It may now seem surprising to many United Methodists, and even more Baptists, that for most of our histories in the United States, all Methodists and Baptists were regularly designated as evangelical denominations. The most important reason is that both...
Back then, some evangelical Christians argued that demands for government protection for Christianity signaled that their religion had failed.
A moderate Baptist organization in Missouri reiterated its support for a provision in the federal tax code barring churches from endorsing or opposing political candidates that has suddenly emerged as an issue in one of the most-watched U.S. Senate races…
I’m not sure any of us really become so God-like and divested of ego that we don’t get offended. So the question is: What are we going to do about it?
Imagine what attending a new Cooperative Baptist Fellowship church must be like in the Southwest. Be prepared for a kaleidoscope of thoughts, because young CBF congregations are as varied as the region. If you attended a CBF church start here, you…
Please submit transitions — including staff changes, ordinations, anniversaries or deaths — to Barbara Francis. This page will be updated weekly. STAFF CHANGES Ryan Chaisson, concluding his tenure as next generation minister at River Club Church, Fredericksburg, Va. Lawrence Childs,…
Recent moves by the deeply conservative Russian Orthodox Church, combined with acts of Russian state aggression, can only be seen as concrete efforts to undermine liberal democracy around the world.
Evangelist Paula White presented President Donald Trump with a Bible signed by more than 100 evangelical Christians with the inscription “History will record the greatness that you have brought for generations,” according to a White House transcript of an event…
An interfaith group in Jacksonville, Florida is promoting unity as an antidote to violence following a weekend of deadly shootings in the city. BWA aiding earthquake victims. Researchers study faith-based giving.
It is a divine calling from God to care for those who have reached this unbearable place in their lives. The church cannot offer some magical spiritual cure. The church can offer the kind of ministry of care and compassion that points to the resilience of the human spirit and to the abiding presence of God’s spirit in every unendurable, overpowering circumstance.
A faith-based community action group is launching its own investigation into possible racial profiling by the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department.
From pre-game invocations to post-game huddles, from touchdown celebrations to protests during the national anthem, prayer pervades football.
The separation of families at the border, climate change, and various progressive causes have galvanized young Christians.
