Most all our readers seem to have an opinion about the news story I wrote last week about Myers Park Baptist Church in Charlotte, N.C., abruptly forcing the resignation of their pastor the Sunday before Thanksgiving and one week before... The post A week later: Myers Park offers lessons for us all appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Our Lord seemingly can’t catch the proverbial break from certain evangelical theologians these days, and it doesn’t seem he’ll be getting one anytime soon. Nearly a year after my initial piece on attempts to diminish Jesus Christ’s divinity, power and... The post Jesus Christ is (still) under attack appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

In the days since the 2024 election, Latino evangelicals across the United States have been left grappling with uncertainty about what immigration policy will look like under the incoming administration. For months, we have heard a cacophony of mixed signals. The post Latino Christians Deserve a Straight Answer on Immigration appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

In the Levant, bombs have reduced cities to rubble. A punishing embargo and siege has left the people starving and with limited access to water. Corrupt officials, playing at piety, enrich themselves with the finer things while refugees languish in... The post What If Jews Rebuilt The Temple?: A New Book Imagines A Dark Future For The Jewish State appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

It was a history-making event: In a chapel at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, 2nd Lt. Khady Ndiaye stood proudly — wearing a hijab – as she became the first Muslim woman commissioned by the U.S. Army as a chaplain candidate. The post US military takes pride in religious diversity. Would things change if Pete Hegseth takes charge? appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Late Tuesday (Dec. 3), the Senate unanimously passed a bill creating a commission to study the possibility of incorporating the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia into the Smithsonian Institution. Having gained approval from the House in... The post Senate approves move to add American Jewish history museum to Smithsonian appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

From time to time, I like to revisit a sermon by Jeremiah Wright, pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, titled, “The Audacity to Hope.” I always find inspiration from Wright’s words and particularly I find solace... The post Keep your head to the sky appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Disagreement over the Gaza war among evangelicals is no surprise given the complicated history in Israel/Palestine and Christians’ deep engagement with the Holy Land. Christianity Today, a flagship evangelical publication, has covered the situation in the Holy Land since its... The post Evangelical leaders challenge <i>Christianity Today</i> on coverage of Gaza War appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Author David Greenberg knew he had a tough assignment ahead of him six years ago when he accepted the challenge of writing a biography of John Lewis. The result is John Lewis: A Life, which draws on interviews with Lewis... The post John Lewis ‘saw the humanity in his adversaries’ appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more

Dismissing anti-racism and racial reconciliation efforts as anti-American and subversive ignores and twists the teachings of Jesus, justice advocate Latasha Morrison said during a Dec. 4 webinar hosted by Equal Justice USA. That cynical attitude is embraced not only by... The post Anti-racism work isn’t subversive or un-American, speaker says appeared first on Baptist News Global ..read more