James Talarico isn’t the only Democratic candidate making faith a calling card of his campaign this year. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed will face Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Aug. 4. In a fundraising letter this week,...
Asking why there is so little progressive Christianity in America is a bit like asking the question so famously posed at the start of the previous century:“Why is there no socialism in the United States?”
But a steadily growing number on the religious right now view a potential Trump presidency as their only chance at reasserting conservative influence on the Supreme Court, which may very well make decisions on many key social issues.
“Remember the psalms were written by the people to God. These are the thoughts of a human about God, not the word of God spoken to humanity.” My Sunday school class had gathered down the street from our church at…
What a difference 15 years makes. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, the United States has endured two gut-wrenching wars and a resulting debate over immigrants, refugees and Muslims that divides the nation. But there also has been enough…
Conviction can come at strange times and in strange places. I learned this the other day.
LeDayne McLeese Polaski, executive director of Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America ~ Bautistas por la Paz, was 2016 recipient of Furman University’s Richard Furman Baptist Heritage Award. Polaski, who has worked for BPFNA in various roles since 1998 and…
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton set aside her “Midwestern Methodist” reluctance to wear her religion on her sleeve, and preached to the choir in a message peppered with Bible verses and personal experiences in African-American churches in an address Sept….
Mother Teresa spent a long period of her life struggling with faith, losing the presence of God, and even believing that she didn’t believe in God, as she wrote in many poignant letters that were only released after her death.
Hope. What is it? How do I catch it? Will it find me or must I go looking? Love. What is it? How do I catch it? Will it find me or must I go looking? Faith. What is it?…
Can moderate religion combat religious extremism or will only hardline secularism succeed?
Some years ago I had the opportunity to consult with a congregation with a great history and reputation for having at least one — if not more — internationally known pastors who delivered sermons of great fame and lasting popularity….
Greg Atkinson is one of those guests who give churches the chills. Whenever he visits a congregation for the first time, he loiters around the parking lots and restrooms, sizes up ushers and security and lurks around the nursery and…
