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In July 2025, the IRS moved to give religious congregations more freedom to endorse political candidates without risking their tax-exempt...

In today’s “achievement society,” even leisure is co-opted by the pressure to self-promote and perform—leading many toward burnout...

Melanie R. Hill’s Colored Women Sittin’ on High is a tribute to Black women preachers—both within and beyond the pulpit—who create...

Despite the overwhelming headlines of climate crisis, pandemics, and AI threats, this piece argues that we have more reason than ever to...

Amid rising national anxiety and deepening disconnection, the Can We Talk… gatherings offer a powerful model for collective healing...

Google’s AI Overview feature offers tailored, AI-generated answers to search queries—but as one writer discovered, those answers can...

In light of the IRS’s recent reversal of its stance on political speech in churches, progressive congregations are being urged not to shy...

When Trent Broussard’s autistic son called out the wrong key during a worship song, it sparked a deeper journey into the inclusion of...

While the Bible is often used to support rigid gender binaries, a closer look at the original Hebrew and key scriptures reveals a far...

Raised in a faith tradition that equated worthiness with brokenness, this reflection traces how church camps and youth group rituals...

During a visit to King’s Ridge, a housing community for those transitioning out of homelessness, one church saw an empty contemplative...

The story of Jonah doesn’t end with a whale, but with a prophet angry that grace was given to people he thought didn’t deserve it. In the...

After decades of consoling suicidal teens and grieving families, a rabbi discovered a powerful 1961 correspondence between a struggling...

The 1925 Scopes trial marked a pivotal moment in America’s culture war over science and religion, as a Tennessee teacher was prosecuted...

This reflection explores the tension between everyday domestic tasks and the overwhelming needs of a suffering world, prompted by a...

In 2007, Rev. D.J. Vincent’s simple act of hosting a potluck for unhoused people in Salem, Oregon grew into Church @ the Park, a...

This piece explores the complexities and power of translation, contrasting The Little Prince —a static text widely and faithfully...

During recent events in Los Angeles, the federal government’s militarized response to immigration protests—including ICE raids, National...

Church attendance, long in decline, is seeing a surprising resurgence among Gen Z, especially young men, with many turning to religion in...

The author reflects on how learning to run slowly—counterintuitive but essential for endurance and long-term improvement—offers a...