Posts published in “In the Margins”

IN THE MARGINS: When sin won’t stay hidden

IN THE MARGINS: When sin won’t stay hidden

July 22, 2025

By Tony MartinEditor It happened in an instant. At a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts last Wednesday, a couple was shown on the Jumbotron during what’s…

IN THE MARGINS: ‘I’ve Got Your Back’

IN THE MARGINS: ‘I’ve Got Your Back’

July 16, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: Where is God when it hurts?

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IN THE MARGINS: Where is God when it hurts?

July 9, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: When Life Feels Like Too Much

IN THE MARGINS: When Life Feels Like Too Much

July 2, 2025

IN THE MARGINS: When war isn’t black and white — a Christian look at ‘just war’

IN THE MARGINS: When war isn’t black and white — a Christian look at ‘just war’

June 26, 2025

Clergy Act advances from House
Ways and Means Committee
DALLAS – On Dec. 10 the House Ways and Means Committee advanced the Clergy Act, H.R. 227, in a bipartisan, unanimous vote. The Clergy Act would provide ministers who opted out of Social Security a one-time window to opt back in. The bipartisan legislation was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by California Congressmen Vince Fong and Mike Thompson, and has gained the support of several co-sponsors. The legislation is supported by GuideStone Financial Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention and other leaders from a wide variety of large and historic denominational benefit boards. In a news release issued by Rep. Fong’s office, GuideStone President Hance Dilbeck expressed gratitude to Fong for his leadership. The Clergy Act would create a two-year window beginning in 2029 that would allow eligible ministers who have opted out of Social Security to revoke their exemption and begin contributing. Ministers must still meet the standard 10-year contribution requirement to earn full retired-worker benefits, receiving benefits proportional to their contributions.