Christian leaders

Christian leaders and groups were mostly positive in their reaction to President Trump’s nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the IU.S. Supreme Court, although it wasn’t unanimous.

In light of many prominent pastors and Christian leaders stepping down, I decided to re-release this article.<p><p>Why do they fall? They fall for the same reason that all Christians fall. Each of us are drawn away by our own evil desires and enticed. When these desires are acted upon, they lead to sin (cf. James 1:14-15). Sin has a life cycle—it either grows or withers depending on whether we feed or starve it. John Owen, the prolific Puritan author wrote, “Be killing sin, or sin will be killing you.”<p>Consider the following ways that sin gains entrance:<p><span style="font-size:10px;"><em>Photo courtesy: &copy;Thinkstock/Arrangements Photography</em></span></p>

Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, is stirring up controversy for speaking out against God and even calling Him “stupid.”

Southern Baptists, grappling with some #MeToo-aided falls from grace among their leaders, have called for affirming women, showing compassion for the abused and expecting “moral and sexual purity” of their leaders.

Paige Patterson is still listed on the program as giving the sermon at his denomination’s upcoming annual convention, despite being condemned for expressing views “antithetical to the core values of our faith,” in the words of a member of a seminary board that fired him as president emeritus last week.

Christian leaders are voicing their support after the Supreme Court ruled this week in favor of a Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same sex couple.

Even for an outsider like me, it’s hard to watch the Southern Baptist Convention grapple with sexism and sexual misconduct among its leaders.

One day after the removal of a prominent seminary president following a series of contentious remarks about women, Southern Baptists have begun a public reckoning.

The last few weeks have been excruciating for the Southern Baptist Convention and for the larger evangelical movement. It is as if bombs are dropping and God alone knows how many will fall and where they will land.

The trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX voted to remove Paige Patterson from his role as President and made him President Emeritus and theologian-in-residence during a 13-hour meeting that stretched into the early hours of Wednesday morning.