My book The Vanishing Church just released on Tuesday (1/13). I have a couple of events that I wanted to make you aware of regarding its release.
Iranian American pastor asks feds to release Iranian detainees, intervene in Iran
An Iranian American evangelical pastor is calling for the U.S. government to release any Iranian immigrants in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, saying that if those immigrants are deported to their home country, they’d likely be killed. Especially if they…
The hidden power of grief rituals
In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies and prized water buffaloes for sacrifice.
A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced the politics of blame
As President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Somali immigrants in Minnesota and ordered a surge in immigration enforcement because Somalis took part in a social-service fraud scheme, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back.
Defense of Latin Mass restrictions was distributed among cardinals during consistory
Little is known publicly about the closed-door conversations held among the world’s cardinals when they gathered in Rome last week for Pope Leo XIV’s first extraordinary consistory.
Violence is not the greatest force in the ‘real world.’ People of faith know this.
Archbishop Óscar Romero once said, “Let us not grow tired of preaching love, for this is the force that will overcome the world.”
The Ugly Religious History Behind Trump’s Coup in Venezuela
Last week, in an attempt to justify his military attack on the sovereign nation of Venezuela and the ensuing arrest of President Nicolás Maduro, Trump stated, “The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we’ve superseded it by a lot, by…
Review & Giveaway: Designer Science
Experiencing a crisis of faith from encountering the teachings of modern science is a rite of passage for many Christians. The simplistic beliefs taught in too many churches and our society’s lack of scientific literacy can result in a rude…
Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing
Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again.
Humanitarian Impact of Attacks on Ukraine’s Energy Infrastructure
Attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have significantly deepened humanitarian instability, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. In January, the situation became critical in the Odesa region, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, and Zaporizhzhia, where entire cities were left without electricity following large-scale strikes.
Christians Among Victims In Iran Protests As Prayer Requests Echo Across The World
Christians have been shot as police respond to protests across Iran, a U.S.-based evangelist told Baptist Press, with Southern Baptists requesting prayer for persecuted Christians and others across the nation.
Canada’s Not-So-Secret Religion—Hockey
A fan carries a sign bearing the likeness of Jesus Christ into the hockey arena. Wait, that’s not the Savior—that’s Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid, garbed in robes with hair and beard in the biblical style, courtesy of AI.