Opinion: Church or Spiritual Center?
A topic I am always interested in is, “What will the church look like in 5 years?” In light of the wildly swinging culture of today, the church needs to look at itself and decide …
Social Justice
Days before invasion, top Russian bishop said calls for war ‘blasphemy’
A top Russian Orthodox bishop spoke out against war in the days before his country invaded Ukraine. Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokalamsk is the head for the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations — meaning …
Pastor: Anti-homeless bill is also anti-religious freedom
A West Virginia pastor is saying a bill in her state’s legislature will attack the Christian church’s fundamental rights. A bill that has been introduced into the West Virginia House of Delegates, House Bill 5743, …
After 158 years, Civil War casualty given Christian burial
Late April in Central Louisiana is usually warm, bordering on hot. It’s likely that it was humid and mosquitoes were in the air as two groups of soldiers, one representing the United States of America …
The idolatry of wealth and cryptocurrency
Christianity has long warned against the worship of golden idols. Yet the idolatry of money has been a problem as long as humanity has been able to quantify wealth. Most recently, this was symbolized with …
New journal contests belief that religions reject trans and queer people
A new academic journal is scheduled to publish next year that will attempt to oppose the notion that religions such as Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism do not accept trans and queer individuals. The journal, QTR: …
Skirton: ‘Our idea of mission can be limited’
A Christian commentator has laid out the reasons why he thinks the focus of Christian mission should make a shift. Matthew Skirton writes at Christian Today that Christians need to change their ministry focus from …
Pentecostal nurse wins religious attire lawsuit
Pentecostal nurse Malinda Babineaux has settled a religious discrimination lawsuit after she was denied a job because of her religious convictions about how she should dress. Babineaux had been offered a job with Wellpath LLC, …
The history of Black churches and basketball
The early spread of the sport of basketball had a religious connection. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Harlem first organized basketball in 1905. Black churches helped spread basketball across the Black community of New York …
Editor accuses John MacArthur of plagiarism
A blogger has leveled the accusation that pastor and author John MacArthur is a plagiarist. Julie Roys tossed down the plagiarism accusation on her blog. Roys’ case is built in part on a tweet from …