It’s no secret that the pastoral profession is in a state of crisis. Pastors today are burned out, and many reached a breaking point in the past few years. A third have considered quitting ministry, and even those who haven’t are running on…
The Search For Christ And Truth In The German City Of Freiburg
My first in-person introduction to Freiburg, a popular mid-sized city on the edge of Germany’s enchanting Black Forest, was through a college study abroad trip. After graduating, I returned for a yearlong cultural exchange. I’ve made it back four times…
In the desert above the Dead Sea, evidence of Jewish rebels’ capture of Roman weaponry
Fifty years ago, Israeli archaeologists discovered an ancient Hebrew inscription on a stalactite in a remote cave in the desert east of Jerusalem, where the land begins to slope down toward the Dead Sea.
Religious leaders without religion: How humanist, atheist and spiritual-but-not-religious chaplains tend to patients’ needs
In times of loss, change or other challenges, chaplains can listen, provide comfort and discuss spiritual needs. These spiritual caregivers can be found working in hospitals, universities, prisons and many other secular settings, serving people of all faiths and those with…
California lawmakers vote to fast-track low-income housing on churches’ lands
Religious institutions and nonprofit colleges in California could soon turn their parking lots and other properties into low-income housing to help combat the ongoing homeless crisis, lawmakers voted on Thursday.
‘The Great Dechurching’ explores America’s religious exodus
Jim Davis and Michael Graham knew something was up in their hometown of Orlando, Florida.
The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as ‘The Mecca’
If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.”
Elon Musk’s threat to sue an antisemitism watchdog extends platform’s war of words
Since buying Twitter last year, Elon Musk has developed a seeming obsession with the Anti-Defamation League.
Ukraine’s Catholic bishops tell pope that his praise for Russia’s imperial past ‘pained’ Ukrainians
Ukraine’s Greek Catholic bishops told Pope Francis on Wednesday that his words praising Russia’s imperial past had pained the Ukrainian people, bringing complaints about the Vatican’s diplomatic neutrality in Moscow’s war on their country to the heart of the Holy See.
A Florida JCC canceled a slavery-focused talk with a Jewish author, citing ‘the current political climate’
A South Florida Jewish community center has landed in the middle of the state’s culture wars after canceling a talk by an author whose novel focuses on race in America.
Can we make our congregations as welcoming as a coffee shop?
Have you ever entered a space and immediately understood what it was all about? Like you just got the vibe?
Reclaiming the prophetic voice at Rosh Hashana
The countdown is already underway to Rosh Hashana — New Year’s Day on the Jewish calendar, which, in 2023, falls on Sept. 15, ushering in the year 5784.