At March for Life, a jubilant crowd prepares for state-level fights
'It's really going to move more towards a local level,' said Fr. Dave Pivonka, who attended the march.
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New book spotlights influence of Pentecostalism on California’s Mexican farmworkers
'Sowing the Sacred: Mexican Pentecostal Farmworkers in California' recounts how 'divine healing' was seen as a pragmatic way to care for impoverished workers who lacked regular access to medical care.
Unification Commission begins organizing their work to unite OGA and PMA
Commissioners discuss how to organize their work and what resources they might need, such as agency descriptions, organizational charts and basic budgets.
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany — February 5, 2023
As salt of the world, Christians are called to bring out the God-given goodness that already exists around us. But we can't forget that Jesus' command in Matthew 5:13 is plural: we can only be salt of the world when we act alongside our Christian siblings.
Order of worship — February 5, 2023
You are welcome to use this liturgy in your online worship services and distribute it to your congregation.
With and for one another — Weekly Christian ed lesson
In this lesson, children will explore Matthew 5:13-20 and will consider how Jesus’ call to be the salt and light of the world pulls us into community and service to one another.
What to expect from APCE’s 2023 annual event
Hybrid workshops, Spanish interpretation, pilgrimages and more. Here’s what you need to know.
“Unforced Rhythms of Grace” invites rest, accompaniment and lament at APCE’s annual event
“God has been weaving the thread.”
How New York has answered religiously motivated hate crime
A wildly diverse city takes a multifaceted, interagency and interfaith approach to faith-based security efforts.
Two years after US recognized Uyghur genocide, rights groups warn time is running out
‘If China’s genocidal policies and colonialism continue, Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples … will cease to exist,’ said one activist.
After Roe, 50th March for Life a turning point for national, state abortion protests
Since last summer’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, much of the focus of the abortion fight has moved to statehouses.
Jews, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians unite in support for Apache fight to save Oak Flat
Congress approved the transfer of the land to Resolution Copper in 2014 in exchange for 6,000 acres elsewhere, but the Western Apache claim that the site has unique spiritual meaning.
Johnny Hunt, disgraced former SBC pastor, makes defiant return to the pulpit
Hunt told a Florida megachurch that false allegations had ruined his life but he still has faith in Jesus.
Re-enchanting doctrine: Listening to God’s Word
Can doctrine be redeemed from the label of boring? Austin Seminary professor Cynthia Rigby thinks so.
You can’t binge-watch a life
At church, life insists on unfolding one day at a time.
Christian persecution higher than ever as Open Doors’ World Watch List marks 30 years
North Korea has returned to the top of the World Watch List with its highest-ever persecution score after an increase of arrests of Christians under its ‘anti-reactionary thought’ law.
Christians represented significant faction of capital rioters in Brazil
At least four evangelical pastors were among those arrested in the aftermath of the attack.
Practicing a weighty gratitude
To Eric Nolin, there is a difference between an airy, disappearing gratitude and a weighty gratitude that sits with you. In a season of cynicism, Nolin seeks God by exploring the latter.
“At the River: Grace and Struggle in the Segregated South”
Alex Evans and Amy Starr Redwine review Carolyn Crowder and Rod Murphy's documentary "At the River."
On forgiveness
As the lectionary moves through Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, Elana Keppel Levy reflects on forgiveness — and “The Princess Bride.”
Jesus Welcomed Those Around Him
A free hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette.
A historic meeting of Orthodox Christian scholars convenes to confront divisions and war
Contentious issues of church polity have been exposed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Federal court dismisses LGBTQ students’ class-action discrimination lawsuit
The lawsuit claimed that the US Department of Education failed to protect LGBTQ+ students at religious schools from discrimination.
When Narcissism Comes to Church
"'(S)imple identification of an experience does not amount to healing.' Those of us who engage in clinical work to treat people presenting with symptoms of narcissism know that change is hard and takes time, and DeGroat cautions that healing and transformation is difficult work."
Podcast review: “FUQ”
A podcast exploring all the "Frequently Unasked Questions" of faith. Three self-identified minoritized women in ministry share their opinions on faith, life and formation.
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