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High school freshman creates church sensory room as Eagle project

High school freshman Lucy Boyd gave up most of the summer to design, plan and organize the construction of a sensory room for special needs children at Wilshire Baptist Church in Dallas. The congregation’s new Preschool Sensory Room offers special…

The danger of a woman’s word

A few weeks ago, I watched the Netflix documentary Death of the Pastor’s Wife. I was sad, but not surprised, that a woman’s testimony was considered so threatening it warranted death. What is it that makes women’s stories so dangerous…

Why the Mica Miller story didn’t surprise me

I was raised in evangelical Christianity. My grandfather was an evangelist in the 1950s. My mom was the church pianist. I grew up in Sunday school and youth group, the kind designed to keep kids like me out of trouble….

If Dolly Parton can give from the heart, so can Elon Musk

The Dollywood Foundation has asked the world to “Give Like Dolly.” A month after Dolly Parton’s death, it was a fitting tribute to a woman whose generosity became almost as much a part of her public identity as her music….

Bus tours are rolling across America to get out the vote

Coalitions of religious and civic organizations have taken to the nation’s roads to urge Americans to vote in the midterm elections. Interfaith Alliance’s 15-state “The Vote is Sacred” bus tour officially kicked off Oct. 6 in Omaha, Neb., in an…

The cost of admission to the Colosseum

Taking advantage of an overnight layover in Rome last summer, I hit the Roman roads for a run at sunrise and happened upon the Colosseum. I instantly thought of the Christian witness against the cruelty once celebrated within its walls….

Trump administration announces plan to remove resettled refugees

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to detain and deport refugees lawfully resettled in the United States. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services posted an interim final rule reducing the amount of time individuals can contest the termination of their…

Tennessee court grants shooter new trial because victim was trans

The suspect in a 2025 self-defense trial should have been able to argue that his slain victim was a transgender woman and therefore a greater threat to his safety than jurors were told, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals ruled…

Record number of independent voters could sway midterms

In 2024, independent voters helped elect Donald Trump. Two years later, there are more registered independent voters than ever, and polls show most will back Democrats in November’s midterms. “A shift in independents’ political leanings caused the Republican Party advantage…

What if independent voters are trying to tell us something?

Political parties want independent voters’ support. But are they prepared to offer them belonging without demanding their allegiance? A woman once asked me to carry a message to my fellow Democrats. She was a Democrat, but her husband was an…

New Supreme Court term has cases on religion, immigration, climate and guns

The U.S. Supreme Court’s new term features important cases on controversial issues — religion, immigration and guns — with rulings due before the end of June 2027. Justices were denied much of a summer break as they ruled on cases…

Trimming faith codes cuts too deep

Yes, pretend Trump is on the ballot, because he is

Grand Canyon University gets state approval for law school

Something is fishy about the CT story