He shows me a ceramic ram, duck, and eagle: “At night I see them wrestling with each other.”

Shore will deepen relationships with congregations and other ministries served by students of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary of Lenoir-Rhyne University.

Leaders of the Freedom From Religion Foundation argue that the allowance discriminates in favor of ministers.

Winbush worked for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and with global organizations, “envisioning together how justice can be lived and reflected in the life of the church,” one colleague said.

Civil rights advocates called for curbing hate speech online, as the perpetrator’s video continued to circulate on social media.

Perhaps no one really believes giving up coffee or cookies forgives their sins. But do we see a Lenten discipline as an act of will?

The United Methodist Church retained current language in its Book of Discipline—but it might not be enforced, and churches are considering leaving from both sides.  

A historian contacted us about a tour of sites where mobs had lynched people—including the locust tree across from our sanctuary.

Mystics understand what moralists do not: God pulls us like a magnet to our essence.

“It’s time for pervasive change,” said SBC president J. D. Greear.