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For ministers, lean finances sometimes means stronger marriages and families

Ministers yearning for higher salaries may be wealthier than they think, a new study suggests. The tighter a pastor’s financial situation is, the fuller her or his relationships will be, according to the Barna Group. The organization says it finds…

Transitions for the week of 02.17.17

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Sean Brown, to Wedgwood Community Church, Seattle, Wash., as pastor. Dennis Burton, to Wingate (N.C.) Baptist Church, as…

Russell Moore affirms effort by Congress to block DC death-with-dignity law

The Southern Baptist Convention’s top spokesman for moral concerns applauded a rare attempt by Republicans in Congress to block a District of Columbia law that would make assisted suicide legal in the heavily Democratic district. Russell Moore, president of the…

The roots and branches of the sanctuary movement

“We weren’t trying to break the law. We were offering humanitarian assistance.” An interview with Lutheran pastor Alexia Salvatierra.

Baylor disinvites former law prof to speak in chapel

Mark Osler said he planned to use his time as a chapel speaker not to address LGBTQ issues or the Baylor sexual abuse crisis, but rather to talk about his work on federal clemency.

Trump’s vow to ‘destroy’ Johnson Amendment could wreak havoc on charitable world

Trump’s focus seems to be on permitting religious groups to play a more vocal role in political campaigns. Research suggests there would be much wider and likely negative ramifications if he fully follows through on his pledge.

For religious conservatives, success and access at the Trump White House

The people who filled the pews of St. John’s Episcopal Church for a private service on the morning of the inauguration were a testament to the ascendancy of the religious right in Donald J. Trump’s Washington.

The Beatitudes retold

Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, and he started to teach them. He began: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of…

Inside these lines: The NFL and the Apostle Paul

If your household is like mine, the commercials during the Super Bowl garner as much attention as the game itself, and this year one in particular caught my eye. In the break between the third and fourth quarters, the NFL…

Ministers in high demand in China, where Christianity has outpaced Communism

There are already thought to be more Christians in China (100 million) than members of the Communist Party (87 million). In fact, over the next 15 years, China is on course to become the nation with the world’s largest Christian…

Religion students petition Baylor to become sanctuary campus

A group of doctoral students in Baylor University’s religion department recently launched an online petition asking the administration to join the growing “sanctuary campus” movement, appealing to the private Baptist school’s Christian identity. Co-authored by six members of Baylor’s Graduate…

An American experiment: 250 years of trying

10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’

American Dominion traces deep roots of Seven Mountain Mandate

Lindsey Graham and the history of ‘widow’s succession’