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To save democracy, one place to start is in church

American democracy is under serious threat as we approach the 2024 election. Former President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement have normalized political violence in the wake of the January 6 riot, invoked poisonous and dehumanizing speech about opponents as…

My hybrid church

Let me tell you about my church. My church meets every Friday from noon until around 6:30 p.m. My church has no pews but plenty of folding tables and chairs as well as boxes and bins filled with groceries. My…

Speaker offers primer on LGBTQ words and how parents may affirm their kids

Parents can support the emotional and physical well-being of LGBTQ children by accepting the language and concepts they use to express their emerging gender identities, according to Hannah Edwards. Edwards — executive director of Transforming Families, a Minnesota-based, peer-led support…

Graduation advice for seminarians and seminaries

I approached the end of my time at divinity school with relief and joy. It had been the best and worst three years of my life. I took apart everything I thought about God, myself and others and emerged with…

UMC gives first approval to restructuring plan

The United Methodist Church is one step closer to restructuring its worldwide body to give greater latitude to each region to shape its faith and traditions. Delegates to the thrice-delayed General Conference voted 586 to 164 for an amendment to…

Reminder: This week’s BNG webinar features Christa Brown, sexual abuse reform advocate

Christa Brown will be the guest on BNG’s next “change-making conversations” webinar on Wednesday, May 1, at 11 a.m. Central time. She will dialogue with BNG Executive Director Mark Wingfield. Brown is a frequent BNG columnist and author of the…

A new vision of Mary Magdalene and Jesus by Kelly Latimore

I awoke Easter Sunday morning to the following quote on X from Jacqui Lewis: “The first resurrection was proclaimed by women, and the church repaid them with centuries of lies that God didn’t want us to preach. For Jesus’ movement…

Amid concerns about video game-inspired violence, a ‘Christian’ game slays ungodly enemies

Twenty-five years ago, I sat in my living room as a junior in high school watching the Columbine shooting unfold. Seeing students my age filing out of the school, I had no idea how that moment would impact me or…

Coalition proposes bipartisan blueprint for immigration reform

A coalition of business, religious and activist groups has released a comprehensive blueprint for immigration reform it hopes will spur Congress to improve border security while preserving the safety and dignity of migrants. The group of center-right organizations unveiled a…

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts

To save democracy, one place to start is in church

My hybrid church

Speaker offers primer on LGBTQ words and how parents may affirm their kids

Graduation advice for seminarians and seminaries

UMC gives first approval to restructuring plan

Reminder: This week’s BNG webinar features Christa Brown, sexual abuse reform advocate

A new vision of Mary Magdalene and Jesus by Kelly Latimore

Amid concerns about video game-inspired violence, a ‘Christian’ game slays ungodly enemies

Coalition proposes bipartisan blueprint for immigration reform

Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with David Dark

Make room: A reflection on a trip to the U.S./Mexico Border

We’re on a mission from God? Why America needs the church, not Christian nationalism

Pope promotes Italian nun to top migrant role in his first major appointment of a woman to Holy See

A Pastoral Response from BWA and UBLA

Amazon’s Second Season Of ‘Hazbin Hotel’ Reinvents Christian Redemption

Muslims were part of America’s story long before the republic began

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Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts