Knox Thames wants Christians in America to care about people around the world facing genuine religious persecution — including those who are not Christians. That’s a tall order, he says, because American Christians are so fixated on their own fights…
Franklin Graham prays aloud for Trump to win the election
In one of his most explicit endorsements of Donald Trump’s campaign to date, Franklin Graham spoke at a Trump rally in Concord, N.C., Oct. 21 and prayed aloud to God to cause Trump to win the election. The head of…
Investigation into cause of Dallas church fire delayed
It has been three months since a four-alarm fire destroyed the historic sanctuary of First Baptist Church of Dallas, and fire officials have yet to declare a cause for the blaze. According to the church’s ongoing updates to members, the…
You’ll recognize these buildings all across America
Drive through any city or rural village in the American South and you’ll recognize the buildings. They carry a distinctive appearance even though they may wear slightly different facades like tract housing. But as sure as you can recognize an…
Trump has made 100 threats to prosecute his enemies, and that could include religious foes
Since 2022, Donald Trump has issued more than 100 threats to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived opponents, according to an analysis by National Public Radio released Oct. 22. On the same day, evangelical historian and author Kristin…
Their pastor pleaded guilty to a felony but hasn’t resigned
Four days after their senior pastor pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators, members of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church in Greensboro, N.C., heard a sermon on biblical qualifications for pastors Sunday. Matthew Queen, who has been on administrative leave from…
Immanuel Little Rock is making news again
An Arkansas church rocked by child sexual abuse scandals is preparing to adopt bylaws for the first time in its 132-year history, but the draft proposal would muzzle church members from speaking to reporters and nonmembers about the affairs of…
Flint theater baptizes Godspell as a splashy redemption story
To say that Flint, Mich., has a complicated relationship with water is perhaps an understatement. That’s why a production there of the classic rock musical Godspell is drawing a different kind of national attention. The entire production takes place in…
Bonhoeffer family and scholars warn against Metaxas and Christian nationalists
Descendants of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and a number of Bonhoeffer scholars have signed letters denouncing Eric Metaxas and other Christian nationalists they say are twisting the German theologian’s writing to serve their cause. “From Project 2025 to violent political rhetoric, the…