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Philip Wingeier-Rayo will be academic dean of Wesley Theological Seminary
Wingeier-Rayo is a fourth-generation missionary, having spent 15 years in Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, and the Rio Grande Valley.
Alice Hunt to lead AAR as Jack Fitzmier retires
The American Academy of Religion is committed to helping its members face an uncertain field, the leaders said.
Church is the perfect place to cry
We embrace uninitiated visitors, rowdy children, and blue jeans. Why not tears?
Mustard you can’t control (Mark 4:26-34)
It’s a beautiful plant. It’s also an invasive weed.
Churches rebuke Jeff Sessions on immigration rules
U.S. Catholic bishops called asylum a right-to-life issue that could carry "canonical penalties." And the attorney general's fellow United Methodists brought charges against him with the denomination.
Theodicy in real life
William Abraham's theological affirmations of faith are shadowed by a persistent question: Why don't they work?
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal from breakaway Anglican group in South Carolina
The Episcopal Church in South Carolina has asked the state court to give it control of the 29 church properties in question.
Jordan's young protesters say they learned from Arab Spring mistakes
Women were fully engaged in these protests, as demonstrators rejected past divisions such as between Islamist and secular groups.
Richard was always asking for more than I could give
He came to our community meal for years before I realized that I was asking something of him, too.
A writer’s careful, surprising attention
J. D. Daniels writes beautiful letters to no one. They aren't for everyone.
What makes a violent story also a sacred text?
"Is this feeding your souls?" I asked after we slogged through another biblical bloodbath.
What doing improv taught me about scarcity and choice
We went on with four performers instead of 10. It was invigorating.
July 15, Ordinary 15B (Mark 6:14-29)
Put your ear to the ground. You will not detect a single note of good news in the story of Herod, Herodias, and John.
Alton B. Pollard III to lead Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
The scholar of religion and culture will become president in September.
How a tweet turned Eric Metaxas into my brother
It’s all fun and games until your political enemy calls you “dear sister in Christ.”
The coming-of-age novel comes of age
If old age is another country, three novelists are exploring not just the peaks and valleys but also the rough places in between.
The remarkable life and martyrdom of Lin Zhao
As Chinese communism turned to violence, Zhao turned to Christ. Lian Xi tells her story in memorable fashion.
Bavarian leader puts crosses in state offices amid anti-immigrant backlash
The national heads of Germany's Roman Catholic and Protestant churches have condemned Markus Söder's cross edict.
A new family (Mark 3:20-35)
Yes, Jesus is possessed—by a new vision of what it means to live in community and in relationship with God.
How Rep. Walter Jones has turned his guilt over the Iraq War into acts of empathy
The GOP congressman has sent nearly 12,000 letters to Americans whose loved ones died in the war he voted to authorize.