A Houston megachurch has been in the news due to member concerns about the ways its bylaws were amended and governance was effectively removed from the congregation and entrusted to a small group handpicked by the senior pastor. While this...
After addressing Reformation history in sermons, print and lectures every October of my life for the last 46 years, here are a few things I’ve learned from Luther’s 95 theses.
Believers in Bangladesh and Pakistan are aiding a fellow persecuted minority fleeing Burma.
How can the public good of removing what are daily reminders for many African Americans of slavery and racism be balanced with the threat of those objects potentially expanding their reach and potency in their absence?
The plaintiff’s motion signals the first time Baylor leaders would speak under oath about the sexual assault scandal that has lingered through several lawsuits and investigations.
It hurts that on Tuesday, “Allahu” and “akbar,” two words so close to our hearts instantly shaped coverage of a tragic event. A benign phrase used daily by Muslims, especially during prayer, is now code for, “It was terrorism.”
Baptists were among religious leaders and groups signing on to briefs filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Oct. 30 opposing the claims of a Christian baker who for religious reasons refused to create a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
This year, there were many opportunities to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the Reformation: Worship services, lectures, conferences, and multiple books, blogs, and columns. But now that the 500th anniversary of the Reformation has passed, what is next? Now what?
Este año hubo muchas oportunidades para conmemorar el aniversario de los 500 años de la Reforma: servicios de adoración, conferencias, ponencias, libros, blogs y columnas. Pero ahora que este aniversario ha pasado, ¿qué sigue? ¿Ahora qué?
Happy birthday, Protestants. This week marks 500 years since Martin Luther’s actions sparked the Protestant Reformation. But is anyone really celebrating? Church historian Bill Leonard says yes, some are.
After listening to us in 2017, their laughter at our current angst might turn to tears: “How did the Way of Jesus, this beautiful way of life for which many of us gave our very lives, become so culturally submerged?”
Jonathan Martin took to Twitter calling for a protest at Liberty and criticizing Falwell after he said in an interview with Breitbart that voters need to oust “fake Republicans” in order to allow the Trump administration to succeed.
There’s something more to learn from this story: how to foster respect and civility even amid disagreement.
