What Love — & Power Tools — Can Do
Columnist Heather Feeler reflects on leading a small group of girls from her church in helping with a Habitat for Humanity build as part of a stay-in-town mission trip week.
Christians: Let’s Unite in Pandemic to Fight Injustices
Two significant, global religious bodies on Thursday (Aug. 27) called on Christians to band together to fight “sins” laid bare or aggravated by the pandemic, including racism and economic injustice.
Latin America’s Evangelical Churches Hard Hit by Pandemic
Throughout Latin America, evangelical churches have flouted public health guidelines by holding in-person services, or have personally ministered to church members in homes and other settings. In at least two countries, evangelical pastors have died in alarming numbers during the pandemic.
Beyond the Fall of Falwell
It’s tempting to watch Jerry Falwell’s fall and, well, cheer or snicker. After all, he’s done much to hurt the witness of Christianity with his history of hateful rhetoric and partisanship politics — not to mention the sordid details of the scandal that did him
William & Mary Approves Design for Memorial to Those the School Enslaved
At least 180 individuals were enslaved by William & Mary from the college’s founding in 1693 until the Civil War. On Tuesday (Aug. 25), the school approved a final design for a memorial to them and announced that it had secured all of the funding
Are We Erasing History – or Cementing It?
Tony Cartledge reflects on the need to remove Confederate monuments, finding similarities in the ancient world in Egypt and Rome. Read full piece
After Beirut Blast, Helpers Tend to Shock & Trauma
After the massive explosion on Aug. 4 in Beirut, Lebanon, some mental health professionals have offered to help those grappling with the shock and trauma of a blast that devastated a people wearied by severe economic turmoil and the coronavirus pandemic and related hardship.
I’m Billy Graham’s Granddaughter. Evangelical Support of Donald Trump Spits on His Legacy.
Jerushah Dufor argues that by supporting Donald Trump, evangelical leaders are failing us and failing the gospel. And she says Christian women must step up where our church leaders won't. Read full piece
Evangelical ‘Never Trumpers’ Appear at Alternative RNC
While millions of Americans watch the Republican National Convention, a smaller group of Republicans, former Republicans, and independents is tuning in to a counter-convention — one they hope might put the United States on what they consider a more principled path.
March on Washington Events to Focus on Racial Justice, Police Brutality, Voting
Over the years, throngs of protesters — many of them people of faith — have assembled to remember the March on Washington. This year, the gatherings will both resemble and differ from the first one on Aug. 28, 1963.