Baptist Church in India Meets Community Needs During Pandemic
New Life Baptist Church, a three-year-old congregation in Hyderabad, India, is busy ministering to both the physical and spiritual needs of its community.
Treating Costco Like My Church
Some people wanting to reopen their church amid coronavirus restrictions say churches should be treated like Costco. So, I decided to test this theory out. What if my church service could operate like a Costco?
Union University President Sends Personalized Videos to 595 Graduates
Spring graduates from Union University received a special message on what was supposed to be their graduation day -- a personalized video greeting from Union President Samuel W. "Dub" Oliver.
A 24-Hour Online Vigil Will Name Some of the People Who Have Died of COVID-19
Ahead of Memorial Day, which honors the nation’s wartime dead, a coalition of activists from across the country will hold a 24-hour online vigil naming some of the people who have died of COVID-19, beginning at 1 p.m. CT on May 20.
Clergy, Scientists Grapple With Thoughts of Worship Without Congregational Singing
“Singing together in congregations is a practice that we dearly love and are eager to promote," says Rev. John Witvliet, an expert on Christian worship, "but loving our neighbor is job one here and so the time for fasting from this wonderful practice may be
Campolo Urges Christians to Not Weep as Babylon Falls
Tony Campolo, a well-known Baptist author says that while the impact of coronavirus may feel like our country is falling apart, Christians have an opportunity to help rebuild a more just system. He talked about finding faith in a time like this on the Word&Way
Faith for When We Don’t Know What’s Next
I must acknowledge that this year has not turned out the way that I had hoped or prayed. And unfortunately, we do not have any idea when life will begin to look like we thought it would. The only thing we can be certain of
Oregon High Court Halts Ruling Nixing Virus Restrictions
The Oregon Supreme Court halted a rural judge’s order which had tossed out statewide coronavirus restrictions imposed by Gov. Kate Brown in a case brought by churches arguing the Democrat exceeded her authority.
More Churches Reopening as Some Close Again Amid New Outbreaks
As restrictions on mass gatherings across the country are relaxed to allow in-person worship services, a couple churches that already reopened have again suspended in-person services after new coronavirus outbreaks in their congregations.
Doing the Math: What’s a Human Life Worth?
Recently, at one of his daily news conferences, Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed the question that has haunted so many of us lately: How much is a human life worth?