Recent Articles
State of Clergywomen Report to Receive Update
Rev. Dr. Eileen Campbell-Reed recently announced she has received funding to update the monumental State of Clergywomen Report.
Grief as Spiritual Formation | Being Present in an Unbearable Present
“Go to dark Gethsemane,” the old hymn instructs us and if there is any present we can bear, maybe it’s this one.
The Secularization of Teaching
When diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and otherness are defined as wrong, the embrace of the gospel is weakened and learning becomes a thing of the past.
Netanyahu’s Favorability in the U.S. Declining
A recent Gallup poll has revealed that for the first time since he first became Israel’s prime minister, U.S. respondents have a negative view of Benjamin Netanyahu.
Earthbound: God as Be-ing
God as Be-ing calls all of creation into life, movement and flourishing. In this divine dance of becoming, we are invited to participate as co-creators in the unfolding of love and life itself.
In Gold We Trust: How Donald Trump Replaced Democracy With Kleptocracy
We are witnessing a widening income gap as those in the middle class find themselves trapped in a downward economic death spiral.
Beyond Baptist and Pentecostal: A Broader Black Church Narrative
Reimagining the Black Church requires nothing less than a full and honest conversation— one that refuses to privilege a single tradition, but instead honors the fullness of our collective sacred memory.
Rent-Free: Barack Hussein Obama Still Lives in Donald Trump’s Head
President Donald Trump recently dodged a Jeffrey Epstein question by attacking former President Barack Obama, accusing him of treason. His latest attempt to deflect suggests Obama still lives rent-free in his head, which made me tilt mine.
Belief Behind the Book | Emily Hedrick’s ‘How to Treat Your Body Like a Sacred Text’
How to Treat Your Body Like a Sacred Text explores what happens when trauma theory and sacred reading meet—starting with the body.
An Engineer Thinks About the Holy Spirit
I imagine the Holy Spirit as simply an inaudible and invisible signal from God, much like the signals that carry information to a mobile phone, radio or television. The ability to perceive this Holy Signal is, in part, what it means to be made in the image or likeness of God.
My Faith Compels Me: An Appeal for Love
Critics will counter that my theology is too fond of humanism, and that’s a fair criticism. Humanism is the philosophical belief emphasizing the value and agency of human beings. So, if that’s the definition, then I guess I’m guilty, but so too is God.
All That You Have Is Your Soul: Witnessing the World’s Joy
As I root into the dignity, sacredness and stillness of my soul, I root into the memory of truth.
Fantastic Four: Sue Storm, Molech, and the Tension of Divine Love
Every generation finds new names for Molech. He appears in market-driven metrics, campaign slogans, and boardroom calculations—where the vulnerable are weighed against the survival of the system.
Christian-Majority Countries Declining, but Still Predominant on the World Stage
The number of countries with majority Christian populations dropped between 2010 and 2020, according to a new Gallup analysis.
Belief Behind the Book | ‘Love is the Why’ by Diana McLean
As Rev. McLean reminds us, love is not just the why—it’s the way. May her poems ignite your courage, soften your heart, and call you back to the divine truth pulsing in every body, every vote, every act of justice.
Grief as Spiritual Formation | Lean In and Breathe
If grief is such a given in our lives, should it not be a given in our lifelong journey of spiritual formation?
Summertime Postcards to Heaven
Let us be kind to one another, sharing in our mourning and peaceful joy, especially this summer. Because grief can’t take a vacation.
Gallup Poll Measures Moral Acceptability of Various Behaviors
A recent Gallup poll measures how U.S. respondents feel about specific behaviors, such as adultery, the death penalty, and divorce.
Psalms of Doom: The Gospel According to Ozzy Osbourne
While pastors in a post-9/11 world preached about noble enemies and just wars, Ozzy preached against the war pigs—demonic figures, brainwashed by death and hatred, indifferent to the human cost.
International Adoptions Plummet as Global Surrogacy Increases
A Pew Research Center analysis of the most recent State Department data has found that the number of international adoptions by U.S. parents dropped 94% between 2004, when there were almost 23,000 and 2023, which saw only 1,275.
Faith in Construction | Walking Faithfully Into Senior Year
As I stand on the edge of my final year, I’m reminded that every year—no matter how messy, uncertain, or unexpected—has shaped who I am.
William McNeil Jr.’s Viral Traffic Stop Video and the ‘Master Narrative’ of Police Brutality
William Anthony McNeil Jr. recently released a video of his February 19th arrest that began when he was pulled over for not having his headlights on during “inclement weather” and a seatbelt violation in Jacksonville, Florida. When McNeil questioned why he was being pulled over and refused to get out of the car, Officer Bowers smashed the driver’s side window and punched McNeil in the face. The video has since gone viral on social media.
Lessons from my Truett Seminary Research on LGBTQ+ Inclusion
The church must take concrete steps to foster a sense of belonging and acceptance. We cannot afford to ignore the voices of those who have been marginalized.
Preaching to the Choir While Children Die: The Cost of Silence on Gaza
I believe many are beginning to suspect that history will one day judge us clearly and decisively based on where we stand on what is happening in Gaza.
As Laughter Rises, Tyranny Falls
Today is the day the courageous and the faithful step forward, and together we laugh in the face of fear.
Faith While Fidgeting | An Interview with Harrison Litzell on Inclusive Worship Spaces
Sacred space isn’t sacred because of what we keep out. It’s sacred because of what we do there. If we can create a space where children can be physically present and comfortable, and if we can imbue that space with prayer and worship, then that’s what makes it sacred.
Seven Mountain Mandate | Creating a Christian Media Empire
In the final installment of the Seven Mountain Mandate Series, Craig Nash describes how evangelicals have sown seeds of distrust in the media and have created their own media empires.
Can the Spirit Change Baylor’s LGBTQ+ Policy?
Will Baylor ever evolve in its approach to queer inclusion?
The Movement of God Under the Shade of Trees
Wherever you find yourself today, there’s a bigger God to notice. What’s happening under the shade of trees, bus stops and apartment awnings?
Remembering Malcolm- Jamal Warner: Losing Theo Huxtable
While the actor went on to star in dozens of other sitcoms, was a Grammy Award-winning artist and a poet, he was a member of “America’s family.” The fictional Huxtables revolutionized American television in the 1980s, which is why Malcolm-Jamal Warner will always be Theo Huxtable.