To many of the conservative Christians who unexpectedly propelled Mr. Bentley, a Republican, into power, his demise was a dispiriting setback in an age when they feel their values are under siege.

Church leaders said they will not hold Easter celebrations in mourning for 45 Coptic Christians killed in twin bombings of churches. Leaders said celebrations will only be limited to the liturgical prayers “without any festive manifestations.”

Lawmakers voted 24-4 to let a Birmingham church establish a law enforcement department despite critics’ concerns it could be used to cover up crimes.

Christian conservatives who defend the rights of Muslims have come under attack by their ideological brethren.

The white supremacist sentenced to death in federal court for the 2015 shooting massacre at a historic black church in South Carolina pleaded guilty to separate state murder charges.

The disciple is one who refuses “the luxury of the onlooker,” but chooses, instead, the role of accomplice in the consecrated conspiracy of life against the reign of death.

The response of organised Christianity to events in Syria has been every bit as confused and ideologically driven as the response of most other observers.

It’s not merely God’s dream that we love and serve each other, but that we also accept our own belovedness. Footwashing, then, is sacramental, revealing God’s desire for creation to care and be cared for.

What began as an effort at interreligious and historical understanding morphed into a tradition for many churches’ Holy Week celebrations, so that in some settings the Seder has become a form of Christian worship.

“Faith-based films” made by “faith-based filmmakers” may make a handsome living marketing that way, but it will necessarily shut down attempts to reach outside of the faith community.

Maria Swearingen and her wife, Sally Sarratt will be putting their skills to good use in their new roles as co-senior pastors of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington.

In a new memoir Macy Halford considers the impact that Oswald Chambers’ book has had on her, and her experience in the disparate worlds of the New Yorker magazine and her Southern Baptist background and belief.