by Zach Dawes Jr | Jun 29, 2023 | Feature-, News
The number of U.S. adults who affirm only two gender identities has increased in recent years, according to a Public Religion Research Institute report published June 8. In its 2023 survey, PRRI found that 65% of respondents say, “there are only two gender identities,...
by Good Faith Media | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature, News
True Colors: Stories of Baptist Inclusion is now available from Nurturing Faith Books, the publishing imprint of Good Faith Media. The beauty of a prism lies in the way it refracts light, revealing the colors that are hidden within it. Each facet of the prism offers a...
by Justin Sizemore | Jun 23, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I have an aversion to revivals. This word carries a weight to it, particularly for those who have been harmed by the church. Something like “revival,” touted with that much religious language, can be a strong traumatic trigger. Despite my own fears around anything...
by Wendell Griffen | Jun 19, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
The Southern Baptist Convention recently expelled two churches who chose women to serve as pastors. The convention also amended its primary doctrinal document to make it clear that Southern Baptists believe that it is not right for women to hold pastoral leadership...
by David P. Gushee | Jun 16, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
Editor’s note: This is the final article of a five-part series. Part one is available here, part two here, part three here and part four here. Ten steps on my journey toward full LGBTQ inclusion, concluded: 8. I concluded that the Genesis 3 account of human sin and...
