The Religion Guy’s Answer: As the complexities in Venezuela continue to evolve, President Donald Trump held his first face-to-face meeting on Jan. 16 with democratic opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Universal consensus says her party won the 2024 presidential vote…
For 2026 Super Bowl, ‘He Gets Us’ ad goes more personal, less political
Back in 2021, a group of evangelical families, including the founders of Hobby Lobby, began funding a new ad campaign, hoping to help skeptical Americans give Jesus a second look and to convince people to be a little kinder to one…
Rev. James Martin on Our Moral Duty in Turbulent Times
For many Americans, the events in Minneapolis and the upheaval across the country bring to the surface not just political dilemmas but moral and spiritual ones too.
Clergy protests against ICE turned to a classic – and powerful – American playlist
On Jan. 28, 2026, Bruce Springsteen released “Streets of Minneapolis,” a hard-hitting protest against the immigration enforcement surge in the city, including the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
The Qur’an, for the Love of Christ!
As a Baptist minister who wants to talk about Islamophobia—indeed, feels called to talk about Islamophobia—I always search for hard evidence. I want to help fellow Christians understand that I’m talking about more than anecdotes, and more than vibes.
European Evangelicals Tailor Anti-Trafficking Ministries
When Cristhina first arrived in Bologna, Italy, more than a decade ago, she was surprised by how public prostitution seemed to be.
Pope Leo Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Standoff With Yet Another Country
Pope Leo said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about rising tensions between the United States and Cuba, and he called for “sincere and effective dialogue” to prevent violence and further suffering for the Cuban people.
7 times Trump admin. has been accused of erasing black history
Black History Month, an annual nationwide observance that focuses on the history and heritage of African Americans, traces its origins to 1926 with “Negro History Week,” which fell on the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 12) and Frederick Douglass (Feb. 14).
This doctor couldn’t save one Palestinian toddler. Now he hopes to save all Gazan children.
Dr. David Hasan has a recurring dream. He is in a hospital in Gaza at the tail-end of 2023, treating a dying toddler.
Enslaved To Ordained: ‘Father Gus’ Belongs At The Center Of Black History Month
The first publicly recognized Black priest in the United States, Augustus Tolton, may not be a household name. Yet I believe his story – from being born enslaved to becoming a college valedictorian — deserves to be a staple of…
Meet Buddhism’s Kung Fu Nuns Of The Himalayas
High in the Himalayan mountains of Nepal, Druk Amitabha Nunnery is home to 800 nuns of the Drukpa Order of Himalayan Buddhism.
Why Religion, Not Income, Predicts the American Vote
Here’s one advantage of being a professor that I’ve only really started to appreciate in the last couple of years: if you sit with an idea long enough—thinking about it repeatedly for days on end—you eventually find a new way…