This letter, written by Karen Swallow Prior, addresses the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), urging them to confront and address issues of abuse within the SBC. It highlights instances of abuse, neglect, and cover-ups, criticizing the …
Originally published in The Conversation Many Americans – especially young adults – want to do work that feels meaningful. Creating meaning for oneself may be especially important as fewer workplaces provide good pay and benefits …
The Reformations of the sixteenth century are remembered as many different things. Interpreters focus on this period as a time of religious renewal, ecclesiastical schism, social upheaval, and political realignments. All of these approaches and …
A recent telethon by Kenneth Copeland Ministries became a forum for prosperity preachers to talk about their private jets and raise money for a new one. During the Kenneth Copeland Ministries’ 2023 VictoryThon fundraiser, Jesse …
Kelsey Kramer McGinnis of Christianity Today writes that many worship songs from the nineties and the aughts, including “The Heart of Worship” and “In the Secret,” remain powerful moneymakers in 2023. Their enduring popularity is …
Devan Cole of CNN writes that Texas District Judge Brantley Starr judge has ordered three lawyers representing Southwest Airlines to attend “religious-liberty training” after that allegedly violated an earlier ruling regarding religious discrimination. Last year, …
The text in the book of Esther may be rarely encountered and unfamiliar to our ears, but the relevance of this book to our modern world should not be overlooked. In the book, we are …
The 2023 International Religious Freedom Summit which recently took place in Washington, was attended by world leaders, lawmakers and activists among others. The summit aimed at highlighting the issue concerning global religious freedom and faith-based …
Protestant Christians observe two important anniversaries the last week of October. Protestants recognize October 31 as the anniversary of the formal beginning of the Protestant Reformation or Reformations in Europe. This annual observance commemorates the …
I grew up in a small country Southern Baptist Church in rural California. When my family moved there our family of six doubled the size of the church. But, the church did grow over the …