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Stiver named president of Fletcher Seminary

Dan Stiver has been named president of Fletcher Seminary, the new Texas-based school created after the closure of Logsdon Seminary in Abilene. He succeeds the school’s founding dean, Donald Williford, who has retired and been named president emeritus. Stiver has…

What are they wearing in District One? The Met Gala, Gaza and another real-life connection to the Hunger Games

On May 6, celebrities waltzed into the Metropolitan Museum of Art for the year’s biggest night of fashion, extravagance and outrageous displays of wealth: The Met Gala. One ticket to the Met Gala costs around $75,000, which the BBC points…

From the Protestant Reformation to Columbia University, some thoughts on protests

Typically, historians view Oct. 31, 1517, as the beginning of the period known as the Protestant Reformation. Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest a decade earlier, Martin Luther came to a deep conviction of the need for reform in the…

Sean Feucht, Eric Metaxas and Russell Johnson reshape their Christian nationalism tour as pro-Israel protests

Outside agitators are striking back at pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the country. Seeing an opportunity to further their own agenda, Christian nationalist groups are joining them. On April 25, worship leader Sean Feucht, along with conservative pastor Russell…

My mum and I

I was recently forwarded, via WhatsApp, a video clip of my mother among some family members at a house opening ceremony in my hometown in Southern Nigeria. The video was shared by my beloved cousin, Vicki Egbo. Having not physically…

‘O Freedom’

O Freedom, O Freedom Freedom over me And before I’d be a slave, I’d be buried in my grave, And go home to my Lord, And be free. I first heard that poignant spiritual (author unknown) in the 1960s,…

‘The pulpit and the people must see it as our duty and divine calling to condemn the privatization and commodification of public education’

Universal education cannot be protected without grassroots movements led by people of faith, a Florida minister said during the inaugural Pastors for Children national conference. “The pulpit and the people must see it as our duty and divine calling to…

It’s (past) time to raze hell

A few weeks ago, a friend texted me a satirical religious “advertisement.” The ad featured an image of a kind and loving Jesus with a big red heart on his chest. The title of the ad read: “TRADE OFFER.” The…

Interfaith Power and Light honors Durley with climate champion award

Civil Rights leader Gerald Durley is this year’s recipient of the Faithful Climate Champion award from Interfaith Power and Light. Interfaith Power and Light is a national climate organization that mobilizes people of faith and conscience to take action on…

Transitions for the week of 5-10-24

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated bi-weekly. STAFF CHANGES Wissam al-Saliby, to 21 Wilberforce Global Freedom Center, Falls Church, Va., as president. Previously he served as advocacy…

Concerned about antisemitism? Look at Donald Trump’s record, House member says

Republicans concerned about antisemitism on school campuses should show concern first for their party’s presumptive presidential nominee, a Democratic representative declared May 8. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., is the ranking Democratic member of the K-12 Subcommittee of the House Education…

Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with Jimi Calhoun

Jimi Calhoun is full of stories about musicians with whom he’s performed, churches he’s served, and the human possibilities for which he hopes. As a bass player, he’s played across the globe with Dr. John, Parliament Funkadelic, Buddy Miles and…

Republicans push through more unregulated funding for ICE and CBP

Trump admin defying court order on immigration access

What was there left to argue?

Beauty, ashes and the Southern Baptist Convention