In today’s digital world, Wikipedia is still the first resource that people turn to, especially when it comes to obtaining quick information about religious issues. Today, it hosts more than six million articles in English and garners billions of visits per month,…
In a new film, 12 pastors take a leap of faith — hoping friendship can overcome their divides
In the summer of 2022, a dozen pastors from different backgrounds and traditions gathered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to answer one simple question.
Baptist World Alliance Accepting Awards Nominations
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is now accepting nominations for the Baptist World Alliance-Kowloon International Baptist Church Evangelism Award and the Congress Quinquennial Human Rights Award, both to be presented to awardees in Brisbane, Australia, during the 23rd Baptist World Congress in…
Accept our king, our god − or else: The senseless ‘requirement’ Spanish colonizers used to justify their bloodshed in the Americas
Across the United States, the second Monday of October is increasingly becoming known as Indigenous Peoples Day. In the push to rename Columbus Day, Christopher Columbus himself has become a metaphor for the evils of early colonial empires, and rightly so.
Hezbollah crisis adds to threats facing Jews during High Holidays and ahead of Oct. 7, experts say
As Israel escalates its fight against Hezbollah, Jewish security organizations are on particularly heightened alert ahead of the High Holidays.
Review: Defiant Hope, Active Love
It’s been nearly forty years but once upon a time, I was called by a congregation to serve as its associate minister, with a focus on helping to develop their young adult ministry. I was twenty-eight at the time and…
New book explores research on how to flourish after being ‘done’ with religion
Americans are leaving organized religion in staggering numbers. In the newly released book “Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion,” Hope College psychology professor Daryl Van Tongeren offers ways to navigate the “grief, loss, pain, and longing” that often accompany such…
‘I’m An Evangelical, But I Rarely Go to Church’
In the last couple of months, I have been doing several speaking engagements around the country. I talk about some of my previous work in The Nones, but also some of the analysis that I have been putting together for…
This is No Ordinary Anti-Blackness — The Racist History of the Pet-Eating Conspiracy
By now readers are likely familiar with the claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio are eating peoples’ pets. It goes without saying that these claims are, as the Springfield City Manager put it, “baseless.” A week after vice presidential…
There’s Always Been ‘Extra Stuff’ in the Bible
Every Bible includes some non-Bible parts. There are chapter and verse breaks, maps in the back, and dedication pages at the beginning. No one thinks those things are divinely inspired. But they’re in there.
Pope Francis suggests Israel’s actions in Gaza and Lebanon are disproportionate and immoral
Pope Francis suggested Sunday that Israel’s attacks in Gaza and Lebanon have been “immoral” and disproportionate, saying its military domination has gone beyond the rules of war.
It’s a ‘very difficult time’ for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
Known as “The Days of Awe,” Judaism’s High Holy Days — which begin on Wednesday — annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews around the world.