Leaning on Faith, Louisville Mourns Victims of Mass Shooting
They went to their churches on the evening after Easter — to cry, to light candles, to ask God why, on this holiday of rebirth, they must mourn so much death.
There’s a Reason Every Hit Worship Song Sounds the Same
A new study found that the most popular worship songs come from a handful of megachurches with a knack for writing pop songs about what God will do for you.
Resurrecting Peace
This issue of A Public Witness will take you to church in the wake of recent news about gun violence protests out of Tennessee to hear how a couple of ministers see the good news of the resurrection giving us a message for the here
Review: Elusive Grace
In "Elusive Grace: Loving Your Enemies While Striving for God’s Justice," Scott Black Johnston brings healing to the divides present in our congregations so that together we might become agents of justice and voices of healing.
Can a Teacher Put John 3:16 in Email Signature? District Says No; Her Lawyers Say Yes
An official of a Virginia school district said its ‘determination is not based on any particular religious viewpoint.’
Bob Jones President Resigns, Accuses Board Chair of Thwarting Title IX Complaint
President since 2014, Pettit had helped soften some of the school’s rules while maintaining its conservative beliefs. That did not sit well with some board members.
Francis Focuses Easter Message on Hope, With Prayers for an End to Global Conflicts
Although his voice was slightly raspy after his recent recovery from a respiratory infection, Francis seemed in good spirits and warmly greeted the cheering crowd.
After Biblical Protestations, Expelled Tennessee Lawmakers Find Support Among Clergy
On Friday, the Poor People's Campaign and Rev. William Barber, a Disciples of Christ pastor and activist, announced a clergy-led “Moral Monday” protest to be held in Nashville later this month.
Hill of Crosses
Even since the end of Soviet occupation, oppressed people see Lithuania's Hill of Crosses as a reminder of the subversive power of the cross. Jesus showed that might doesn’t make right, and that’s very good news — unless you’re the empire.
Rare Medieval Easter Cipher Is Up for Grabs This Holy Week
The Raab Collection put up for sale a rare 15th-century manuscript containing a cipher that, when decoded, helped calculate the date of Easter during the Middle Ages.