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C.J. Mahaney says churches should defend their pastors

Fresh off an invitation to speak at a major pastor’s conference that stirred up memories of an alleged child sex-abuse cover-up at his former church, Pastor C.J. Mahaney reminded members of Sovereign Grace Church in Louisville, Ky., of their biblical…

McAfee preaching professor returning to pulpit

Brett Younger, associate professor of preaching at Mercer’s University McAfee School of Theology, has been named senior pastor of the historic Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, N.Y. Younger, 55, takes over June 1 as pastor of the Congregational church founded in…

Dirty money in the Appalachian church

Six years after a deadly coal mine disaster, where are we now?

Finding utopia: Does God promote economic equality?

How would God structure an economy? This may be an odd question for a Baptist who believes in the separation of church and state, but it’s a question that I can’t help but ask. State religion does not have a…

‘The Sin of Certainty:’ Peter Enns’ journey from belief to trust

Like most seminary professors in the 1970s, Bill Treadwell wrote a lot of stuff on the blackboard, but I only remember two simple messages. The first day of class, he strode to the board, picked up a piece of chalk…

As Millennials leave the church, some youth ministers ponder ‘scary stats’

Nearly six in 10 Millennials who grow up in churches leave to join the growing ranks of Americans with no religious affiliation, new research shows. That spells confusing and scary times not only for congregations worried about their futures, but…

Union Theological Seminary’s controversial plan to survive

The school wants to build luxury condos to pay the bills. Some students say this plan contradicts their values.

Pastor seeks higher standard for reporting sexual abuse

A Southern Baptist pastor/blogger has submitted a resolution for consideration at the upcoming meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention calling on leaders to get tough on churches that tolerate or conceal sexual abuse. Bart Barber, senior pastor of First Baptist…

Trump’s favorite Bible verse: ‘Eye for an eye’

“We have to be firm and have to be very strong. And we can learn a lot from the Bible, that I can tell you.”

Tennessee governor vetoes Bible bill

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam says designating the Bible as the state’s official book both violates the constitution and trivializes holy writ.

Landmark Vatican conference rejects just war theory, asks for encyclical on nonviolence

Participants say church teachings have too long been used to justify violent conflicts.

Folksy Quaker author bringing ‘front porch’ wisdom to historic Baptist church

Even Quakers are experiencing the cultural challenges besetting many Christian groups. But that doesn’t worry them too much, said Quaker pastor, writer and speaker Philip Gulley. “I don’t think the goal of Christianity should be its ongoingness,” said Gulley, author…

Theologizing with Larkin Poe, 10 years after Reskinned

Ministry leader with tall tales wins GOP bid for Colorado governor

What Willy Rice once knew

What I learned July 5 at church