This Social Network for Churches Is Thriving in the Coronavirus Pandemic
In response to the coronavirus, churches are playing catch-up to get themselves online. Some platforms are eager to help.
Every Christian Should Know About ‘Global Compassion Fatigue’ …and How to Fight It
How can Christians maintain a loving, caring posture in the face of intense and chronic worldwide pain? Living through the COVID-19 pandemic brings this question into focus for many of us.
Food Pantries Struggle to Provide During COVID-19
As many Americans stock up on weeks of provisions, food pantries, food banks and soup kitchens are figuring out how to get hungry Americans the food they need quickly and safely.
Christianity Offers No Answers About the Coronavirus. It’s Not Supposed To
Rationalists (including Christian rationalists) want explanations; Romantics (including Christian romantics) want to be given a sigh of relief. But perhaps what we need more than either is to recover the biblical tradition of lament.
Resurrection Sunday, Virtual Egg Hunt, Drive-In Worship Among COVID-19 Easter Plans
As they comply with guidelines for social distancing and sheltering in place during the pandemic, Southern Baptists across the U.S. are finding creative ways to celebrate the Easter season.
Coronavirus Adds to Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
As the first cases of coronavirus appear in the Gaza Strip, humanitarian groups are raising alarms about the potential catastrophe that could emerge in one of the poorest and most-densely populated places in the world. A Baptist pastor who used to minister in Gaza is
As Coronavirus Keeps Parishioners Homebound, Christian Clergy Debate Online Communion
With churchgoers still holed up in their homes to avoid infection for weeks and even months to come, Christian leaders are starting to ask: Is Communion appropriate for cyberspace?
Marshall Resigns Central Seminary Presidency, Citing “Ethical Lapse”
Central Seminary President Dr. Molly T. Marshall announced her resignation effective March 1, citing "an ethical lapse that betrayed my stewardship of office" in a statement released by the seminary today (March 30).
Homebound Nashville Style: Studio Musicians’ Video Reaches One Million
Last week, lying in bed, music arranger and producer David Wise had an idea. Like seemingly everyone else in the world, he was troubled by the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic and wondered how he might help. Today, that moment of inspiration has encouraged
Kansas Stay-At-Home Rule Allows Religious Worship, Gun Sales
All 2.9 million Kansas residents were under a stay-at-home order Monday imposed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. It helped her case with the Republican-controlled Legislature that the exceptions for "essential" outside-the-home activities include religious worship and buying, selling, and manufacturing guns and ammunition.