A MYSTERY “COVID-19 Exposure Logging” function has appeared in settings on iPhones and Android devices. COVID-19 Exposure Logging can be […]
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How a mutant coronavirus strain dominated the world: Scientists discover change to COVID-19 variant that lets it copy itself more efficiently – making it more infectious (but not more deadly)
A small change to a variant of the novel coronavirus has helped it better copy itself but not make it […]
Death of Megachurch Pastor Darrin Patrick Officially Ruled a Suicide
Megachurch pastor Darrin Patrick’s cause of death has officially been ruled a suicide, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. […]
Top Vatican Investigator on Sex Abuse Says Church Must Empower Victims
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — It’s been more than a year since Pope Francis issued his historic document, “Vos Est Lux […]
International Mission Board Workers Share Nothing but Blood of Jesus Can Heal
SOUTHEAST ASIA (BP) — In a dimly lit wooden home, a paralyzed man shares the story of his paralysis, his […]
Book Review: ‘The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power’ by D. L. Mayfield
Review by Abigail Murrish, who lives in Norwood, Ohio, where she works for her church and curates the newsletter “Given […]
Tabitha McDuffee on Our Advocacy Should Reflect God’s Beauty
Tabitha McDuffee is a writer and student living in Southern California. She blogs at TabithaMcDuffee.com and is completing her master’s degree in […]
Keeping Safe While Serving, Church Groups Tackle Pandemic and Protests
The Rev. Traci Blackmon was at home outside of St. Louis when a local hospital called. It had been sending […]
The Black Faith Leaders at the Forefront of Public Health Crises
In 1989, Dr. Pernessa Seele, in her new position as an immunologist at Harlem Hospital, started witnessing her patients die […]
The Street Corner Where George Floyd Was Killed Has Become a Christian Revivalist Site
In the month since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, the scene of his death has become […]
Forget the fireworks! Thunder Moon will rise on July 4 and pass through Earth’s shadow providing a partial penumbral eclipse
Space is set to put on an out of this world show in celebration of America’s Independence Day. On July […]
Black Man Dies of Coronavirus After Texas Hospital Ends His Treatment Due to His Disability
Michael Hickson, a man paralyzed three years ago after suffering a cardiac arrest, died June 11 after St. David’s South […]
Black-Owned Businesses See Sales Surge Amid Reckoning Over Racism
BOSTON (AP) — When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge, […]
Illinois Church Engages Next Generation in Missions
ROBINSON, Ill. — The purpose of Highland Avenue Baptist Church is to spread the Gospel, Pastor Dwight McDaniel said. This […]
Beka Horton, Who Developed Abeka Christian School Curriculum, Dies at 90
Beka Horton, the “Beka” of A Beka Book and the cofounder of Pensacola Christian Academy and Pensacola Christian College, died on June […]
How a Reformed Facebook Group’s Private Comments Turned Into a Public Dispute
In an era when swift social media reactions and public repudiations offer an instantaneous form of rebuke and discipline, what […]
The Gospel Takes Center Stage in ‘Hamilton’
If not for the outbreak of COVID-19, the wildly successful Broadway musical Hamilton would embark on its fourth tour this fall. Instead—to […]
How Churches Talk About Racism, Police Brutality, and Black Lives Matter
On Sunday, Dr. Kenneth Kemp took his place at the pulpit and read a Bible story about Abraham, his wife […]
