President Donald Trump and MAGA are in a meltdown over socialism. While Trump has made his political fortune fomenting fear, now he and MAGA are afraid of losing the midterms. One of the shibboleths they’re raising in response is “socialism.”...
In 1960, an episode of the sitcom Leave it to Beaver aired in which Beaver befriends a new student named Kenneth who showers him with gifts, hoping to buy his friendship. His teacher, Miss Landers, learns that items are disappearing…
I’ve written before about my involvement with an interfaith clergy coalition in Dallas. Since May 2025, we’ve held constant vigil with people of faith outside the Dallas ICE Field Office. Last week, we held a special vigil. Sept. 24 marked…
Imagine a young man recording a 60-second video in his bedroom. By the next evening, 2 million people have watched it. Invitations follow. A publisher calls. Somewhere along the way, people begin describing him as a leader. Perhaps he is….
Seven years ago, I sat in Noel Schoonmaker’s office at Second Baptist Church in Richmond and told him I was struggling to worship with white people. This is not hyperbole. I was struggling. There already had been moments at Second…
One of the smaller breakaways of a breakaway group within the Anglican tradition has set apart three new clergy and appointed one a “Canon Missioner to the Earth.” The Episcopal Free Fellowship of America dates to 2013 with roots in…
Christianity Today has named a new editor in chief, continuing a reset after Russell Moore left the post in October 2025. One year ago next week, Moore was replaced by Marvin Olasky, then age 75 and a controversial figure in…
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert died over the weekend at age 84. His death closes the life of a man who occupied one of the most powerful offices in the United States and whose public reputation collided catastrophically with…
I write often about how politics is not the only thing to care about if you are a Christian. However, it is indeed one thing to care about, one very important thing. I have found Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s guidance very helpful…
Christa Pike remained unconscious and under guard in a Nashville hospital days after a botched lethal injection that led to the resignation of the state’s top corrections official. Two rounds of pentobarbital over a two-hour period could not kill the…
Nearly 90% of Americans believe government corruption is pervasive as the nation nears the midterm elections, according to a new Gallup survey. The 89% who said the problem is “widespread” was up 10 points from last year, reached the highest…
James Orsen Bakker, who transformed Christian evangelism via television, died Oct. 5 at age 86. Bakker and his first wife, Tammy Faye Bakker, were hosts of the daily TV show The PTL Club and built a Christian vacation village in…
Letting Iran bomb Los Angeles and San Diego would be a “small price to pay” for the U.S. intervention in Iran, President Donald Trump told a rally in Grand Island, Neb., Oct. 5. The inflammatory comments have been confirmed by…
