Politics+Current Affairs

Responding to Trayvon Martin: Our Renewed Call to Suffer Together
Racial reconciliation isn’t about being politically correct; it’s about being biblically correct.
Is Family Decline Behind Religious Decline?
It's an important factor, but it's not the whole story.
House and Senate Farm Bills Set to Reform International Food Aid
The U.S. government got food aid to 45 million last year. Can it do better?
How the Obama Administration Is Right on Food Aid Reform
New local purchasing efforts could be far more effective than current ones.
Planting Deep Roots
When you get serious about cultural change, you get serious about institutions.
On Faith and Finance: In God We Trust
A Christian perspective in a spending, swiping economy
Marching to Town Hall with Refugees and Immigrants
How my community stood up for the vulnerable.
The Blurred Lines of Cultural Consumption
Transformation, redemption, and a certain raunchy Robin Thicke video.
The Very Worst Trend Ever
How our love of brokenness actually fails us.
Solving Poverty Is Rocket Science
Christians are among America’s most compassionate people. But we can do a better job responding to the complexity of poverty.
What Post-Racial America?
Our country’s racial realities require us to turn to God… together.
Preaching Liberty to the Colonists
The American revolutionaries justified their cause with ample appeals to Scripture. But what should Christians think of the conclusions they drew?
Our Almost National Anthem
The 'Battle Hymn of the Republic' has marched its way through American history. But does it do justice to Jesus?
Not-So-Pretty Little Liars
James Clapper, Big Brother, and our demand for truth in politics.
Following Jesus, the Best Tech Guru
How Michael Fang sees his leadership in medical technology as kingdom work.
Faith in the Free Market
Wes Selke's HUB Ventures invests in entrepreneurs whose products create a social good.
Same-Sex Marriage and the Single Christian
How marriage-happy churches are unwittingly fueling same-sex coupling—and leaving singles like me in the dust.
On Gettysburg's 150th, New Museum Examines Faith's Role
$15 million Seminary Ridge Museum opens with focus on "duty and devotion."
There's No Such Thing as a 'Boy Color' or 'Girl Color'
The short history of our blue-pink designations.
Widowed by Our Immigration Laws
How the church can support these modern-day Ruths and Naomis.

Top Story May 5, 2024

Conservative Methodists, Unite
Conservative Methodists, Unite
After this week’s UMC votes on LGBTQ issues, African Methodists should join American conservatives in the new Global Methodist denomination.

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