Speakers at the National Prayer Breakfast, which organizers say drew about 4,000 people, urged attendees to love their enemies and not allow contempt to divide the nation.
‘Torrents of support’ for Franklin Graham’s tour, say organizers, despite venue cancellations
Despite every single venue cancelling, the organizers of Franklin Graham’s planned UK tour say it has the strong support of churches across the country, with over 1,800 churches across the UK engaging in some capacity.
Despite stigma, more divorced evangelicals are going to church
Over the decades, divorce has become common enough that it affects every corner of American society—including the church. Congregations have to balance their convictions and their sense of welcome, upholding the institution of marriage while still offering a supportive place…
Taylor Swift on politicians co-opting faith: ‘I’m a Christian. That’s not what we stand for’
Taylor Swift’s new Netflix documentary Miss Americana is about a lot more than the usual “rise to fame” narrative that tends to dominate this genre. Instead, it’s about a very specific evolution of her public brand, from being a tidy,…
Christian nonprofits reeling from Trump cuts to foreign aid
Christian ministries in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador know they are in for a tough year. The US government has drastically cut aid to the three Central American countries in response to the large number of refugees who have fled…
Americans are having fewer kids. Evangelicals are no exception.
Declining fertility rates and environmental crisis challenge our understandings of family, stewardship, and being a good neighbor.
J. Dana Trent is on a mission to discuss death with the post-Millennial generation
Unlike recent generations who went to extraordinary lengths to avoid open discussions of death, the author of Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life is eager to reframe discussions of mortality for the post-Millennial generation. By doing so, she…
Daniel Ortega’s slide into corruption and authoritarianism
Nicaragua’s liberator has become its dictator.
Tom Steyer and preaching the environmental gospel on the campaign trail
It’s a particular fusion of faith and environmentalism sometimes referred to as “creation care,” a broad theological category that achieved global acclaim after the publication of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment in 2015. But the general sentiment was already…