Rich and Poor (9-30-18)
James is a book about necessities. Our modern bookshelves are crowded with books about money management and investments, career success, strategic planning, beauty secrets and diets
Faithful Conflict (9-23-18 Formations)
Do you remember the Peanuts cartoon character named Pigpen who was always surrounded by a cloud of dust and looked unkempt? He was a good kid,
Words of Wisdom (9-16-18 Formations)
Someone told me when I was young, “Be careful what you say, because your words can come back to hurt you and once said they can't
Banned from Meeting in Church, Rwandan Worshippers Gather at Home
KIGALI, Rwanda (RNS) – Grace Umutesi has secretly been conducting services in her house in the Bannyahe slum on the outskirts of the capital since
Cincinnati Shooting Spurs Baptists ‘to Bring Hope’
CINCINNATI (BP) -- A shooting rampage in Cincinnati that left four dead and two others injured on Thursday (Sept. 6) led a city councilman to request
Should We Live to Be 500? Christians and Secularists Come Together over Transhumanism
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Rev. Neal Locke of First Presbyterian Church of El Paso recently moderated a panel at the first-ever Christian Transhumanist Conference, hosted
Reassessing Rituals on the Way to the Promised Land
Do you and your family have any rituals or traditions that you practice on a regular basis? Maybe every time a person enters your home, they must
New Peace and Nonviolence Center Teaches Conflict Transformation
The first major program of Central Seminary's new Buttry Center for Peace and Nonviolence brought together about 40 people from seven nations for an intensive training
Where God Works
At church, my six-year-old son’s Sunday School teachers talk about the importance of being respectful in the building since church is a holy space. Their lessons go
Bobi Wine Case Heightens Tensions Between Museveni and Uganda Church Leaders
KAMPALA, Uganda (RNS) – On a recent Sunday morning, hundreds of worshippers gathered at Jehovah Pentecostal Church in Kisenyi, a slum on the outskirts of