Blunt, Hawley Must Rethink Their Legacies
Word&Way Editor Brian Kaylor penned a guest op-ed in the Kansas City Star reacting to Missouri Senators Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley voting to acquit in the latest Senate trial of Donald Trump. Read full piece
At Baptist College in Virginia, a Disagreement Over Athletes Kneeling During National Anthem
Bluefield College, a Baptist-affiliated school in Virginia, suspended its men’s basketball team for one game this month after players failed to heed administration warnings against kneeling during the National Anthem to protest racial injustice. Read full piece
Death of My Childhood
Editor Brian Kaylor reflects on the deaths of two individuals he listened to as a teenager: Christian singer Carman and talk radio show host Rush Limbaugh. And Kaylor considers what those formative voices mean for him today.
Consuming Religious Content Does Not Equal Community
Columnist Greg Mamula writes that the online church experience can make pastors, leaders, and volunteers feel like a content factory. But the good news is your local church is not designed to be a vending machine producing endless streams of creative content for religious consumers.
Would Jesus Wear a Seat Belt?
Tony Cartledge: Would Jesus buckle up, obey the speed limit, and show courtesy to other drivers? You bet your heated leather seats he would. Read full piece
On Social Media, Vaccine Misinformation Mixes with Extreme Faith
Even with renewed efforts by tech companies, religious-themed misinformation is among the hardest to police. Read full piece
SBU Trustees Reverse Some Tenure/Promotion Denials
After nearly two weeks of controversy following an unusual move to deny tenure or promotion to five faculty members, the Board of Trustees for Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri, reversed some of those decisions in a meeting held virtually Tuesday.
Jordan’s Orthodox Archbishop Moves to Deny Evangelicals Full Legal Recognition
Long-simmering suspicions between Orthodox and evangelical Christians have blown up recently over the refusal of the Jordanian government to allow evangelical churches full legal standing under the country's religiously-divided judicial system.
Amid Increasing Secularization & Waning Influence, Can the Black Church Evolve?
A new documentary from PBS and a landmark study about Black Americans’ religious and spiritual lives point to tensions in the Black church and ask the question: Will the Black church survive? Read full piece
Celebrating Ash Wednesday in a Pandemic? There’s an App for That
There are filters that blur “imperfections” in photos and filters that turn lawyers into cats on Zoom. Now there’s a filter to help Christians safely display the very visible Ash Wednesday mark on social media.