by Mitch Randall | Jul 10, 2025 | Feature, Feature|Opinion, Opinion
Baylor University President Linda Livingstone announced on Wednesday that the university’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work would “voluntarily … rescind” acceptance of a grant for studying LGBTQIA+ issues and the church. Baylor announced last week that its...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Jul 9, 2025 | Feature, Feature|News
Editor’s note: This story was updated at 6:30pm central to include a statement from the Baugh Foundation. Baylor University announced today that it has rescinded acceptance of a grant from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation. This grant was intended to support a...
by Kali Cawthon-Freels | Mar 20, 2025 | Faithful Pride Initiative, Feature
I had the opportunity to hear Rev. Dr. Naomi Washington-Leapheart give a powerful keynote sermon at the Q Christian Fellowship Annual Conference earlier this year. I am certain that if I filled this entire column with only quotes from that powerful sermon, you would...
by Keith Herron | Mar 8, 2025 | Feature, Opinion
Luke 4:1-13 “Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil…” A few years ago, two friends who were priests serving at our neighborhood Catholic Church decided they would...
by Mitch Randall | Mar 7, 2025 | Faith and Democracy|Feature|Opinion, Feature
As the world spins out of control during the Lenten season, I plan to prepare myself for the road ahead. The journey before us looks long and arduous, so we must be ready for all the hills and valleys that might stand in our way. Lent is a 40-day season on the...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 7, 2025 | Feature, Feature|News|The Raceless Gospel Initiative
The second edition of “African Americans and Religious Freedom: New Perspectives for Congregations and Communities” was released on February 28. A new preface ushers in a collection of essays rich and dynamic in religious practices, political cultures, and knowledge...
