Does the idea of evangelism excite you or make you squirm? Does the Good News actually sound like good news anymore? In an increasingly post-Christian culture, how do we equip congregations to invite their neighbors to experience the way, the…
Fasting or champagne? Valentine’s Day, Ash Wednesday in rare confluence
And in a few weeks, Easter Sunday falls on April Fool’s Day. Yikes.
How (not) to be a pastor: A confession of sorts
The failure of a church, at least according to the belief system baked into our American religiosity, is the personal failure of a pastor. As I’ve seen more and more of my friends (and myself) self-immolate in the face of institutional malaise, I’ve been wondering if the problem for most of us clergy folk is rooted in something a bit more elemental than a lack of training in millennial worship preferences and successfully interacting with people on your church Facebook page.
Vatican agreement with China could ‘deal blow’ to Catholic church, say some leaders
The Catholic church risks damaging its moral authority and plunging its followers into confusion if the Vatican presses ahead with an with the Chinese government, a group of influential Catholics has warned.
The Christian who cried ‘abortion’
By elevating and blindly submitting to a single-issue politic, Christians endorse corrupt and immoral leaders and opt into ideological hypocrisy to uphold it. The risk for Christians is the loss of all ability to think in nuanced ways. It forces black-and-white thinking that moralizes some politicians based on a single belief.
David Platt is ready to leave the Southern Baptist Convention’s international mission agency
David Platt announced Feb. 12 that he will end his three-and-a-half-year tenure as president of the SBC International Mission Board to focus only his role as teaching pastor at a DC-area megachurch, a role he took on last year.
The Michigan town where only Christians are allowed to buy houses
Bay View is for many an idyllic community, but a lawsuit will test its rule that only practicing Christians can own property
At prayer breakfast, Trump says faith is central to American life
President Trump praised God and country Thursday, calling the U.S. “a nation of believers“ and saying faith is central to “American life and to liberty.“
A national conversation about the dangers of football is underway. Thank goodness.
A lot of people make a lot of money in and around football at almost every level. Abolitionists will be branded as killjoys — even treasonous, or heretical, or fiscally irresponsible. The strategy for addressing the carnage of this sport won’t begin at the top. Calling for an NFL or college football program boycott would be foolhardy. Rather, the squeeze needs to start at the lower end.
Letters to the Editor
The latest from our readers. • Baptists, speak out against violence toward LGBTQ people | Maurice Bojangles-Blanchard, Louisville Ky. • Dr. King in a truck | Karol Eubanks Vellines, Tucker, Ga. • Responding to Francis Schaeffer’s criticism of Trump | Myra Millard, Houston
Why the religious left is a political failure
What flies under the moniker of the religious left lacks the political coherence and viability of the religious right.
Nine faith-based activists face federal charges after leaving water for migrants in Arizona desert
A faith-based humanitarian group that provides aid and shelter to undocumented migrants on the southwestern border fears it has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration advocates.