable. Perhaps Anabaptists can teach us the right way to respond.
Profiles in Goodwill: Courtney Allen
Courtney Allen is pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia.