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American politics: Where courage goes to die

Since Donald Trump returned to power Jan. 20, I have watched people and institutions cave to demands of the president. Are we witnessing a growing tribe of neo-cowards? Has cowardice become a political necessity? As the Master of Wakefield asked,…

In conversation with Zach Lambert

Zach Lambert is a writer, public theologian and the founding pastor of Restore Austin. His new book, Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing, catalogs the ways the Bible has been…

Open and Relational Theology conference to feature leading proponent Oord

Proponents of Open and Relational Theology — or ORT — affirm that, through relationship, God affects people, and people affect God, according to a video produced by theologian and author Thomas Jay Oord. ORT stresses God suffers with people and…

Criminalizing humanity — turning Good Samaritans into lawbreakers

In a nation that often prides itself on Christian values, humanitarian outreach and freedom, an alarming trend is unfolding: Compassion is being criminalized. Law enforcement officers would detail, arrest and/or take Jesus Christ and all his disciples to jail for…

Families do not need another church program

This is the third in a series on making churches family-friendly. Through our research and experience with churches and families, we have come to learn families are exhausted and overscheduled. Church has become another obligation, even for the most…

What’s your church: Republican? Democrat? Independent? Gospel?

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division, issued the following ruling: When a house of worship in good faith speaks to its congregation, through its customary channels of communication on matters of faith…

Immigration detention update: Ohio chaplain, Maryland pastor, new lawsuit

A former children’s hospital chaplain remains detained in Ohio as the federal government attempts to deport him. Attorneys for Ayman Soliman had hoped an immigration judge would release “the interfaith imam” during a hearing July 29, but the court instead…

The Chosen’s future appears to shine brighter than Angel Studios’

The lucrative eight-year relationship between The Chosen creator Dallas Jenkins and Angel Studios came to an end last month, but the franchise’s future continues to look bright. Just a few weeks after revealing The Chosen’s contract with Angel Studios was…

The long struggle to balance faith and freedom at Baylor

The latest controversy between Baylor University and the Baptists — rejecting grant funding to study LGBTQ exclusion in the church — has roots that stretch back more than 100 years, far preceding late 20th-century and early 21st-century struggles for control…

Two more men accuse Michael Tait of sexual assault

Two more men have come forward alleging singer Michael Tait sexually assaulted them. This time, the survivors say, the abuse occurred while Tait still was in the band DC Talk. In an interview with The Guardian, former Evanescence bandmember Jason…

Sydney Sweeney, great jeans, the Bible and hell

Ukrainians continue to be blown to bits by Russian bombs. Palestinian children continue to starve amidst a genocide. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, “Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.” Gasp. In case you’ve been living under a Dwayne Johnson, a controversy…

Within the Church of God, a small movement toward inclusion

At least 17 ministers in the Church of God (Anderson, Ind.) have lost their ministerial credentials for coming out as inclusive of LGBTQ Christians. The relatively small religious body — which does not identify as a denomination — includes about 7,800…

What you’re not seeing: Tens of thousands of children separated from parents

The way we were

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