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To experience the Bahamas -- where this year's Baptist World Alliance annual meeting was held -- means more than just hanging out on the beach. This is a country, after all, where income inequality means most citizens can’t afford to spend a week at one

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Denying Service, Denying Liberty

July 17, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

Over the past few years, some Christians have reduced the concept of religious liberty to merely serve as a counter-value to the rights of LGBTQ persons. This misinterpretation of what religious liberty actually means hurts the historic freedom to practice our faith.

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Moral Courage to Lead

July 10, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

Finding the moral courage to be first can be difficult. We need more Deborahs, Jaels, and Jackies.

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Which Way Will We March?

July 3, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

In the book The Last Week, Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan suggest that on that Palm Sunday there were actually two processions entering Jerusalem. "The two processions, they state, "embody the central conflict of the week that led to Jesus’s crucifixion.”

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Supreme Court Gets Its Logic Crossed

June 26, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

Last week, a majority of justices on the U.S. Supreme Court decided to flip to a calendar in their quest to discover truth. Well, they didn’t admit that, but that’s essentially what they did in the case of the 94-year-old cross in Bladensburg, Md.

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Finding Healing Starts By Listening

June 19, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

In 2 Kings 5, a self-righteous, important man had to humble himself and listen to others in a quest to find healing from leprosy. Humbly listening to those we normally wouldn’t listen to might be the recipe we need today.

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Can Salvation Come to Southern Seminary?

June 12, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

The classic children’s song about Zacchaeus — a wee little man was he — strikes me as odd. The song ends just as the story really gets good. And it has parallels to the report released by Southern Seminary in Louisville, Ky., documenting the school’s

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How Not to Pray for the President

June 5, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

As often occurs when preachers give their pulpits over to a politician, they point to a Bible passage that does not actually justify their decision: 1 Timothy 2:1-2. But the passage does not actually say what proponents claim.

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More Than Testimony

June 3, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

During the state legislative session in Missouri that ended in May, I found myself at the Capitol more than usual -- and I’ve learned a couple things about the impact of a Baptist minister showing up to speak out for those of minority faiths or

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Where God Is at Work

May 6, 2019

author: Brian Kaylor, Word&Way Editor

On Mar. 13, more than 16 years in Missouri Baptist litigation came to an end. But if we rejoice in our “victories,” we miss the point that we all lost as we hurt the cause of Christ.

141. Trey Ferguson on Theologizin' Bigger

Trey Ferguson, a minister and writer, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his new book Theologizin' Bigger: Homilies on Living Freely and Loving Wholly. He also discusses biblical interpretation, inerrancy, and Black Panther. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and…
140. Derek Kubilus on Holy Hell

Derek Kubilus, a Methodist pastor in Ohio, talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about his book Holy Hell: A Case against Eternal Damnation. He also discusses translation issues, Wesleyan teachings, and Star Wars. Note: Don't forget to subscribe to our award-winning e-newsletter A Public Witness that helps you make sense of faith, culture, and politics.
139. Jim Wallis, Brian Kaylor, & Angela Denker on Christian Nationalism

Angela Denker, a journalist and Lutheran minister, moderates a discussion with Jim Wallis of the Georgetown Center on Faith and Justice and Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about Christian Nationalism and other issues of faith and politics. A written version of this conversation was previously published at A Public Witness. Denker, author of Red State Christians: A…
138. Brian Kaylor & Beau Underwood on Baptizing America

Beau Underwood talks with Word&Way President Brian Kaylor about the forthcoming book they co-authored, Baptizing America: How Mainline Protestants Helped Build Christian Nationalism. They also discuss changing U.S. demographics and how the book came together. Underwood previously appeared on episode 43. Save 33% on Baptizing America with the promo code "BApodcast" at chalicepress.com. Note: Don't…

Caribbean (Mission) Life

Denying Service, Denying Liberty

Moral Courage to Lead

Which Way Will We March?

Supreme Court Gets Its Logic Crossed

Finding Healing Starts By Listening

Can Salvation Come to Southern Seminary?

How Not to Pray for the President

More Than Testimony

Where God Is at Work

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