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Perryman Marks 30 Years of Baylor Interdisciplinary Core with Address on Academic Freedom
At Baylor’s Homecoming, BIC alum and Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman delivered an address on academic freedom—linking modern threats to historic struggles, from Socrates to Baylor’s own controversies.
Transphobia Hurts Everyone
If you can successfully use cisgender boys as a political pawn to strike fear into the hearts of your supporters, then you know you are failing these boys by raising them to be men that women need to fear.
Maston Foundation Accepting Applications for Doctoral Ethics Scholarships
The T.B. Maston Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026–27 $5,000 doctoral scholarship in Christian ethics, continuing its mission to promote ethical leadership and Christlike living among Baptists.
“If You See Someone Stealing Food, No, You Didn’t”
Due to an ongoing federal shutdown, SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits ended on November 1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said funding for the program has run out, prompting a reminder. “If you see someone stealing food, no, you didn’t.”
Halloween and Hallowing: The Sacred Work of Remembering
I now believe there is no observance in the liturgical year in greater need of recovery than All Saints Day.
Fast Food Life and the Hunger for Something Real
Sometimes I still fall back into old habits and grab something quick when I’m tired or busy. But I can’t go back to not noticing.
Remembering Kyle Lake 20 Years Later
As we approach this week, may we love God, embrace beauty, and live life to the fullest.
Who Is Your Enemy?: ‘Wakanda Forever’ Imitates Life
We may not have vibranium to lose, but we have paychecks, groceries, homes, and livelihoods to lose, and people are losing them left and right.
Middle Ground or Moral Evasion?
Some positions, policies and practices are objectively more violent than others.
After the Dust Settles: The Work of Rebuilding Belief
Reconstruction means finding or forming spaces where mutual care replaces mutual judgment.
Democrats Regain Edge on Prosperity Potential for First Time Since 2020
A new Gallup poll finds Americans now view Democrats as more likely than Republicans to keep the country prosperous, 47% to 43%, marking the first Democratic advantage on the issue in five years.
Once Upon a Morel Prize
When the pig president of Ameri trades self-control for slop, even the finest morels can’t save him from losing his way.
Your Church Food Pantry Isn’t Enough: In Defense of Federal Programs
No ‘Total Money Makeover’ program can pull someone out of poverty in a world that doesn’t require employers to pay living wages.
Pastoral Calling Never Retires
Pastoral ministry is more than a job; it’s a calling. It doesn’t end when the paycheck stops.
Before Ice Raids, There Was Stop and Frisk
Before ICE raids terrorized American neighborhoods, there was stop-and-frisk. In marginalized communities, where its members’ civil liberties have been historically threatened by organized violence, the country behaving like a police state is unsurprising.
By the Way | Willow Creek and the Cultural Idiom of Megachurches
Despite this checkered history, there is no doubt that megachurches have reshaped American evangelicalism, if only because so many congregations have sought to imitate their techniques.
Christians Caring for Creation Names DaySpring Baptist Church its 2025 C3 Church of the Year
Christians Caring for Creation has named Dayspring Baptist Church in Waco, Texas, as its 2025 Church of the Year.
The Need for Progressive Visionary Leadership
There are many citizens with imaginative and creative ideas for making this country a more perfect union. America needs a progressive vision—a path forward toward inclusion, freedom, and justice for all our citizens.
Revisiting the Parable of the Prodigal Son
Jesus flips our human understanding of how the world should work upside down.
Word Games in Gaza
The Middle East conflict is shaped by language, suffering, and power.
Faith Leaders Condemn Administration Efforts to Abandon Historic U.S. Refugee Program
Fellow Covenant Members of Church World Service condemn the Trump Administration’s recent decision to abandon refugee program.
Pews, Punk, and Preaching: Lessons from a Gothy Pulpit
When the church feels small, sometimes the gospel is louder with distortion and black lipstick.
Sports Chaplaincy Prioritizes Conversion over Care
Athletes deserve the same level of care, respect, and professionalism from chaplains that patients receive in hospitals or soldiers receive in the military.
Sanctuary for Domestic Abuse Survivors
A proper and faithful response to domestic violence is crucial for victims and survivors. Betrayal by a faith community leads to numerous negative mental and physical health outcomes.
Kitchen Table Dog Whistles
On its surface and to a degree, the impulse to highlight the financial situation of individuals, families and communities isn’t a bad one. However, several implications at play make the strategy feel eerily similar to the one Lee Atwater described almost 45 years ago.
People of Good Faith | Michael Cheuk
If someone had told me eight years ago that I would be publicly demonstrating against the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis, I would have said they were crazy.
Is Humility Still Helpful?
I find myself turning to humility again with a renewed sense of need and purpose.
Why You Shouldn’t Ask African American Women to Save You From the Dangerous ‘Mediocre White Man’
“You have to work twice as hard to get half as far.” It is a truism shared with African American children in preparation for the unfair reality of a white supremacist society. Based on their experiences, the elders hoped to spare us the disappointing discovery that our efforts, opportunities and successes often would not correlate.
Jewish and Christian Panelists Urge Against False Hope in the Middle East at Faith Commons Event
At a Faith Commons event in Dallas, Jewish and Christian leaders from Jerusalem warned that lasting Middle East peace requires confronting power imbalances and collective trauma before seeking solutions.
Belief Behind the Book | Raja Gopal Bhattar’s Queering Constellations
Not your traditional narrative memoir, Raja’s story is a groundbreaking text that ranges from baking lessons to heartbreaking coming-out stories and vulnerable letters bridging life and death.