James 3:5-6 (in photos)
Some argue in the U.S. Senate that words are just words. But James taught otherwise. The events of Jan. 6 can be seen as an enactment of the warning in James 3:5-6.
Some Capitol Rioters Believed They Answered God’s Call, Not Just Trump’s
A relentless religious framing of the election led many Christians to Washington on Jan. 6. Read full piece
Christian Prophets Are on the Rise. What Happens When Theyʼre Wrong?
They are stars within one of the fastest-growing corners of American Christianity. Now, their movement is in crisis. Read full piece
SBC Report Calls Never-Trumper Russell Moore’s Agency a ‘Significant Distraction’
In a long-awaited report released Monday (Feb. 1), a task force commissioned to study the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission calls the convention’s public policy arm a “significant distraction from the Great Commission work of Southern Baptists.”
Betraying Your Church — And Your Party
How Representative Adam Kinzinger, an evangelical Republican, decided to vote for impeachment — and start calling out his church Read full piece
The Antipope of Mar-a-Lago
What a medieval religious schism can teach us about Donald Trump’s unprecedented and radically antagonistic approach to the ex-presidency. Read full piece
Something’s Wrong When Devout Christians Praise Proud Boys as ‘God’s Warriors’
Randall Balmer: White evangelicals have shifted their rhetoric from majoritarianism to victimization. Read full piece
For Evangelicals Still Clinging to Trumpism, Biden Offers an Off-Ramp. Will They Take It?
Evangelical leaders have a lot to repent for when it comes to Donald Trump. They made a deal with the devil and didn’t get nearly enough to show for it. Now they need to find a way back from the immoral wilderness — a move
The End of Trump’s Presidency Does Not End America’s Root Problem
Wendell Griffen: The United States suffered Trump’s vicious presidency because it refused to accept and follow King’s prophetic values for two generations after his death. Read full piece
Theologian Russell Moore Has a Message for Christians Who Still Worship Donald Trump
“It’s–it’s been lonely,” says Moore of his stance. “But I think many people have experienced that sort of loneliness over the past four or five years. I don’t know a single family that’s not been divided over President Trump, and politics generally. I don’t know