Where Does a Christian Belong on Halloween?
Who would have thought that a national costume party like Halloween would be such a complicated endeavor and an unexpected opportunity for Christians?
The Little Book that Changed My Life is Back
In 1986, God used a small book to transform discouragement into lifelong passion.
Troubling Q&A on Tax Exemption for Churches During Presidential Candidate Town Hall
During a CNN town hall event last week, CNN’s Don Lemon and former congressman Beto O’Rourke demonstrates the way the media and politicians oversimplify conflicts, making thoughtful discourse more difficult.
Celebrating a Life Before It Ends: Why More People Are Holding ‘Living Funerals’
Have you ever attended a funeral service and wished the deceased could have been there to experience it? New York-based author Mary Elizabeth Williams shares her experience of attending her friend's living funeral, a pre-funeral held for a person who is nearing death.
Ukrainian Believers: ‘Standing on Our Knees’
KHARKOV, Ukraine (BP) -- What compels Ukrainian believers to get up daily and kneel in the snow? Why is it so important to meet together when they could whisper a prayer from the warmth of their beds?
No, My Synagogue Didn’t Just Violate the Johnson Amendment
On Rosh Hashanah, my Conservative synagogue put out postcards addressed to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, protesting the Trump Administration's immigration policy and calling on her to support a "framework" of pro-immigrant policies.
Solomon’s Temple
We look back at the days of Solomon and those who followed him as a time of selfish choices and spiritual ignorance among God's “chosen” people. But what about us? Are we really any different?
Nationalism & the Tribal God It Creates
(WW) — Nationalism always leaves us more enslaved, not more free. This is true because tribalism always shrinks us — a smaller world, more selfish goals, deeper fears and more distrust of the other.
A Band of British Barbers Are Trying to Save Men’s Lives, One Haircut at a Time
Barbers listen on average 2,000 hours a year. So in 2015, Tom Chapman founded the Lions Barber Collective to turn barbershops into safe spaces for men.
Preaching Good News When Clinically Sad
If your mental illness is a spiritual problem, you will (most likely) not discuss it in church. If your mental illness is only a physical problem, you will talk with your therapist but not your faith community.