Where do you worship when all the houses of worship are closed? For many, the answer is outdoors. For one Arkansas man, the answer was even simpler: at the closed churches. Arkansas Online tells of …
Since a 21-year-old gunman allegedly killed nine people in the Atlanta area in a reported attempt to remove sexual temptation from the world, both the secular and religious press have been discussing the role religion …
What can you learn about a church from the pastor’s sneakers? That’s a question Ben Kirby began to ask himself in 2019 after he noticed one of the singers in a prominent church band was …
The Roman Catholic Church has reaffirmed its traditional teaching that priests cannot bless the unions of same-sex couples. The affirmation, issued Monday by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, was given in response …
Depression doesn’t always strike at once. But when you realize you need help, it is ok to take a break from the things that drain you — even if they’re good things. That was one …
In the sweet by-and-by, you’re going to clock in and never want to clock out of your celestial job. First Baptist Church Dallas Pastor Robert Jeffress, who became well known for his public support of …
The creator of Disney/Pixar’s “Soul” — Pete Doctor — recently sat down and spoke with Jesuit priest the Rev. James Martin about the influence that Martin’s book, “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything ”, influenced …
The largest Protestant foster and adoption agency in the U.S., Bethany Christian Services, will begin providing services to LGBTQ+ parents nationwide. The 77-year-old Michigan based evangelical agency has long had an informal policy of referring …
After several Black congregations associated with the Southern Baptist Convention left the United States’ largest Protestant denomination in recent months following denouncements of Critical Race Theory (CRT) by denominational leaders, Convention President JD Greear, the …
The Season of Lent 2021 began Feb. 17 with Ash Wednesday. This year, however, the rite that ends in a familiar smear of ashes across the forehead came with some pandemic-related changes. Ash Wednesday is …