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Revenge is not a Christian practice

Revenge is not a Christian practice “Vengeance is mine” saith Lord Trump. When your gospel is “Get even,” you have nothing to do with…
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The arrogance of Jeffress’ claims about James Talarico

Robert Jeffress says James Talarico “twists Scripture.” The problem here is not Talarico but Jeffress. Of the U.S. Senate candidate from Texas, he said: “He…
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Eric Metaxas is wrong about American history — again

Eric Metaxas is wrong about American history — again Eric Metaxas has a new book, Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History…
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL GOSPEL

There has never been a more appropriate time to bring back a popular promotional from the evangelical world known as WWJD? The contemporary background…
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The Social Gospel MAGA Target More than Talarico

James Talarico vs Ken Paxton for the US Senate has a larger content: The gospel of Jesus Christ. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are…
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Pope Leo’s ‘evangelical’ encyclical

Pope Leo’s ‘evangelical’ encyclical (Analysis Rodney Kennedy, this article appeared in Baptist News Global on May 28, 2026) I read Pope Leo’s papal encyclical, “Magnifica…
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Rededicate 25: Gathering of Revisionist Clowns

“Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving” was held on May 17, 2026, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The…
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Why I Didn’t Attend “Rededicate 250”

Sunday, March 17, there was an eight-hour prayer meeting in Washington D.C. called “Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving.” I…
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Imagined Interview with Hebrew Prophets

An imagined interview with the Hebrew prophets Each week, attempting to maintain sanity, I overlay the preaching of Hebrew prophets with the politics of…
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Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview shows why we need a free press OpinionRodney Kennedy  |  April 29, 2026   The recent 60 Minutes interview with President Donald Trump hosted by…
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Don’t mess around with south side Chicago guys

I confess I winced when President Trump remarked, “I am not a fan of the Pope.” Since Pope Leo is an American from Chicago…
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David Barton Goes to Washington

Two recent Baptist News articles have highlighted the influence of David Barton in Washington, D.C. Jeff Brumley wrote, “At SBC seminary, Hawley says USA…
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O Brother Franklin Graham Where Art Thou?

With apologies to Ulysses Everett McGill, Franklin Graham reminds me of the O Brother Where Art Thou? character, with his determination to have “bona…
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Drones and Doves

The war in Iran has invaded even my dreams. Already deeply distressed by a war I find unnecessary, immoral, and unjust, last night my…
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Alabama is about to execute a man who did not kill anyone

(The day after this article appeared in Baptist News, the governor of Alabama commuted the death penalty of Sonny Burton) The state of Alabama…
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Donald Trump has been wrong about most everything

One of Donald Trump’s marketing slogans declares, “Trump was right about everything.” But in reality, as anyone with eyes can clearly see, Trump has been…
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Alabama plans to execute man who didn’t kill anyone

The state of Alabama is scheduled to execute Sonny Burton on March 12, 2026. An execution in Alabama is not unusual. Since 2016, the…
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1860, 1952, 1954, 1962, and 1965 Like 2026

Out of habit, in both the French and English sense, I have a text. A reading from Daniel: “Then Nebuchadnezzar was so filled with…
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CLAIMING GOD”S ANOINTING MAY NOT BE ALL IT’S CRACKED UP TO BE

When Thomas Dewey went to sleep on election night, November 2, 1948, he was the president-elect. The Chicago Tribune had already sealed the deal…
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Mike Johnson needs to read the Bible

This article printed previously https://baptistnews.com/article/mike-johnson-needs-to-read-the-whole-bible/ Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends the 74th annual National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton on…