When the Activist Faith blog was launched last November, all I knew was that there was a great need for people of faith to become more involved in the major social change issues of our time. There was no map for how to make this happen, but I plunged in by faith to help do…

Many people are alive yet never truly live. How do we truly live? What makes us come alive, moving beyond mere existence to significance?   According to Romans 6, it’s God. Verses 11-14 reveal: 11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. 12 Therefore do not…

[Guest post from my friend Charles Powell, founder of Mercy Movement and coauthor of Not in My Town.] In your town you might have spas or massage parlors that promise hours like 10 a. m. to 2 a. m.  Or they advertise the women that work there using their body measurements.  Or they tout their…

Yesterday in Phoenix, AZ, Southern Baptist Convention President Bryant Wright met with members from a coalition of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender groups seeking an official apology from the denomination regarding the treatment of of the LGBT community. While no official statement took place as a result, the meeting addresses the important question, “Should Baptists…

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