Why Beth Moore’s departure from the SBC really matters
WEBMar 10, 2021 · Jeff Straub, professor of historical theology and missions at Central Seminary in Plymouth, Minn., explained the background in a Feb. 28 article posted on the seminary’s website.. Describing a current call for a second “conservative resurgence” within the SBC, he called attention to the Conservative Baptist Network and Founders Ministries — two far-right groups within the right-wing ...
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WEBJD Vance and Al Mohler use fuzzy math to sound an alarm on falling birth rates. Over the past two months since Donald Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate, many people have been surprised to learn about Vance’s demonization of women in the workplace and his strange fascination with large families. Just this past….
I asked people why they’re leaving Christianity, and here’s what I ...
WEBDec 13, 2022 · According to a September 2022 Pew study, people identifying as Christian have decreased from 90% of the U.S. population in 1972 to 64% in 2020. But it’s not just researchers who are talking about this. As of Dec. 6, 2020, the hashtag “#exchristian” had 696.7 million cumulative views on TikTok and was assigned to more than 68,600 posts on ...
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WEBBrian Kaylor is president and editor-in-chief of Word&Way, a Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in political communications, and the author or co-author of five books on religion and politics, including a new book on white Christian nationalism with Beau Underwood,…. Opinion Greg Garrett, Senior Columnist.
After 30 years, the NRSV gets an update: Here’s what that means
WEBMar 15, 2022 · The New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition, also known as NRSVue, currently is available for digital download and will be published in printed copies later this spring. The update is significant, in part, because the NRSV is a preferred translation for many biblical scholars, seminaries, …
Pavlovitz seeks to create 'safe spaces' for hard conversations …
WEBNov 17, 2021 · American Christianity must provide safe spaces for theological and social reflection if the nation’s growing population of “nones” and disenfranchised believers are to be engaged and served meaningfully by the church, author and blogger John Pavlovitz said during a Nov. 16 webinar hosted by Baptist News Global.. An openness to dialogue is also critical to promote LGBTQ inclusion and to ...
Historians trace beginning of Baptist movement back 400 years
WEBBaptists in 1609 practiced believer’s baptism, but they didn’t immerse. Even so, most church historians agree Baptists emerged as a distinct movement 400 years ago. From their beginning, Baptists have been characterized by a restless pursuit of God’s truth, Bill Leonard said. Baptists have been characterized by a restless pursuit of God ...
An oft-quoted biblical scholar changes his mind on LGBTQ …
WEBIn 1996, Hays released Moral Vision of the New Testament and it quickly became a standard text for biblical scholars, theologians and ethicists alike. In the 16th chapter, Hays carefully works through the few relevant New Testament passages and concludes the witness of the New Testament is against homosexuality.
Here’s why cremation is now chosen after 57% of all U.S. deaths
WEBJul 14, 2022 · Since then, the national per-death cremation rate has skyrocketed, reaching 27% by 2000 and 57.5% in 2021, according to the Cremation Association of North America. The rate is projected to reach 64% by 2025. Smith said his own research on death and grief, his interactions with families in mourning and …
Plagiarism is the least thing to worry about with Voddie Baucham, …
WEBMar 7, 2022 · Of course, Baucham himself has similarly swooned over Strachan in his review of Strachan’s book Christianity and Wokeness, saying, “Few men possess the mix of intellect, winsomeness, academic rigor, pastoral sensitivity, and raw courage that drips from every page of this book.”. Strachan, former president of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, is a vocal complementarian who ...
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