As I write this column, my husband is cooking dinner. We have gotten used to this ritual, by now: One […]
Mark Silk on the Mythic Punch of the Lincoln Project’s ‘Mourning in America’
“Mourning in America,” a sendup of Ronald Reagan’s famous 1984 “Morning in America” spot by the Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump […]
Charles C. Camosy on Nonhuman Animals and the Coronavirus Pandemic
Charlie Camosy is a professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University. It should come as no surprise to […]
With Two Swift Moves, Pope Francis Rekindles Hope for Financial Reform at the Vatican
Tranquil on its surface, as COVID-19 has shut down nearly all activity in its churches, museums and offices, the Vatican […]
More Than $689,000 Raised for Small Churches at Risk of Closure During Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic hit pastor Kato Hart’s Detroit storefront church hard. Finances dwindled to almost nothing. Rent and utility bills […]
How Two Mennonite Musicians Turn Street Ministry Into a Song
Part One: CHICAGO (RNS) — Chicago’s known for great architecture, but the one-story building at the corner of Pratt and […]
Faith Groups React to Claims That Famed Anti-Abortion Activist in Roe v. Wade Was Paid to Switch Sides
News that a seminal figure in the decades-long abortion debate was allegedly paid to advocate against the practice is triggering […]
Making His Kitchen His Pulpit, Indian Priest Puts a Spotlight on Those Who Go Hungry Due to the Pandemic
From his kitchen in a suburb of North Mumbai, 50-year-old Catholic priest Warner D’Souza preaches across a kitchen counter laden […]
Coronavirus Left United Methodists in Limbo After It Delayed a Vote on Schism
Rebecca Bernstein says she wants to go to a United Methodist seminary. But her dreams of becoming an ordained Methodist […]
Sudan Opens Path Toward Religious Freedom
In what appears to be a promising positive change, Sudan’s transitional government and a rebel group that fought against the […]
Kevin DeYoung on Memorial Day Is a Big Deal, So Let’s Think About It Theologically
This post probably has something to make everyone unhappy. But here goes. With Memorial Day on Monday (in the U.S.) […]
Private Memorial Service Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Ravi Zacharias to be Livestreamed on May 29
A private memorial service will be live-streamed on May 29 to celebrate the life and legacy of Christian evangelist and […]
Black Vietnam veterans hail Spike Lee film that finally tells their story
When Dedan Kimathi Ji Jaga returned from combat in Vietnam, he painted his walls black, covered his windows and sat […]
Endel Lee on Remembering to Remember on Memorial Day
Endel Lee is a church planting catalyst for military communities with the North American Mission Board. ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP) — […]
Leo Endel on Christianity is Not About Our Rights
Leo Endel is executive director of the Minnesota-Wisconsin Baptist Convention. ROCHESTER, Minn. (BP) — Working with more than 200 churches, […]
3-Member Church Closed During Coronavirus Finds New Life
LINWOOD, Kan. (BP) — When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Linwood Baptist Church closed down, and its three remaining members did […]
11-year-old Issues Challenge to Support Missions
EAST ASIA (BP) — It didn’t seem like much — just $32.20 — but it was all this 11-year-old had. […]
BET Founder Robert Johnson: Joe Biden ‘Should Spend the Rest of His Campaign Apologizing to Every Black Person He Meets’
BET co-founder Robert Johnson has condemned Joe Biden for claiming that black people aren’t really black if they don’t vote […]
