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Undocumented immigrants need to still be treated in line with the values of our country. If you started your summer vacation early, chances are you missed the story about the 1,500 missing migrant children. Over the past few weeks, countless news agencies led with headlines accusing the U.S. government of losing 1,500 immigrant children. PeopleContinue reading “Lending Our Voice to Family— It’s More Important than Government”

Case of Andrew White exposes hazards of charity work in a war zone. Andrew White, best known as the former vicar of Baghdad, Iraq, has been cleared of criminal charges for allegedly paying Islamic State terrorists to redeem Yazidi sex slaves. “For one year I have been under police investigation in response to a seriousContinue reading “‘Vicar of Baghdad’ Cleared of Paying ISIS to Redeem Yazidi Sex Slaves”

Four views on why African American Christians have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court’s first ruling on refusing services for same-sex weddings. Recent legal attempts to balance religious freedom with LGBT anti-discrimination efforts have been compared to the push for racial equality during the civil rights movement in the United States decades before. But areContinue reading “For Black Evangelicals, How Does Masterpiece Cakeshop Compare to Jim Crow?”

Who says Christians aren’t funny? Check out some of these signs. Thanks, @pulleykeith! Thanks, @therealJRDay! Thanks, @GuyofHorses! Also, in June, I am speaking at a number of events. Join me if you are available! Disaster Ministry Conference – June 23, 2018 Amplify Conference – June 26-28, 2018 Converge Conference – June 29th, 2018 One MissionContinue reading “Time for Some Fun: Saturday Church Sign Humor”

Despite two strong candidates, if ever there were a time for a woman at the helm, it’d be now. When Trayvon Martin was shot and killed because he simply looked “suspicious,” initiated by the fact that Zimmerman viewed him as “suspicious” and chose to pursue him against the order of the police department, it wasContinue reading “The Case for Electing Beth Moore as President of the SBC”

Decision will avoid a distracting showdown on first day of Southern Baptist delegates’ Dallas gathering. Paige Patterson will no longer preach an honorary sermon at the annual meeting of America’s largest Protestant denomination this month. The figurehead of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) was slated to preach the high-profile “convention sermon” in Dallas on JuneContinue reading “Patterson Withdraws from SBC Annual Meeting”

How predatory behavior goes undetected in congregations. A man who had long sexually abused children sat in front of his pastor, wanting to confess his crimes. He began cautiously, mentioning that there had been accusations against him. He got no further, as his minister broke in, “Well, that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of,”Continue reading “Sex Offenders Groom Churches Too”

The Great Commission plus the Great Commandment added to a Great Commitment, multiplied by Great Collaborations results in Great Communities The 21st-century church is struggling because we refuse (or even resist) to recognize that the enculturated presuppositions which have birthed our visions and undergirded our strategies are no longer effective. American culture, from Hollywood toContinue reading “A New Equation for Collaboration in Mission”

German Christians debate whether conservative state’s new law honors or hijacks the core symbol of their faith. “A clearly visible cross must be placed in the entrance area of every service building to serve as a reminder of the historical and cultural influence of Bavaria.” So reads a controversial new law introduced in Germany’s second-mostContinue reading “Bavaria Requires Crosses on All Public Buildings. Church Leaders Disagree.”

A new documentary shows how a gentle Presbyterian minister turned TV inside out. Morgan Neville’s new documentary about Fred Rogers, Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, reminds us that the television icon was an ordained minister … and then shows us protesters at his funeral predicting his damnation. It tells us that he was a lifelongContinue reading “Love Thy Neighbor as Mister Rogers Did”