God Suffers with us this Holy Week
Holy Week is a reminder that we often have to linger in some suffering and struggle in order to fully appreciate the joy of Easter Sunday’s deliverance and liberation. Read full piece
German Pastor Hopeful in Fight to Remain in Turkey
Wave of Christian expat expulsions leaves many churches without leaders. Read full piece
Dozens of LGBTQ Students at Christian Colleges Sue the U.S. Education Dept., Hoping to Pressure Equality Act Negotiations
33 current and past students at federally funded Christian colleges and universities cited in a federal lawsuit filed Monday against the U.S. Department of Education. The suit says the religious exemption the schools are given that allow them to have discriminatory policies is unconstitutional because
This Good Friday, I’ll be at the Hanging Tree
This Good Friday I am going to visit the hanging tree just outside the old county jail in Statesville, N.C., where I now live and minister. The last man hanged on that tree was a Black man arrested, tried, convicted and hanged in less than
The Turbulent Ride of Post-Church America
Grasping the meaning and significance of any sociocultural change as massive as this one is bound to be difficult — with numerous complicated effects, multiple prior causes, and all kinds of complex interactions among them. Read full piece
A reminder that Holy Week is Prime Time for Anti-Christian Violence
Every year on major Christian feast days, somewhere in the world, Christians will be killed for no reason other than that they chose to attend religious services. Because Christmas and Holy Week are the holiest periods on the Christian calendar, churches tend to be especially
With Vaccinations Rising, Religious Groups See Hope on Horizon as Major Holidays Approach
When the country came to a near standstill a year ago, most houses of worship closed their doors and turned to online services to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. This year, with cases plummeting and vaccinations on the rise, religious leaders across the nation
Seeing Gun Violence as a Pro-Life Issue
Shane Claiborne & Michael Martin: We want to encourage you to see this as a moral, spiritual, pro-life issue. Read full piece
Kanakuk Kamps Abuse Reexamined in New Report
Eleven years later, an investigation by David and Nancy French plus a site for victims try to grasp the extent of predatory behavior by a longtime camp director. Read full piece