Where Is God? Faith on the Day Before Easter
On the Saturday before that first Easter, the Savior that the disciples had left everything to follow was dead. Perhaps on that day the disciples were just left wondering: Where is God?
Notre Dame Fire Extinguished, Paris Turns to Assessing Damage and Repairs
PARIS (RNS) — The last flames have been extinguished. It’s now up to the experts to assess how much Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has been damaged and how many years, maybe decades, it will take to repair it.
Pastors on Discipleship Efforts: Room for Growth
Two-thirds of Protestant pastors report being satisfied with discipleship and spiritual formation in their church in a recent LifeWay survey, up from seven years ago. However, more than three-in-four also say there is room for improvement.
Evangelicals Issue Principles on Benefits, Challenges of Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Artificial intelligence may allow technology to help people make wise decisions and work more efficiently. But it is not morally neutral.
Gnashing of Teeth About Hell
As with most theological topics, a wide diversity of opinions exists among Baptists on the nature of hell. In fact, Baptist theologians and preachers — much like church leaders in the first centuries after Jesus — have long been found in the various hell camps.
Gospel Choirs Try to Build Racial Harmony Through Song
ST. LOUIS (RNS) — Emi Belciak teaches third grade in a tough part of suburban St. Louis, where she says her students are exposed to more violence than any child should be. Belciak wanted to do something to help — so she joined a choir.
Survey: Most Americans Continue to Oppose Religious Service Refusals to LGBT People
(RNS) — A new survey finds that Americans continue to oppose the idea that small-business owners should be able to refuse products or services to gay or lesbian people due to their religious beliefs.
Prayer Postcards Spark Debate Over Faith and Privacy in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — A group of Nashville churches decided recently to pray for every resident in their Bible Belt city. Then they sent out postcards to everyone on their prayer list. Some folks saw the prayers as an act of kindness. Others, a little
Survey: Black Millennials Skip Church as Early Adults More Than Whites
(RNS) — African-American young adults are more likely than their white counterparts to drop out of Protestant churches during their early adult years, new research shows.
Pundits Repent of Twitter Sins, Apply Faith to Social Media
(RNS) — On March 5, Fat Tuesday, Paul Begala, a consultant for CNN and veteran D.C. insider who has spoken publicly about his Catholic faith, made a public act of contrition. He wasn’t the first to admit his Twitter sins.