Cities Need Housing. Churches Have Property. Can They Work Something Out?
What would it look like if churches — given their mission of supporting families — were leading the conversation about the shortage of proper and affordable housing?
Does Going to Church Improve Your Mental Health?
While religiosity in the United States may be declining, a study of 15,000 millennials and Gen Zers who adhere to a religious tradition and attend church found they report better mental health and fewer feelings of anxiety about their futures.
Southern Seminary President Will Be Nominated to Lead Southern Baptist Convention
(RNS) — There are seven more months before the next annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. But the race for SBC president may already be over, following news that R. Albert Mohler Jr. will likely be nominated to run as the denomination’s next president.
U.S. Pastor Stranded in India Awaiting Hearing
NEW DELHI, India (BP) -- A U.S. pastor attending a Sunday School conference in India could be stranded there until December after being arrested for failing to report money he was carrying.
Faith Groups Launch Campaigns to Promote Civil Discourse
Two campaigns inserted themselves into the U.S. political cycle on Sunday, both seeking to shake up the political scene in the run up to the 2020 election. Both are rooted in faith, and both have a similar purpose.
World Vision Tinkers With Its 70-Year-Old Child Sponsorship Model
(The Conversation) World Vision, among the largest Christian humanitarian agencies on Earth, is now flipping the script on child sponsorship. Instead of donors always getting to choose children, children are beginning to choose donors.
The Hope of Resurrection
The bottom line today is the same as in Isaiah and Daniel's day: will you trust God in this troubled world? The years in this world cannot compare to eternity. Dying with the most toys is not winning.
One Year Before Election, Christian Leaders Cross Divides to Call for Respect
(RNS) — Today (Nov. 3) marks exactly one year until the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Christian leaders across theological and political divides are kicking off an initiative called “Golden Rule 2020: A Call for Dignity and Respect in Politics.”
Televangelist Paula White to Head Trump’s Faith Office
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Paula White, a Pentecostal preacher and longtime adviser to President Donald Trump, has been tapped to head the White House's Faith and Opportunity Initiative, a successor to previous administrations' faith-based office that coordinates outreach to religious communities.
Harriet Tubman, in Movie and Real Life, Guided by Faith in Fight for Freedom
(RNS) — “God don’t mean people to own people.” That simple statement, uttered by Cynthia Erivo in the title role of "Harriet," a new movie about Harriet Tubman, reveals a truth long known by scholars of the woman dubbed “Moses.”