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Icing on the Cake: Justice Dept. Backs Christian Baker Bound for Supreme Court
Trump administration sides with Masterpiece Cakeshop’s religious liberty claim for refusing same-sex wedding clients.
Trump Backs Churches Suing FEMA over Harvey Aid
President also donates $100,000 to Samaritan’s Purse for Texas hurricane relief efforts.
Churches No Longer Face Overtime Pay Increase
Does mandated time-and-a-half help or hurt ministries? Experts weigh in.
A Journey Through the Strange, Scary, and Awe-Awakening World of Video Games
What can this medium—even its most violent expressions—teach us about our deepest aches and longings?
Died: Robert Jenson, ‘America’s Theologian’
The lifelong Lutheran and ecumenical leader shaped a generation with new scholarship on the Trinity, salvation, and systematics.
The CallingEpisode 53|45min
Richard Stearns Left His American Dream to 'Stand with the Vulnerable'
The president of World Vision shares what led him from the CEO's office to the front lines of humanitarian crisis.
Should Christians Keep Advising a President They Disagree With?
Leaders inside and outside Trump’s inner faith circle weigh in.
What’s Your Immigration Status? Divine.
Jesus was an immigrant and taught his followers to welcome and care for foreigners.
1 in 3 American Evangelicals Is a Person of Color
But study of 101,000 people across 50 states discovers denominations make a big difference.
Texas Churches Flooded by Harvey Sue FEMA for Discrimination
Building upon Supreme Court’s Trinity Lutheran ruling, lawsuit claims excluding churches from relief grants violates First Amendment.
Trump Ends DACA, Despite Pleas from Evangelical Advisers
(UPDATED) Two-thirds of evangelicals favor work permits for Dreamers, as program for undocumented immigrants who came as children now faces six-month deadline.
Prayer Vigil Buried by Sierra Leone Mudslide That Killed 1,000
Freetown churches grapple with tragedy in capital city.
I Met the Man Who Killed My Entire Family
How Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculee Ilibagiza found forgiveness.
Louis Farrakhan’s Jesus Is Not Our Jesus
Experts say don’t be misled by Nation of Islam’s Christian references—on Facebook or elsewhere.
Iceland Capital’s Only Baptist Pastor Doesn’t Want Down Syndrome Eliminated
Pro-life minority faces major challenge in ‘most godless country’ in Europe.
Complementarians Issue New Manifesto on Gender Identity
CBMW’s Nashville Statement addresses shifting notions of sex and sexuality.
A Healthier Approach to Disagreement in the Church Begins With One Unusual Word
How practicing forbearance strengthens our fellowship and improves our social witness.
Died: Michael Cromartie, the Church’s Ambassador to Washington
The late DC leader is remembered for his integrity, friendship, and bridge-building between Christians and the media.
Houston Churches Fight Flooding After Harvey Cancels Services
Congregations take ‘all ready but not yet’ approach to Texas rains of biblical proportions.
Hurricane Harvey Is Here. Time for Christians to Show What We’ve Learned Since Katrina.
Advice for US churches on Category 4 storm from a disaster researcher who survived 2005.

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The Basketball Team Created to Represent God
The Basketball Team Created to Represent God
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