Jes Kast, a minister in the United Church of Christ, believes the procedure should be fully legal and accessible. Her path to that position has been complicated. In America, the debate about abortion is often reduced to binary categories. Religious…
Friday essay: how Western attitudes towards Islam have changed
Less than a week after the attack on the Twin Towers in New York on 11 September 2001, US President George W. Bush gave a remarkable speech about America’s “Muslim Brothers and sisters”. “These acts of violence,” he declared, “violate the fundamental…
How to Know If Your Leap of Faith Is in God’s Will
You’ve had an idea for a long time of something you would really like to do. It tugs at the back of your mind in quiet moments when you’re driving, jogging, cooking, walking, gardening, or waking up in the morning. But you’re…
If your faith hasn’t evolved, then’s something’s wrong
This past Sunday our congregation had a service entirely planned and executed by women. Our faith tradition, Pentecostalism, has welcomed women at all levels of leadership, including as pastors, for well over 100 years. I may be mistaken, but I…
‘Nigerians survive by faith, not on government planning’
Anglican bishop of Lagos West diocese, Rt. Rev Olusola Odedeji has expressed worry over the incompetent and clueless disposition of some leaders in the country. He was however optimistic of the ability of Nigerians to survive by faith in God…
Faith and Values: They Made The World a Better Place
Jean, Rachel and Moy Moy left this world after making it a better place. Jean Vanier died May 7 at 90. “Savior of People on the Margins” the New York Times headline proclaimed. He doubled down on his desire to help…
Have complete faith in the Resurrection
This first thing we notice, I believe, as we listen to this Gospel account of the empty tomb is the two different reactions by Peter and John. They both notice everything that was there in the tomb, how the cloths…
Faith Under Fire: Why They’re Attacking People at Prayer
Inspired by the devastating impact of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and enabled by the largely unchecked freedoms of social media, individual extremists have launched a steady series of assaults on religious institutions around the world, the latest at a California…
Christians in Sri Lanka ‘stand firm for the faith’ after terrorists target churches
‘Our peace is destroyed’ says member of a Church of Christ after bombings claim more than 320 lives Muslim radicals all over the world are targeting people of Christian faith,” said Lilani Thomas after terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday took…
Are Christians Privileged or Persecuted?
How Western liberalism’s peculiar relationship to its Christian heritage leaves non-Western Christians exposed. The murderous radicals who set off bombs and killed hundreds on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka chose their targets with ideological purpose. Three churches were bombed, and…