Taking the Lord’s Name in Vain (Amid Tear Gas)
It played out like a scene straight out of Isaiah 6. Apocalyptic, vision-like stuff. But then the script changed.
When It Comes to Reopening Churches in the Pandemic, Supreme Court Says Grace Ain’t Groceries
The highest court in the land has given states some leeway in determining when and how to safely reopen places of worship during the COVID-19 pandemic. The move lends support to state officials making science-informed decisions that may inhibit church congregants from fully engaging in
Black Activists to Learn From on Blackout Tuesday
On Tuesday (June 2), artists and celebrities planned to black out their social media profiles and “mute” their feeds to amplify black voices. Here are a number of black advocates whose activism is rooted in their faith and who are working to educate and inform
CBF Discovery Team Releases Findings on Powerful Gifts, Urgent Needs
This week (June 1), the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Discovery Team released its findings at the midpoint of Toward Bold Faithfulness, a one-year journey announced in October 2019, based on Acts 16:6-10.
Habits Form Our Hearts
In this season of uncertainty, let us take a moment to reflect on what sort of habits are shaped by the world and how we might release them in exchange for better, transformational habits.
Ahead of Trump Bible Photo Op, Police Forcibly Expel Priest From St. John’s Church Near White House
Early Monday evening (June 1), President Trump stood before the historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in downtown Washington, DC, and held aloft a Bible for cameras. The church appeared to be completely abandoned. It was, in fact, abandoned, but not by choice.
Tear Gas, Threats for Protesters Before Trump Visits Church
It began with Attorney General Bill Barr standing with his hands casually in his pockets, not wearing a tie, surveying the scene at Lafayette Park across from the White House, where several thousand protesters had gathered for more demonstrations after the police killing of George
Police Shoot, Arrest Man After He Interrupted Church Service
A worship service at Oak Grove Baptist Church in Waxhaw, N.C., ended abruptly Sunday morning May 24 after a disturbance by a neighbor led to a police-involved shooting.
Rev. Barber: ‘Systemic Racism Is Choking the Life out of American Democracy’
On Pentecost Sunday, after unrest that swept the country in the wake of the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of police, the Rev. William J. Barber II delivered what he called “a pastoral letter to America” urging that leaders hear — and
‘We Grieve’: Community Project Unites Neighbors in Healing
A plywood wall that surrounds a building site, painted with the words ``WE GRIEVE″ in massive letters, has become a focal point for people of a London neighborhood. It is there that they gather each Thursday to remember those who have died during the coronavirus