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Weekly Roundup: July 18

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a report from the United Church of Christ’s general synod that is free for anyone to…

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When Conspiracies Backfire

President Donald Trump wants people to stop talking about Jeffrey Epstein, a wealthy financier and sex trafficker who killed himself in 2019.

Jul 17 •

United Church of Christ Brings a Still-Speaking God Into the Christian Nationalist Era

“It is hard to talk about the state of the church and not talk about what it means to be Christian in these times.

Jul 15 •

Weekly Roundup: July 11

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week, we published a report on the biennial mission summit of the American Baptist Churches USA.

Jul 11 •

American Baptists Confront Past and Present Injustices

A volunteer installing new shelving in a church closet in Massachusetts recently discovered a significant 178-year-old document previously lost for over…

Jul 10 •

Revolutionary Publishing

Earlier this summer during a family vacation, we visited Colonial Williamsburg.

Jul 8 •

Weekly Roundup: July 3

We’re wrapping up the week a bit early to grill some hot dogs and watch some fireworks.

Jul 3 •

How to Challenge MAGA’s Biblical Authoritarianism

Below is a guest essay from Drew Strait, an associate professor of New Testament and Christian origins at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary in…

Jul 2 •

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Cooperative Baptists Remember Historical Injustices, Confront Contemporary Ones

“An unhealed past is why we find ourselves mired in an uncertain and unstable present.

Jun 30 •

Word&Way News: June 27

Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. This week we published a critique of the president’s comments about God when announcing an attack on…

Jun 27 •

Review & Giveaway: Accompanying Disability

I’m guilty as charged.

Jun 26 •

John Pavlovitz Has Jumped the Shark

The dangers of progressive election denialism.

Jun 24 •

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