The Iran-Israel conflict has shuttered airspace across the Middle East as the two bitter enemies launch attacks and reprisals at one another.
Trump Made $1.3 Million on Bible Endorsement
President Donald Trump earned $1.3 million off the sale of Bibles in 2024.
What US adults think about Pope Leo XIV, according to a new AP-NORC poll
Just over a month after Pope Leo XIV became the first U.S.-born pontiff in the history of the Catholic Church, a new poll shows that American Catholics are feeling excited about their new religious leader.
10 years after the deadly church shooting, a new history of ‘Mother Emanuel’
June 17 marks 10 years since a deadly mass shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church shocked the nation. A white supremacist, intent on starting a race war, opened fire during Wednesday night Bible study, killing nine Black worshippers…
‘No Kings’: The Rise Of Religious Authoritarianism In America
As fascism threatens to rise in America, a “soft theocracy” is already here — a system where particular religious values and beliefs shape public policy without being the official state religion.
Bay Area synagogue mobilizes for 2 Palestinian visitors detained at airport
Two Palestinians who flew to the United States on valid tourist visas to raise awareness about their village’s plight were denied entry and detained by federal border agents at San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, according to a leader at…
A Christian Mind out of Practice
Ispent the last year working on a book about Christians, American politics, and the challenges of faithful and nuanced Christian engagement that are unique to this moment. But as I wrote, I came to think those challenges are rooted in…
Pope Leo’s First U.S. Bishop Is Mobilizing Priests To Help Immigrants In Court
The first U.S. pope is a citizen of Peru, and the first U.S. bishop he appointed is a refugee from Vietnam. And next week, that bishop is urging his fellow priests to stand in solidarity with migrants by showing up…
What can preachers say about the attack on Iran?
The news of Israel’s unprecedented attack on Iran’s nuclear and military sites that killed some of Iran’s most powerful men — military and nuclear leaders — arrived late Thursday (June 12) in the U.S. I realized, as I tried to…
Historic Nashville Church Languishes Amid Lawsuits
For nearly 100 years, the Central Church of Christ preached the Gospel, welcomed the vulnerable and served the city. Now, the one-time downtown anchor faces litigation and a future full of uncertainty.
How Protestant Denominations Have Voted from 2008 to 2024
In the last couple of months I have written posts on how evangelical Protestants, mainline Protestants, and Black Protestants voted in the 2024 election cycle and I also dug into some of the possible reasons why things have shifted towards…
Christian Reformed Church to Discuss Professors Who Disagree with Doctrine
The Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC) will consider how Calvin University deals with faculty who have “personal difficulties” with the church’s confessional standards—specifically the standards on human sexuality.