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Pastor Robert Jeffress gives high marks to Trump’s United Nations speech

President Donald Trump’s United Nations General Assembly address – which began with world leaders audibly laughing at his boast that he has accomplished more in his first two years than any president in history – received high marks from one…

Slamming doors to refugees: What will it take to get our humanity back?

In 2016 the United States welcomed 85,000 refugees; so far in 2018 we have received less than 21,000. And the cap for 2019 will be the lowest cap on admissions since the program began in 1980. The secretary of state says it’s about “prioritizing the safety and well-being of the American people.” It sounds to me like the studies on generosity are still right: we’ve got too much – affluence and/or fear – to be willing to share.

The radical rise of liberation theology: An interview with Lilian Calles Barger

The election of Donald Trump has galvanized the Christian left, creating a situation in which liberation theology may be relevant once again.

Old Testament ‘bad,’ New Testament ‘good’: A dangerous (and mistaken) assumption

Oops, we just threw the Jewish tradition under the bus again. So sorry. We didn’t mean it. Really.

Mother’s death, Hurricane Florence devastation, bewilder Congo refugees

The Job-like struggle of a Congolese family who arrived in North Carolina this summer is posing challenges even to veterans of refugee resettlement ministry.

Former Wake Forest Divinity School dean, Gail O’Day, dies at age 63 (updated)

Gail O’Day, former dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, died Sept. 22, nearly four years after the onset of symptoms later diagnosed as a glioblastoma brain tumor.

When women become pastors: Walls fall and ceilings shatter

Those who have voiced their worry about women wandering into leadership roles were right. The presence, voices and leadership of women will bring down walls, the false pillars of faith. These walls give the illusion of control, the illusion of comfort and even the illusion of God’s redemptive work.

A scholar of forgiveness explains what makes a good public apology for sexual misconduct

Theologian L. Gregory Jones, the dean of the Duke University Divinity School, on why “forgiveness should always be a gift.”

Religious groups bring pro-choice billboards to Oklahoma

The pro-choice campaign includes eight billboards north and south of Oklahoma City, near Stillwater, Edmond, Marlow, Chickasha, and Newcastle, as well as radio spots and online ads.

Ministry jobs and more

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Vice President Mike Pence stirs up ‘values voters’ for mid-term elections

Vice President Mike Pence urged evangelical Christians not to let complacency jeopardize gains achieved during the last two years by President Donald Trump in a speech Saturday at the Family Research Council’s Values Voter Summit. “The choice in this election…

Reclaiming joy in widowhood: a conversation with author Ella Prichard

In a book for new widows, author Ella Pritchard describes her experience of grief, recovery and “return to joy” in the months and years following the death of her husband, Lev, after 46 years of marriage.

The wicked are punished — or not

What Ryan Burge sees in America’s megachurches

We are a nation of immigrants

As worldwide deaths mount, Musk insists DOGE cuts didn’t kill anyone