Louisiana officials are making it clear that U.S. public schools do not need to be religion-free zones. On Tuesday, state Attorney General Jeff Landry and U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., released the Louisiana Students Rights Review, a 15-page guide that lays…
FAITH, HUMILITY GUIDE MANGIN ON LIFE’S JOURNEY
DUBOIS — Maya Angelou once said that people will forget what you said and forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. If that is the measure by which we judge how a person…
Want to Share Your Faith? Start with Words from the Bible!
As an evangelist, people occasionally ask me which Bible verses they should memorize and use when sharing their faith. While there are many great ones to choose from, here’s where I suggest that they start: 1 Peter 3:15: “But in…
Should Christians Care if America’s Embassy Is in Jerusalem?
Last week, President Trump announced that the United States would be moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. While many Middle Eastern Christians have been critical of this decision, some American evangelical leaders have praised the move. “I think a…
How to Celebrate Christmas as a Cultural Minority
Holidays are a blend of culture, tradition, marketing, and consumerism—with sometimes a little religion thrown in. At least that’s how it feels in the US. How and what we celebrate has a lot to say about our own culture. Christmas,…
How #BlackWomen Saved Evangelicalism
The Alabama Senate election was many things to many people, but one of them impacts evangelicals directly. You see, yesterday’s election was a monumental moment for evangelicalism. Yesterday, evangelicalism found itself at a cultural crossroads. A Roy Moore victory would…
Christmas Countdown
When does the holiday season really start? If retail promotions are any indication, Christmas begins as soon as the last bags of Halloween candy have been moved to the bargain bins. Our Christian ancestors, however, had other ideas. The first…
To More Than a Few Good Men: Don’t Give Up on Working with Women
Nearly four decades have passed since women began entering the workforce in droves, and men and women are still grappling with how to work alongside one another. Since The New York Times published an exposé of film executive Harvey Weinstein, sexual harassment allegations have…
Evangelical Christians Are Sick
‘The scene to me was new and passing strange,” wrote Presbyterian pastor Barton Stone as he witnessed a revival in Kentucky in the spring of 1801. “Many, very many fell down, as men slain in battle, and continued for hours…
What the New Midlife Crisis Means for Christian Women
The holidays are upon us. My mailbox is brimming with catalogs, our family calendar is stacked with end-of-year events, and I’m not the only woman feeling the irony of hauling out plastic totes of decorations proclaiming “peace” and “joy” when…