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What the walking wounded need for Christmas

How my spinal cord injury happened during routine surgery two years ago hasn’t mattered to me for a good while; but the why and wherefore still get me. Now I’m just angry. And being a good Christian, I feel guilty for being angry.

Christmas in times like these: finding hope in the faith of a pre-Christmas people

Perhaps the only way to really experience Christmas as it was intended is to renew the faith of a pre-Christmas people who did not yet know the Savior whose justice and righteousness we seem to stubbornly resist at every turn

Companions of Jesus: partnering with followers of other faiths to pursue God’s vision of peace

An international gathering in Abu Dhabi was a hopeful sign of interfaith collaboration in peacemaking.

Unhappy with the neighbors? Try more church, study says

“The more you worship, the better you feel about people who don’t worship with you,” Dougherty said. “It’s a community building experience that extends beyond the doors of the religious community.”

Christianity doesn’t need saving; people do

I have come to realize that Christianity hasn’t, doesn’t and won’t ever need saving. At its best, Christianity is a faith that dies again and again and again for the sake of other people.

Impeached. Congress did its job. Will people of faith have the moral courage to do theirs?

Will faithful people have the moral clarity and courage to declare that Trump’s impeachment was warranted – and that it stands as judgment on the character of his leadership?

Trump supporters blast Christianity Today editorial calling for his removal

Two Southern Baptist megachurch pastors joined Donald Trump in criticizing an editorial in the flagship evangelical magazine Christianity Today saying the president should be removed from office.

Hope, peace, joy and love at Christmas. And sometimes grief and pain

Amid all the smiles and laughter, if you’re grieving this Christmas, it’s OK. Your anguish has a role to play.

High-profile pastor’s sabbatical renews attention to clergy self-care

A well-known African-American preacher surprised his congregation Dec. 4 by announcing he is going on sabbatical for a time of spiritual renewal and rest.

Transitions for the week of 12-20-19

Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Nathan Adams, now serving as minister of missions and men at Pioneer Drive Baptist Church, Abilene, Texas….

Abuse survivors cry foul over ERLC’s end-of-year fund-raising appeal

Leaders of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests criticized a Southern Baptist Convention entity’s fund-raising appeal that touts the denomination’s response to the scourge of sexual abuse in the church as “misleading and insensitive” to victims.

Pastors feel the pain as churches hit ‘another low point’ in American culture

Research once again shows that confidence in organized religion remains at all-time lows. But what the numbers don’t reveal is the toll that the erosion of reputation and relevance has had on churches and ministers throughout the decline. It’s often described as an astonishing and disturbing experience.

3 views on Donald Trump held by American Christians

US megachurches report strong rebound from pandemic

Baptists need to speak up again for religious liberty

What in hell became of heaven?