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OPINION: Binge watching

The TV show Breaking Bad entered its fifth and final season two weeks ago. Many speculate that “binge watching” is in large part responsible for the growing success of the show. Thanks to Netflix, a subscriber can watch an entire…

Churches confront an uncomfortable question: How much should we pay the pastor?

It may be one of the most uncomfortable —and sometimes contentious — questions in congregational life: How much should we pay our senior pastor? Ministers struggle between commitments to a self-sacrificial calling on the one hand and providing for their…

In a trend still below churches’ radar, many ministers saddled with seminary debt

When Congress overwhelmingly approved a measure last month to relieve spiraling student debt, churches probably didn’t realize the problem hits closer to home than expected — many pastors are leaving seminary and divinity school with tens of thousands of dollars…

EDITORIAL: What is wrong with us?

‘What is wrong with us?” It’s a question we’d better start asking. It reads like a work of twisted fiction rather than a factual account: “Bored” teens decide to kill somebody for the fun of it. Three boys, aged 15,…

As new film draws attention, Washington church recalls real butler as quiet man of steady faith

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Eugene Allen served eight presidents as a White House butler, and his legendary career is the inspiration for Lee Daniels’ The Butler, a film starring Oprah Winfrey, Jane Fonda and a host of A-list Hollywood talent. But…

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Eugene Allen, the man who inspired the title role of The Butler, is pictured in a 2006 photo from the 126th anniversary program of his church’s usher board. He is the farthest left person in the third row from…

As new film draws attention, Washington church recalls real butler as quiet man of steady faith

As new film draws attention, Washington church recalls real butler as quiet man of steady faith Adelle M. Banks WASHINGTON (RNS) — Eugene Allen served eight presidents as a White House butler, and his legendary career is the inspiration for…

New book by Wake Forest divinity school professor recounts church gardening as peacemaking ministry

BREVARD, N.C. (RNS) — Fred Bahnson’s first bit of advice when he started planning a church garden eight years ago came from an elderly tobacco farmer who grabbed a handful of soil, rolled it around in his fingers and shook…

Study connects views on race, church size

By Jeff Brumley Christians who worship in “very large” congregations see racial inequalities differently from those who attend smaller churches, a joint Baylor University and University of Southern California study has found. Members of the bigger institutions “do not tend…

Democratic Socialists’ wins rattle Democrats, rouse GOP

Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends

OPINION: Binge watching

Churches confront an uncomfortable question: How much should we pay the pastor?

In a trend still below churches’ radar, many ministers saddled with seminary debt

EDITORIAL: What is wrong with us?

As new film draws attention, Washington church recalls real butler as quiet man of steady faith

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As new film draws attention, Washington church recalls real butler as quiet man of steady faith

New book by Wake Forest divinity school professor recounts church gardening as peacemaking ministry

Study connects views on race, church size

SBC leader: Bible Belt collapsing

Singing for community

Al-Jazeera America faces steep climb among U.S. viewers

As Jewish Republicans sour on JD Vance, many are rallying behind Marco Rubio for 2028

If the church doesn’t rise up for the disabled, who will?

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel takes on popes, delves into end-times theology

European Evangelicals Draw A Clear Distinction From Their American Counterparts

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Democratic Socialists’ wins rattle Democrats, rouse GOP

Republican-fueled Islamophobia cited as cause of more attacks

Belgian footballer set an example for men worldwide

Yes, the global refugee situation is a crisis, book contends