‘Worship warfare’ event in Seattle was planned to be violent
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on May 27, 2025. “TODAY WAS WILD!!! A RIOT BROKE OUT IN SEATTLE!!” Those were the exuberant words of revivalist Ross Johnston celebrating on Instagram in all caps as chaos erupted during a worship protest Saturday in Seattle’s Cal Anderson Park. “NO MORE CUTE WEAK CHRISTIANS, WE […]
You won’t believe our story of Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on May 22, 2025. Three days before what we thought would be my wife, Ruth Ellen’s, final surgery for stage three breast cancer, my mind was racing as I was trying to finish moving out of our old house while confirming plans for where our five kids would […]
Woman preaches at Lakepointe ‘under the fathers of this house’
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on May 15, 2025. In a scene reminiscent of a Serena Waterford speech from Margaret Atwood’s dystopian depiction of totalitarian patriarchy in The Handmaid’s Tale, Dallas megachurch pastor Josh Howerton and his fellow elders allowed a woman to preach on Mother’s Day. If you’re a complementarian, that’s likely where […]
When Romans 1 is your answer to every challenge
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on May 7, 2025. Almost every political conversation with white evangelicals today eventually comes down to their fear of saying anything positive about LGBTQ people. If you have empathy, they’ll warn it’s a slippery slope toward affirming LGBTQ people. If you suggest women can preach, they’ll accuse you […]