My report on the incredible speakers at the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship general assembly: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/cooperative-…

Grateful for the voice of Brian Kaylor: "Even in a time of wars and rumors of wars, may we hold up the prophetic dream of an end to war. And may we also stand up against those who do violence to Scripture in order to justify violence against people." publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/operation-ma…

It was great to join Pete & Jared on "the only other God-ordained podcast on the Internet." Appreciate the chance to talk "for normal people" about #ChristianNationalism & 'Baptizing America' thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-60-bea…

The co-founder of the Prayers for Peace Alliance makes the case that Johnnie Moore, the recently appointed chairman of the embattled Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, is getting away with using the Gospel to justify genocide. wordandway.org/2025/07/01/whe…

Our latest book review from Bob Cornwall covers the retelling of American religious history found in Thomas A. Tweed’s “Religion in the Lands That Became America: A New History” from Yale University Press. wordandway.org/2025/07/01/rev…

Today’s issue of A Public Witness features a guest essay from Drew Strait centered on four creative proposals to disrupt Christian Nationalism within a distinctively Christian vernacular. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/how-to-chall…

Nice to see coverage of anti-slavery doc by Northern (now American) Baptist ministers: wordandway.org/2025/07/03/a-v… Of course, American Baptists aren't just historical. They're meeting this week in Omaha. Hope media will cover it. Not all Baptists are Southern: baptistnews.com/article/news-f…

Our news roundup is here early for the holiday weekend! It features insights from Robert P. Jones - Hidden Roots of White Supremacy, Rev. Angela Denker, Amanda Tyler, Drew Strait, michael casey, Michelle Boorstein, Fiona André, Emily Belz, and more. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/weekly-round…

US Department of Homeland Security co-opted Isaiah 6 to justify using militarized force to hunt immigrants. Such a grotesque twisting of Scripture. youtube.com/shorts/q45Mv6J…

My report from biennial gathering of American Baptist Churches USA: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/american-bap…

Al-Taybeh is home to the 5th-century Church of St. George, still in use by the indigenous Palestinian Christian community. Recently, Israeli settlers attempted to set it ablaze. For our latest Voices piece, Xavier Abu Eid writes powerfully about what it means. wordandway.org/2025/07/14/one…