Why you should care about the Second Baptist Houston lawsuit

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...

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Mohler says Christ died only for the ‘elect’

By Bob Allen Christ died not as a substitute for all sinners but only for those predestined to believe, a leading Southern Baptist Calvinist said in a weekend podcast explaining the atonement, a Christian doctrine that describes how sinners are…

Georgia Catholic, Episcopal churches ban guns despite new law

Sex harassment at a seminary?

Possible early image of Jesus found in Egypt

First openly gay Episcopal bishop announces divorce

‘Openly Secular’ group seeks to combat anti-atheist discrimination

Ashes to ashes: In debate over burial or cremation, some things get lost

By Ken Camp Christians who debate the merits of burial versus cremation may miss a larger issue — helping people deal with the reality of death, some ministers insist. Traditionally, Roman Catholics prohibited cremation except under special circumstances — a…

Funerals in pluralistic society: What makes them distinctively Christian?

By Ken Camp A funeral home contacts a pastor. The family of a deceased person has no church affiliation, and neither did their relative, but they want a minister to conduct their loved one’s memorial service. The minister agrees, but…