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These Afghan immigrants know firsthand what it’s like to arrive in America, and they want to make life better for the new arrivals

One of the unforgettable images of 2021 is Afghan citizens clinging to a moving plane at the Kabul airport in a desperate bid to escape from the country after the fall of Afghanistan’s government to Taliban fighters. Some of the…

This agency already has resettled 600 Afghan refugees in Houston

In the last several months, the United States has welcomed more than 74,000 Afghans who fled their country after the Taliban seized power in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal of troops from the country. One of the organizations that…

Everything that’s wrong with the world explained in one brief column

We do love simplicity. We love the idea that complex issues can be distilled into easy sound bites, that nuanced conversations can be summarized as “he said/she said” and that internet memes and bumper stickers offer plenty of space to…

Why have so few U.S. congregations experienced even a single COVID death?

With more than 800,000 lives lost to COVID-19 in America alone, observers might wonder why some U.S. congregations have taken a seemingly cavalier approach to fighting the pandemic. One possible answer emerged this week from new survey data released by…

Who needs the church when we have the biblical worldview?

After his second visit to New York in 1939, Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrestled with the character of Protestant churches in America versus those in Europe in an essay titled “Protestantism without Reformation.” Even as he introduced his argument, which plays up…

Survey says: More than half of U.S. congregations started new ministries during COVID

Here’s one more silver lining to the dark cloud of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic: “The level of new and intensified social outreach and community ministry undertaken by the nation’s churches is monumental.” So reports the Hartford Institute for Religion Research…

On abortion and guns: How is that American Christians can come to such different understandings of our faith?

On Dec. 10, the United States Supreme Court upheld Senate Bill 8, the Texas ban on abortions — not officially overturning Roe v. Wade, the court case legalizing abortion, but certainty sinking its future. On Dec. 1, I traveled with…

One sweet song came out of COVID: The revival of Polyphony Music Resources

A revived and reconstituted Polyphony Music Resources is working to usher in a renaissance for church musicians and their ministries battered and isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization’s executive director said. The need has only grown during the return…

Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing

These Afghan immigrants know firsthand what it’s like to arrive in America, and they want to make life better for the new arrivals

This agency already has resettled 600 Afghan refugees in Houston

Everything that’s wrong with the world explained in one brief column

Why have so few U.S. congregations experienced even a single COVID death?

Who needs the church when we have the biblical worldview?

On abortion and guns: How is that American Christians can come to such different understandings of our faith?

One sweet song came out of COVID: The revival of Polyphony Music Resources

Let’s put Herod back into Christmas

Worldliness and wistfulness on the way to Bethlehem 2021

The timeless power of standing in someone’s winter, helping them see spring to come

Prayer Never Disappeared From Public Schools — But New Laws Could Change Its Role

Pope Leo has initiated the conversation Black Catholics have been waiting for

As reports of anti-Christian incidents in Israel increase, advocates press police to act

The Arc de Trump is Worse Than You Think

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Except for white evangelicals, Americans have soured on Trump’s leadership

CBF approves $16 million budget, leaders challenge more mission

The Black Church was not meant to save America

Caner sues Truett-McConnell for wrongful firing