Recent Articles
Maternal Separation Ain’t Cute: The Internet’s Obsession with Punch the Monkey and the Church’s Harm of Adoptees
Though Christians often portray adoption as a picture of the gospel, the roots of modern adoption are far from biblical.
Blindness is Not Brokenness: Practicing Inclusive Worship
Disability is not a metaphor for what is broken, but a lived reality that belongs in all aspects of the church’s life.
United Seminary to Honor Jackie Baugh Moore and Julie Strathe Baugh with Doctors of Humane Letters
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities will confer Doctors of Humane Letters (honoris causa) upon sisters Jackie Baugh Moore and Julie Strathe Baugh during its 64th Commencement Exercises on April 26, 2026.
What Will It Take To Radicalize You?
For Christ’s sake, when he comes for us, may he not find us on middle ground.
Perryman Warns Against ‘Performative Peace,’ Addresses TPUSA Event at Baylor Lecture
Skye Perryman urged Baylor to reject fear and “performative peace,” linking U.S. civil rights struggles to debate over a Turning Point USA campus event.
Gordon College’s New Graduate Program Addresses Critical Shortage of Mental Health Professionals
Gordon College announced a new Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling on March 18.
Starting With The Truth: To the Woman Still Performing Comfort
If the ministry has relied on women’s emotional labor, it can repent and rebuild.
Lebanon Is Not Sepia: Snow, Sea and Sorrow
We do not care about world politics when we see our little paradise being lost.
The Case of César Chávez: When Justice Requires Us to Interrogate Our Heroes
Why do we so easily sanctify individuals while rendering invisible the many who make liberation possible?
How Can Lent’s Labor Be Carried Out?: 40 Questions for Contemplative Action
Remembering that you are dust is not an insult, for such is the very stuff of the universe
America is a Big White Lie
America is turning 250 in a few months and the Trump administration is taking its citizens down memory lane.
‘Do Not Besmirch the Name!’: Remembering Church Van Trips
Church vans were more than transportation. They were part of the experience.
North Americans More Accepting of Gambling Than Global Peers
People in the United States and Canada are among the least likely in the world to say gambling is wrong, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.
The SAVE White Supremacy Act: America’s Old Friend Resurfaces
The SAVE Act is not about safeguarding U.S. elections; it is about suppressing the vote.
FOCUS KEYWORD: “SAVE Act”
Oscars | What ‘One Battle After Another’ Reveals About Hope
Hope does not require that things look promising. It only requires that something is actually worth fighting for.
Two Baylors
Institutions, like the humans who make them up, contain multitudes. They are never just one thing.
Reclaiming Faith and Bodily Autonomy: SACReD Launches Nationwide Digital Outreach
A new campaign by SACReD targets Christian nationalism, encouraging people of faith to reconnect with traditions centered on dignity, moral agency, and care for neighbors.
I Was Number 49594
Sometimes at night, I wake up in a panic.
Americans Making Difficult Decisions to Pay for Rising Healthcare Costs
The lapse in ACA subsidies has forced Americans to make difficult decisions.
Churches With Cuba Partnerships Call for Policy Shift Amid Blackout
Churches with long-standing partnerships in Cuba call for changes to diplomatic and economic policies.
What They Don’t Tell You About ‘The Pitt’
There’s something they aren’t telling you about ‘The Pitt.’
The Bombs Fall on Iran; The Hatred Falls Next Door: On Islamophobia, War, and the Wisdom of Mahmoud Ayoub
Fear, weaponized by power, always seeks the nearest available face.
History Needs More Than ‘a Woman’s Touch’
Saying ‘herstory’ is not sufficient to balance the scales of history.
The Drums of War and the Prayer of Francis: Viewing the Iran Conflict Through the Lens of Peace
We are called to be agents of peace in a fractured world.
This War is about Imperialism, Not Religious Conflict
Israeli leaders want us to believe the US-Israeli-Iranian war is an ethno-religious conflict. It isn’t.
The Oscars Will Always Choose ‘Hamnet’ Over ‘F1: The Movie.’ Your Church Should Too
We need to turn the lens on ourselves, because the modern church has an F1 problem.
Alabama Governor Grants Clemency to Death Row Inmate Sentenced for a Murder He Didn’t Commit
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey granted clemency to a death-row inmate who was sentenced for a murder he was not charged with committing.
When Faith and Science Work Together
Science helps us understand the world as it is. Faith helps us imagine the world as it could be.
Starting With the Truth: A Letter to a Newly Diagnosed Neurodivergent Woman
You are not starting over. You are finally starting with the truth, and that changes everything.
Evangelicalism’s Twin Engines of Destruction: The Theological Innovation Sanctifying Trump’s War in Iran
Theology is nothing if not pliable, and Evangelicals syncretize religious impulses as well as anyone.