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CDC: U.S. Obesity Balloons Drastically Over 4 Decades
U.S. obesity rates have more than tripled over the last 40 years among those aged 19 and younger, a new CDC report says, increasing to 18.5 percent from 5.2 percent.
September 25, 2018
How Baptists are Working to Unite Memphis (Commercial Appeal) LDS Church Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuits (Fox13 Salt Lake City) Iowa Republicans Rally Christian Coalition Behind Brett Kavanaugh (Roll Call) Arizona...
4 Crucial Issues: The Future Shape of Christian Mission
If our mission is to be relevant in tomorrow’s world, our theology and practice will need to change. These 4 crucial issues will determine the quality of Christian mission into the next century.
Hitler’s Rise to Power: Are We Repeating History?
Hitler came to power out of people’s fear. They embraced an evil man, believing he was the only alternative to anarchy and communism. He promised to make Germany great again. Are we repeating history?
Report: Social Safety Net Effective in Reducing U.S. Poverty
Despite claims that federal anti-poverty programs have failed, social safety nets have been effective in reducing U.S. poverty over the past 50 years, a new report says.
September 24, 2018
Discovery of Galileo’s Long-Lost Letter Shows He Edited His Heretical Ideas to Fool Inquisition (Nature) Red Cross Partners With Southern Baptists to Provide Food to Victims of Florence (WPDE) How the FBI Has Shaped...
Entertainment, information and preservation
By John D. Pierce The Nurturing Faith Board of Directors and guests enjoyed a tour of the Peabody Awards exhibit/archives at the University of Georgia yesterday. The award — housed at UGA's Grady College of Journalism...
Emerging Voices | Stripping People of Their Agency Robs Their Dignity
Agency refers to peoples’ ability to act and make decisions for themselves. Often, people have been stripped of their agency, treated as less than human. We must become agents of agency.
4 Things Bivocational Pastors Need from Seminaries – Part 2
Bivocational ministry is emerging as a necessity for many churches and denominations, but most theological institutions still focus on full-time church ministry and mostly ignore other ministry models.
Favorable Views of Pope Francis Drop Sharply in U.S.
U.S. adults with a favorable view of Pope Francis dropped sharply from August to September, a new Gallup report says. Non-Catholic responses were the primary cause of this decline.
The Bright Lights of Baptists
Even as the world seems to grow darker with time, rest assured that the bright lights of the next Baptist generation are shining. They see the world with honest eyes and as it can be.
4 Realities to Help Bivocational Pastors and Churches Thrive – Part 1
Whether your church has always had a bivocational minister or is shifting from full-time to part-time, these guidelines will help make your pastor successful so your church can thrive.
#MeToo Prompts U.S. Protestant Clergy to Address Sexual Abuse
The #MeToo movement has prompted more U.S. Protestant clergy to address sexual abuse in their churches, a new LifeWay Research report says.
‘Finer’ fundamentalism
By John D. Pierce Year after year it gets harder to understand the ways of Southern Baptist Convention leaders — unless you understand how fundamentalism in any context plays out in a consistent fashion of exclusion....
Profiles in Goodwill: Julie Pennington-Russell
Julie Pennington-Russell is senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of the City of Washington, D.C.
How Baptist Work in Ukraine Continues to Thrive
More than 2,200 Baptist congregations in Ukraine have about 110,000 members. Here’s how the European Baptist Federation has aided Baptist church planters in the country.
Political Affiliation Strongly Influences Views of POTUS Ethics
How President Trump’s ethical standards compared to his seven predecessors depended upon a respondent’s party affiliation, a Gallup report found.
“Mercy” – EthicsDaily.com Documentary on Oklahoma Imam
Imam Imad Enchassi survived a massacre led by Christian extremists in Beirut in 1982. A new short documentary from EthicsDaily.com tells how mercy shaped the Oklahoma imam’s life.
U:21 | It’s Time for Christians to Stop Playing for Political Teams
Many U.S. Christians seem to put their political ideology ahead of their Christianity. Our allegiance should be to the truth and what lines up with our interpretation of the Bible, not what’s best for a party.
Missouri Baptist Leader Misstates Facts on Johnson Amendment
It’s frustrating to see a Baptist leader push so hard to bring the corrupting influence of partisan politics into our churches. And it’s even more frustrating that he does so with false claims.
September 18, 2018
The Quiet Evangelical Campaign to Help Republicans Hold onto the House and Senate (PBS) The Tiny Blond Bible Teacher Taking on the Evangelical Political Machine (The Atlantic) Christian Charities Bring Disaster Relief...