Baptist Philanthropist ‘Babs’ Baugh Dies
Barbara Nell (“Babs”) Baugh, president of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation, died on Sunday, June 14, after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 78.
Finding Wow Factors
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the wow factor. It’s those moments or things in your life that make you instantly pause and have a profound moment of appreciation. If you’re lucky, it sometimes even takes your breath away.
As Coronavirus Restrictions Loosen, Congregations Grapple With Including Older Adults
As states begin loosening lockdown restrictions and churches contemplate how to reopen safely, clergy and other religious leaders face difficult decisions when it comes to their senior members. For older people, there’s a cruel reality to those reopenings.
Four Ways to Tell a Prophet From a Political Puppet
In the streets of Washington, D.C., we have seen religion used as a political prop and we have seen it exercise its prophetic voice.
Nostalgia, Music and This Pirate Radio Station Bring Older Adults Together
A new pirate radio station has emerged from a decidedly unexpected source: Bridge Senior Living residents. Radio Recliner, created by Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta agency Luckie, is an online radio station run by the residents.
After George Floyd’s Death, a Groundswell of Religious Activism
George Floyd’s death has triggered a groundswell of outrage and activism by religious leaders and faith-based groups across the United States, reminiscent of what occurred during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Televangelist Sues to Halt Inquiry on Virus Product
Televangelist Jim Bakker hopes to thwart attempts by Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge to obtain personal information of his congregation members as part of a consumer-protection investigation into his promotion of a liquid solution to cure the COVID-19 infection.
`He Is Going to Change the World’: Funeral Held for George Floyd
George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice.
DC Pastor on the Role of Diversity in Places of Worship
Rachel Martin speaks with Pastor Irwyn L. Ince Jr. of the Grace DC Institute for Cross Cultural Mission about the role racially diverse churches could play in fostering social justice.
Retire Gavel Named for Slaveholder, Southern Baptist President J.D. Greear Says
For most of their history, Southern Baptists have opened their meetings with a gavel named for a slaveholder. The president of the nation's largest Protestant denomination now says that gavel should be retired.