“I didn’t know women could be pastors until I was in college.”
“I didn’t know women could be pastors until I was in college.” October 16, 2024 Dear church, I didn’t know women could be pastors until I was in college. That’s when I met my first woman pastor, Rev. Mary Hammond, a co-pastor of Oberlin Community Church in Oberlin, Ohio. Seeing Mary lead, preach, teach, and […]
Christ is risen indeed!
Christ is risen indeed! October 16, 2024 Hey y’all, Somehow, it is late March and Easter is upon us! Admittedly, I have never considered Easter one of my favorite holidays, but each year I find that it is the one I need most. I need Jesus to get up. I need to be reminded and […]
We’ll see y’all at Home
We’ll see y’all at Home October 16, 2024 Dear Seattle First Baptist family, In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus tells a story of a father who has two sons. The older son stays home and works the fields to fulfill his familial duty. The younger son goes off with his inheritance to live recklessly in […]
BJC announces 2024 class of BJC Fellows
BJC announces 2024 class of BJC Fellows October 16, 2024 View the original article here. Meet the newest group of young professionals who completed the BJC Fellows Seminar in Colonial Williamsburg, Va. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Karlee Marshall / kmarshall@bjconline.org WILLIAMSBURG, VA – BJC (Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty) is excited to introduce the 2024 […]
Talking about gender and sexuality with children at church
Talking about gender and sexuality with children at church November 4, 2023 View the original article here. by Anita Peebles In his article, “Dealing with Gender and Sexuality at Church” in the summer issue of Baptist Peacemaker, Rubén David Bonilla Ramos addressed a topic vitally important to progressive Baptists. He shared nine excellent practical tips […]
How long, O God, how long?
How long, O God, how long? October 30, 2024 Dear church, I write this in the days after the deadly shooting of elementary school children in Uvalde, Texas. It is hard to know what to say in times like these, other than NOT ONE MORE. Only in this country do mass shootings happen so frequently. […]
Book to help kids with faith questions turns out to help parents too
Book to help kids with faith questions turns out to help parents too February 15, 2022 View the original article here. by Jeff Brumley A book initially conceived to nurture the religious curiosity of children came to add assurances for adults nervous about giving wrong answers or feeling they should be much more theologically proficient when […]
Here I am, Uncle Sam, send me: What Biden got wrong
Here I am, Uncle Sam, send me: What Biden got wrong October 16, 2024 View the original article here. by Leigh Curl-Dove Those (military members) who have served through the ages and have drawn inspiration from the Book of Isaiah, when the Lord says: “Whom shall I send? Who shall go for us?” The American […]