Last August, Corey Jackson of the persecution ministry Luke Alliance separately asked the leaders of Zion Church and Early Rain Covenant Church, two of the most well-known Chinese house churches, whether they anticipated a crackdown. Both said yes, due to…
In a New Jersey church’s Christmas pageant, a Jewish caricature dances with the devil. Why?
It had all the trappings of a conventional Christmas pageant: the three wise men, Christmas carols, and children dressed as angels.
Catholic priest was Brazil’s most watched streamer in 2025
A priest who became famous for inviting people to pray the rosary at 4 a.m. was Brazil’s most watched streamer in 2025, surpassing gamers and sports commentators.
How Hate Speech Became a Governing Strategy in India
In 2025, India recorded 1,318 in-person hate speech events, averaging more than three per day and overwhelmingly led by Hindu nationalist groups and political actors affiliated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, according to a report by the India Hate…
Where the Evangelicals Are (And Where They Aren’t)
My book The Vanishing Church just released on Tuesday (1/13). I have a couple of events that I wanted to make you aware of regarding its release.
Iranian American pastor asks feds to release Iranian detainees, intervene in Iran
An Iranian American evangelical pastor is calling for the U.S. government to release any Iranian immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, saying that if those immigrants are deported to their home country, they’d likely be killed. Especially if they…
The hidden power of grief rituals
In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies and prized water buffaloes for sacrifice.
A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced the politics of blame
As President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Somali immigrants in Minnesota and ordered a surge in immigration enforcement because Somalis took part in a social-service fraud scheme, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back.
Defense of Latin Mass restrictions was distributed among cardinals during consistory
Little is known publicly about the closed-door conversations held among the world’s cardinals when they gathered in Rome last week for Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory.
Violence is not the greatest force in the ‘real world.’ People of faith know this.
Archbishop Óscar Romero once said, “Let us not grow tired of preaching love, for this is the force that will overcome the world.”
The Ugly Religious History Behind Trump’s Coup in Venezuela
Last week, in an attempt to justify his military attack on the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the ensuing arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump stated, “The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we’ve superseded it by a lot, by…
Review & Giveaway: Designer Science
Experiencing a crisis of faith from encountering the teachings of modern science is a rite of passage for many Christians. The simplistic beliefs taught in too many churches and our society’s lack of scientific literacy can result in a rude…