Twenty-five years ago today, our nation experienced one of the darkest days in American history. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in a series of terrorist attacks that changed our nation and, in many ways, changed...
Robert B. Sloan was born and raised in West Texas — in don’t fence me in West Texas. Born in Coleman, raised in Abilene, he died in Houston, America’s fourth largest city on July 4, a fitting place and day…
The is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Veteran Baptist educator Robert B. Sloan died of a massive stroke July 4, according Heights Church in Houston, where Sloan was a pastor and theologian…
Note: This article includes an explicit discussion of suicide and mental health issues. In the last 20 years, the words we use to talk about suicide have changed. We are chastised for saying that someone “committed suicide,” because in…
This Fourth of July, somewhere in America, a church will drag the American flag over to the altar and call it worship. A preacher will stand in a pulpit built for the gospel and preach nationalism instead, and no one…
“Christianity overwhelmingly was the No. 1 influence in the founding of this constitutional republic,” claims Focus on the Family in its new 20-minute video, “Faith in America: 250 Years.” “America was born only because of Christian principles and Christian Scriptures,”…
Living in Texas as a transgender woman sometimes feels like walking through your own neighborhood with three heads. People stare. People whisper. People make decisions about who and what you are before you have said a single word — decisions…
In the aftermath of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical letter Magifica Humanitas, human resource professionals are gearing up for a previously unexplored scenario — religious accommodations to avoid using artificial intelligence tools in the workplace. Pope Leo’s letter cautions humanity about the potential…
In surveillance video that’s since gone viral, Pastor Tony Spell of Life Tabernacle Church in Baton Rouge, La., is seen outside his church when he reacts suddenly to a young man standing across the street. He runs across the multi-lane…
The Presbyterian Church (USA) voted June 30 to declare Israel’s actions in Palestine genocide, to boycott all products from Israel and to call for an arms embargo against the nation. Meeting in Milwaukee June 27 to July 3, the denomination’s…
In siding with the Republican Party in yet another decision loosening campaign spending limits, the U.S. Supreme Court is risking credibility as the supposedly nonpartisan third branch of government. Beyond that, it continues to deny the corrupting influence of the…
The Fourth of July was a big celebration during my childhood. My siblings and I proudly wore our new red, white and blue outfits while family and neighbors gathered for cookouts. Children ran around the park or lake until dark….
After my lifelong connection with evangelical faith, midlife has unearthed surprise skepticism about what once was sacred ground. Unexpected questions crowd my thoughts about church and what it means. This includes questioning the fine print beneath the slogans I once…
