Over the decades, divorce has become common enough that it affects every corner of American society—including the church. Congregations have to balance their convictions and their sense of welcome, upholding the institution of marriage while still offering a supportive place…

Taylor Swift’s new Netflix documentary Miss Americana is about a lot more than the usual “rise to fame” narrative that tends to dominate this genre. Instead, it’s about a very specific evolution of her public brand, from being a tidy,…

Christian ministries in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador know they are in for a tough year. The US government has drastically cut aid to the three Central American countries in response to the large number of refugees who have fled…

Declining fertility rates and environmental crisis challenge our understandings of family, stewardship, and being a good neighbor.

Unlike recent generations who went to extraordinary lengths to avoid open discussions of death, the author of Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life is eager to reframe discussions of mortality for the post-Millennial generation. By doing so, she…

Nicaragua’s liberator has become its dictator.

It’s a particular fusion of faith and environmentalism sometimes referred to as “creation care,” a broad theological category that achieved global acclaim after the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment in 2015. But the general sentiment was already…

Willow Creek Community Church — still grappling with former senior pastor Bill Hybels’ history of alleged sexual harassment and abuse of power — now is dealing with allegations of misconduct against the man who mentored Hybels.

In the historic black church where she worshipped, the late journalist Gwen Ifill was remembered with a new Black Heritage stamp in a ceremony featuring dignitaries of the church, politics and journalism.