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Thankful for Small Gifts
This week, you might just be surprised: Your life might be filled with more happiness, joy, and peace than you realize.
Bear Witness: An Advent Podcast Series for Christians Who Believe in Embodiment
A new four-episode Advent podcast series will examine the testimonies of the men in and around the life of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Hear ye, hear ye from Jesus, John the Baptizer, the Pharisees, Sadducees and Joseph, her soon-to-be husband.
By Their Stripes: The Transformative Power of Survivors’ Voices
As awful as these realities are, they have been catalysts for transformation in the minds and hearts of people who stand up and say, “Never again.”
Film Review | James Vanderbilt’s ‘Nuremberg’
Michael Parnell takes a critical look at James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg, a flawed yet timely film that reminds viewers how easily the horrors of history can return.
Our Sacred Calling: A Korean Journey Toward Climate Justice
Grace Ji-Sun Kim reflects on homeland, faith, and global activism as Korean religious leaders join a growing movement for climate justice.
The ‘Cost of Discipleship’ and to Be the Boss Are Not the Same
We’ve heard it said, “It costs to be the boss.” Unfortunately, this phrase has been confused with “the cost of discipleship.” It might also be part of the reason for the political ascension of Donald Trump and the rise of white Christian nationalism, helped in large part by American evangelicals racialized as white.
When Sunday Demands More Than A Smile
A preacher believes faith must face the world honestly.
Targeted Cruelty on LGBTQ+ Veterans
LGBTQ+ people—including transgender people—are not strangers. They are our family members, neighbors, colleagues, classmates and friends.
The Lost Epstein Files: What’s the real story?
There are some missing files in the public obsession with the Epstein case: the victims.
In Defense of a Free Press: The Heart of Democracy Continues to Beat
I invite you to resist the urge to ignore or explain away this childish behavior. We are witnessing in real time Trump’s growing agitation with the press and the administration’s open hostility toward them.
American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ Board of Directors Releases Statement on Immigration Enforcement
Recently, three key leaders representing the Board of Directors of American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) issued a statement in response to current and ongoing immigration enforcement in American cities, specifically Chicago.
By the Way | A Curriculum for Political Engagement
The graduates of Campaign University should be defending the separation of church and state, not undermining it.
Baylor Study Links Religious Belief, Voting Patterns, and Conspiracy Thinking
The Baylor Religion Survey finds major divides in conspiracy beliefs—from climate denial to “elite trafficking rings”—based on religion and 2024 voting.
Federal Judge Blocks Texas Ten Commandments Law in Additional Public Schools
A federal judge has ordered several Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments posters, ruling the state’s classroom mandate violates First Amendment rights.
East Texas Baptist University Prepared Us for Trump’s America
Christians are standing up against the oppressive regime, but it’s not the evangelicals who are well-rehearsed in play-acting persecution.
When You Stay Seated
Inclusion is not a sentimental add‑on. It is the shape of the gospel doing its work in the world.
People of Good Faith | Rev. Lauren Hayes
Most of these kids already knew God; their grandmothers had a deeper faith than I could have imagined.
AI Everlasting Life
How is AI reshaping faith, ethics, and ideas of eternal life? A look at techno-spiritualism and Silicon Valley’s search for meaning.
Grace over Guilt in the Gen-Z Job Crisis
It is more than possible to have a faithful, compassionate response to the current employment crisis that centers on rebuilding young people both practically and spiritually.
Greystone Baptist Church Becomes First Congregation to Earn C3 Certification for Creation Care
Christians Caring for Creation (C3) is pleased to announce that Greystone Baptist Church of Raleigh, North Carolina, has fulfilled the requirements to become a C3 Certified Congregation.
‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ Is Theopoetic Justice for the Unseen
“American Sublime is a salve. It’s a call to remember our shared humanity and an insistence on being seen,” Amy Sherald said of the exhibition that feels like a family reunion around each corner. It is indeed a sight for sore eyes, tired of seeing the same racialized narratives play out.
Young Women Drive Surge in Americans Wanting to Leave the U.S.
A new Gallup study shows a record 20% of U.S. adults would permanently leave the country if they could, driven largely by sharp increases among young women.
The Sacred Resistance of Routine
I want to write myself into the world heart-first, even when that world threatens to break it.
The Trinity Incarnating
A personal reflection on the Trinity, a dying beloved pet, and the moments where love and divine mystery break through everyday life.
Digging Holes and Chasing Tumbleweeds: Protecting Mother Earth and Sacred Grounds
Mother Earth is a gift from our Creator, a Creator who entrusted us to care for her. Therefore, let’s come together for the purpose of protecting the only resource we humans have before it’s too late.
Pew Study Examines Thoughts About Aging
U.S. adults are optimistic about aging, with most hoping to live into their 80s or beyond.
JD Vance, Zohran Mamdani, and How We Talk About Religion
From gym-bleacher debates to national politics, exploring why Americans speak different languages when we talk about religion.
Honoring Truth, Restoring Justice: Native American Heritage Month Moves Us to Action
Grace Ji-Sun Kim reflects on racism and Native American Heritage Month, urging truth, justice and solidarity with Indigenous peoples.
Raise the Bar: A Queer Pastor’s Response to SCOTUS and Marriage Equality
You shouldn’t have to praise people for choosing not to do a harmful thing. Doing no harm should be the baseline assumption for how society works.
Redefining Power: Lessons from the Mahābhārata and the Bible
When we refuse to listen to the voices at the edge and the ones who question, we become like the fallen brothers at the lake: powerful perhaps, but spiritually and politically parched.