What happens when fools are elevated into highest power?
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on April 1, 2026. April Fools’ Day is a time for jokes and pranks and hoping your kids, partners or coworkers don’t take things too far. The goal is to have a few laughs while making it through the day relatively unscathed. There are multiple theories about the […]
All are welcome — except those we don’t like
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on November 12, 2025. While white evangelicals like to brand their churches to their neighbors as cool and kind, their behavior toward their neighbors often is cruel. I recently came across a perfect example of this through the social media posts of Nate Schlomann, executive pastor of Village […]
As MAGA pastors gain influence, let’s talk about peace instead of power
This article originally appeared at Baptist News Global on January 19, 2024. “Kind of disturbing” is how journalist Katie Couric described an Axios piece about how Donald Trump built an insurmountable lead in Monday’s Iowa caucus by catering to evangelical MAGA pastors. “They say obviously they embrace Trump because of the Supreme Court justices who helped overturn Roe v Wade,” […]