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…

After Easter, I posted on the arrests of several Chinese Christians from Shouwang Church who were detained for publicly meeting for worship on Easter Sunday. At that time, I posted a petition at Change.org to raise awareness and to ask our nation’s leaders to stand against this human rights violation regarding religious freedom. Since then,…

In the process of encouraging people to live out their faith in everyday life, I often find myself inspired by others in the process. One notable example comes from my friends in the band Union Avenue. This crew of college students has repeatedly used their musical talents to help those in a variety of situations…

Chris Matthews spouted his thoughts regarding Christians in his June 9th response to Weiner’s recent actions. For those who missed it, here is the transcript excerpt: I want you to pick this up, Ben. This is, to me, the stakes here. If he stays, they never get the leadership back. They never get the Speakership…

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