It’s all too easy to fall into despair, give up or become cynical about the epidemic of gun violence gripping the nation. Latasha Hobbs of Jacksonville, Florida, says don’t do it. Don’t give in. “Our country is hurting. We have…
More BFFs are officiating weddings, but look for ministers to make a comeback
Millennials and other religiously unaffiliated Americans are more and more eschewing clergy involvement in their weddings, but some ministers say that may not be a bad thing.
Faith groups amass compassion for migrant caravan as Trump amasses troops
Members of the migrant caravan winding its way through Mexico voted Thursday night to continue toward the U.S. border, and President Trump has promised to meet them there with troops and stricter asylum rules. But faith is also going to…
Religion Notes: Donations, volunteers sought for Florence and Michael victims
Alliance offers Enneagram webinar
CBTS profs team up to write self-care book
A church-based store where shopping is ministry
Shoppers like knowing they are contributing to a trade that doesn’t involve toxic materials, child-labor or sweatshops.
Millennials want authenticity from church, not red carpets and gimmicks
Congregations lamenting the dwindling presence of young adults from church and faith often need only to look within for the solutions.
Pastor runs Sunday 5K. Then preaches in running clothes. And church is OK with that.
Here’s what Baptist pastor Justin Joplin did on a recent Sunday: he ran a race at 8 a.m. then preached in his running clothes at 10 a.m. And his church was OK with that. “It was pretty cool,” Joplin said….
Religion News: Fundraiser for destroyed Baptist church
A fundraising campaign is underway to help the congregation of a New England church destroyed by lightning-induced fire on Oct. 23.
Couple narrowly survives Hurricane Michael only to face destruction-induced trauma
Denizens of the Gulf Coast are known as much for their healthy respect for hurricanes as they are for their disdain for evacuating them. Hurricane Michael has destroyed that attitude. “From now on they only have to say there is…