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In conversation with Jim Somerville

For 18 years, Jim Somerville has done something many pastors talk about but far fewer actually attempt. He has led a historic congregation to change. This change isn’t merely cosmetic or programmatic but rather the kind that presses on identity…

Ben Sasse’s courage, grace and metastasized Calvinism

Two tensions can be true at the same time. We can admire a person’s courage and grace without blindly accepting their well-intentioned but dangerous beliefs. Many Christians recently shared on social media a segment of Scott Pelley’s 60 Minutes interview…

The Supreme Court is betting on America’s amnesia

The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest voting rights ruling is dangerous not only for what it does legally, but for what it reveals nationally. It reveals how much historical amnesia now exists in the American bloodstream. A nation that still viscerally…

Our own personal Jesus

For $1.99 per minute, you can speak directly with Jesus Christ — or, at least, an imagined AI approximation. Just Like Me, the brainchild of Chris Breed, bills itself as a “groundbreaking AI platform that lets anyone talk face-to-face with…

Russell Brand among first authors published by Tucker Carlson

How to Become A Christian in Seven Days, actor Russell Brand’s story of finding faith, is among the first books published by Tucker Carlson’s new publishing imprint. Tucker Carlson Books was created in partnership with Skyhorse Publishing, the conservative imprint…

Trump’s slow-moving patriotic statues garden seeks donations

President Donald Trump said his National Garden of American Heroes would open by July 4 for America’s 250th birthday. It won’t, but thanks to a fundraising brochure, we can see the not-yet-approved plans for a space celebrating “freedom, patriotism and…

Lawsuit alleges Trump created intentional trap for immigrants

The Trump administration is now preventing detained immigrants from submitting photos, fingerprints and other biometric measures because without that information immigration cases are automatically denied. In response, a group of noncitizen detainees has filed a federal class-action lawsuit in the…

Theater of the absurd: The ‘Anti-Christian Bias’ report

Last Thursday, the federal government’s “Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias” released a massive 500-page report, which allegedly “details the Biden administration’s radical efforts to punish Christians and highlights President Donald Trump’s efforts to restore religious liberty.” The task force — involving…

Young King tells MLK’s backstory

Superhero films often demonstrate the importance of origin stories in showing how people and experiences shaped a given character, Stanford University scholar Lerone A. Martin said. Martin made the point to illustrate his motivation for writing his newly released book,…

A report from the Post-Evangelical Collective meeting in Boston

The momentum is growing. The Post-Evangelical Collective has a bright future, but also key issues to consider. What follows are some observations from my fourth national Post-Evangelical Collective conference. In order, they have been Denver (2023), Raleigh (2024), Nashville (2025)…

What does JD Vance think Christian ‘moral principles’ are?

Maybe like me you missed this zinger back in April. Amid the dispute between the White House and the Vatican, Vice President JD Vance posted on X April 18: “Pope Leo preaches the gospel, as he should, and that will…

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?