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Despite deep divisions in U.S. society, Christians can lead the way toward bipartisan solutions to the pain of poverty, according to David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World.

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‘Bad advocacy’ can do more harm than good, Baptist scholar insists

March 11, 2011

author: Administrator

Celebrity-driven campaigns like Save Darfur and Invisible Children are popular, but in some cases, they do more harm than good, according to a Baptist scholar who specializes in African politics, conflict and international affairs.

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Baptist leaders denounce Muslim hearing

March 11, 2011

author: brandon

ATLANTA (ABP) -- Leaders of four national Baptist organizations signed a statement released March 10 critical of the hearings by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Homeland Security on the subject of radicalization within the American Muslim community.

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Jesus’ view of a woman’s place

March 9, 2011

author: Bill Webb

Evelyn Stagg died Feb. 28 at the age of 96. I never met Ms. Stagg personally. Nor do I recall ever hearing her speak. To most people, she was better known as the wife of Frank Stagg, distinguished New Testament professor at

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God, church strengths for family facing rare genetic disorder

March 9, 2011

author: Administrator

Childhood Alzheimer's -- a genetic disorder so rare that Brisan and Parker Stults were the first cases ever diagnosed by Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, to the knowledge of the boys' parents. Only about 75 people are living with it in the country

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Baptist church-state scholar urges broader scope for congressional hearing on radical Islam

March 8, 2011

author: brandon

WASHINGTON (ABP) -- A Baptist advocate for religious liberty and the separation of church and state said March 8 that House committee hearings scheduled later this week on radical Islam should be broadened to other faiths.

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Churches gather for worship grieving slain pastor

March 7, 2011

author: brandon

ARLINGTON, Texas (ABP) -- Two Baptist churches in Texas gathered with heavy hearts for worship Sunday, March 6, grieving the murder of a young pastor and the attack of a 67-year-old ministry assistant in an apparent robbery the week before.

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Missouri pastor nominated as CBF as moderator-elect

March 7, 2011

author: Administrator

ATLANTA (ABP) -- Keith Herron, senior pastor of Holmeswood Baptist Church in Kansas City, Mo., has been nominated to be the next moderator-elect for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Renée Bennett, chief operating officer with Morningstar Children and Family Services, has been submitted as the

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LifeWay backs off ‘read with discernment- label for books

March 4, 2011

author: Administrator

Southern Baptist bookstores quietly have suspended a four-year-old program that alerted customers to read with “discernment” books by several up-and-coming authors whose books “could be considered inconsistent with historical evangelical theology.”

170. Tony Campolo on Faith as Babylon Falls

This episode features a conversation originally recorded in May 2020 for the podcast Baptist Without An Adjective. In it, Word&Way President Brian Kaylor interviewed author and sociologist Tony Campolo. The author of 35 books and a longtime professor at Eastern University, Campolo died on Nov. 19 at the age of 89. This conversation is being…
169. Grace Ji-Sun Kim on When God Became White

Grace Ji-Sun Kim, a professor of theology at Earlham School of Religion, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book When God Became White: Dismantling Whiteness for a More Just Christianity. She also discusses issues of racism, patriarchy, and Christian Nationalism. She previously appeared on episode 145. She writes a Substack newsletter and…
168. Drew Strait on Strange Worship

Drew Strait, a New Testament professor at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Strange Worship: Six Steps for Challenging Christian Nationalism. He also discusses issues of strategic nonviolence, empathy, and suspicion of state power. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…
167. Bekah McNeel on This is Going to Hurt

Journalist and author Bekah McNeel talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about her new book This Is Going to Hurt: Following Jesus in a Divided America. She also discusses addressing issues of immigration, education, and guns. She previously appeared on episode 70. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that…

Fighting hunger makes economic and political sense, Christian activist says

‘Bad advocacy’ can do more harm than good, Baptist scholar insists

Baptist leaders denounce Muslim hearing

Jesus’ view of a woman’s place

God, church strengths for family facing rare genetic disorder

Baptist church-state scholar urges broader scope for congressional hearing on radical Islam

Churches gather for worship grieving slain pastor

Missouri pastor nominated as CBF as moderator-elect

LifeWay backs off ‘read with discernment- label for books

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