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Do you wonder if you’re the only one who believes the way you do?

“Am I the only one?” Recently, it seems I can’t have a conversation about faith or politics without uncovering another story of someone who is wrestling with this question. Many have become increasingly isolated from their faith communities and families….

Supreme Court again overturns COVID restrictions on houses of worship

In a sign of how long the coronavirus pandemic has gone on, the United States Supreme Court has been dealt enough cases on church closures during the pandemic now to have reversed itself and splintered further in its own opinions….

Free Lenten daily devotionals offered

Journey to the Cross, a devotional series for Lent, returns to d365.org, beginning on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 17. This free series features Scripture, prayer and brief meditative thoughts accompanied by gentle music. This year’s themes and writers are as follows….

Update: Virginia House joins Senate in voting to eliminate death penalty

Death penalty opponents are celebrating another milestone in Virginia, where the House of Delegates approved a bill Feb. 5 to abolish capital punishment in the state. The 57-41 vote followed the Senate’s 21-17 passage of an identical measure on Feb….

Private property or the public good? Thoughts on wealth, taxes and justice

Growing up in the 1970s, there were some things I was sure of. One such truth was that America is a Christian nation — founded by Christians, based on Christian principles, uniquely favored by God. I suspect many Christians who…

White Christian nationalists and Black Americans find common ground in vaccine wariness while some pastors try to set a positive example

Two communities seemingly at odds with each other are among the groups of Americans most likely to be skeptical of the new COVID-19 vaccines: Christian nationalists and Black Americans. The reasons why each group is skeptical are different, but the…

Think U.S. politics is crazy? Check out church history

It is hard to deny that the United States is experiencing a time of political upheaval unlike anything we have known in our lifetimes: two men laying claim to the presidency, an insurrection at the Capitol, a history-making second impeachment,…

Americans more likely to say pandemic has strengthened their faith

A majority of Americans (68%) say the COVID-19 pandemic has had little effect on their religious faith, and just 4% say it has weakened their belief. But the 28% who report the coronavirus outbreak has strengthened faith far outstrip populations…

Addiction and silent judgment: Cassie’s story

The thing about judgment is that it is often silent. But the person being judged knows exactly what is happening when it is happening. It’s that smirk, frown, snarky comment or (from my personal experience as a Baptist missionary kid)…

Artist brings Enneagram to life through series of 30 paintings

Much has been written about the popularity of the Enneagram, an ancient personality typing system. For Michelle B. Noah, a Dallas-based artist, the Enneagram has been more than a tool for self-understanding: It has served as a muse for her…

‘While there is still time’: American churches, violence and conspiracy theories

In his classic book Night, the late Boston University professor Elie Wiesel described how the first warnings of what became the Holocaust found their way into his family’s village of Sighet, Transylvania, in 1942. The messenger was an “outsider” called…

When you call the vice president ‘Jezebel,’ you are acknowledging her power

Elephantine is an island opposite the city of Aswan in Egypt. In the late 1800s, 175 Jewish manuscripts found there began illegally appearing for purchase into Western collections. They are the oldest Jewish papyri found to date, going back to…

Trump’s war on ‘woke’ targets federal grants and foreign relations

Reflections on In the Twilight of the Christian West

Why rural families need support now

Why do we keep sounding the alarm?