3+ hour, 11+ min ago  (344+ words) Editor Note: Part three of a four-part series on the role of Baptists in development of religious liberty in America, published in conjunction with the nation's 250th anniversary. Charles Jones is a retired pastor and Baptist historian who lives in Athens,…...

5+ hour, 5+ min ago  (244+ words) Walter Bell Staggs Jr. , chaplain and lay minister from Mobile, died June 25. He was 85. Staggs was a member of Cottage Hill Baptist Church, Mobile, and served as a trauma chaplain for eight years with what is now USA Health University…...

16+ hour, 33+ min ago  (543+ words) We celebrated the 250th anniversary of our nation's independence. Did you watch the fireworks downtown at the riverfront? Many people set off their own fireworks. My hometown in St. Louis does not allow individuals to set off fireworks in the neighborhoods....

18+ hour, 35+ min ago  (760+ words) By jward@tctimes. com | on July 11, 2026 Ortonville " From the cockpit of an Army Blackhawk helicopter to the pulpit of a Global Methodist church, The Rev. Danny Bledsoe's path to ministry has been anything but conven'tional. On July 1, Bledsoe landed as…...

19+ hour, 3+ min ago  (310+ words) MUMBAI: Every civilisation has come to believe in confessions. That is why people confess to priests; fears are acknowledged to Gods; ever since psychology started to evolve, people have been paying money to pour their hearts out to therapists; and…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (242+ words) Church and Parish Support Clergy & LLM Support We are delighted to welcome The Revd Brunel James as Interim Chaplain to the Bishop of London. Brunel will begin his ministry on Monday 13 July and will be licensed on Wednesday 15 July. Along…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago  (459+ words) In Luke 1: 36, when the archangel Gabriel is speaking to the Virgin Mary, it was announced to her that Mary's relative (Elizabeth) had also "conceived a son" (i. e. , John the Baptist). It is important to note that it was a "son" that…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (157+ words) Sadly, Mainline Protestantism has sadly retreated into near obscurity. Catholic priests when called upon can still do it well. And many Evangelical clergy can fulfill the role if asked. Billy Graham was expert at it. Sam Goldman smartly advocates a…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (266+ words) A Ukrainian journalist spoke about attempts by American officials to pressure Bulgarian hierarchs into recognizing the OCU. The U. S. State Department exerted sustained pressure on Local Orthodox Churches to recognize the OCU, Ukrainian journalist Mykola said in an interview with Zoryana…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (952+ words) A look at the growing unfamiliarity with Christian ideas and images and the efforts underway to correct America's religious literacy deficit. The United States of America is marking its 250th year of independence. But in the face of growing ignorance about…...