Only two percent of an estimated 80 million Deaf people alive today have ever been told the Gospel in their sign language, with at least 380 sign languages in use globally, according to ministry leaders.
Review & Giveaway: The Contemporary Black Church
While attending divinity school, I spent four years worshiping and interning in a small mainline African American congregation on the west side of Chicago. I loved that congregation both for who they were as a church and the ways they…
Ukraine’s parliament approves ban on Moscow-linked religious groups. One church is seen as a target
Ukraine’s parliament has banned the activities of religious groups tied to the Russian Orthodox Church or any other faith group supporting Russia’s invasion — a measure widely seen as targeting a Ukrainian religious body, despite its claim to independence from…
Catholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian
Marko Rupnik, a Catholic priest, was expelled from the Jesuit order because he’d allegedly abused women. He was later accepted into the diocese in his native Slovenia. Rupnik is also an artist, and his work is on display in churches in Lourdes, Rome and…
Amid Tense Election, Ministers Remind Christians Of Allegiance To The Kingdom of God
This year marks the first time Carlos Estrada, minister for the Spanish-speaking cohort of Chicago’s Northwest Church of Christ, gets to cast his vote as an American citizen.
What About White Evangelicals Who Aren’t Conservative?
Every once in a while I will get an email from someone who doesn’t really fit the mold. An atheist who has voted for Donald Trump numerous times. A Black Protestant who is increasingly becoming more aligned with conservative politics.
If women cannot be deacons, we should stop ordaining men deacons
Pope Francis has made perfectly clear that he is opposed to ordaining women as deacons. Although I disagree with him, I accept that we are not going to see women deacons during his pontificate. But if Francis or anyone else…
Who is the ‘Laughing Buddha’? A scholar of East Asian Buddhism explains
With his delighted expression, round belly, bald head and monastic robes, the “Laughing Buddha” is instantly identifiable. However, astute observers might wonder why this buddha does not look like the historical Buddha, who lived in India about 2,500 years ago.
Judge Rules UCLA Discriminated Against Jews During Gaza War Protests
The University of California at Los Angeles blocked Jewish students from portions of campus when protests erupted in response to the Israel-Hamas War, a district judge has ruled, citing their faith as the sole factor.