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An Episcopal Church committee voted October 17 to oust more than 50 California clerics who left the denomination last year to join a more conservative province in the Anglican Communion....
Iraq urged to quell anti-Christian violence: WCC and NCC leaders express concern
In the wake of recent deadly violence against Christians in northern Iraq, the top executive of the National Council of Churches has welcomed the urgent call by Samuel Kobia, general secretary of t...
Breakaway PCUSA church buys title from presbytery: Kirk of the Hills
Ending a long legal battle, the largest congregation to break its ties with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in the past two years has voted narrowly to pay $1.75 million for the land and buildings...
Seminary sermon may signal thaw among Texas Baptists
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Black churches struggle to survive in downtown: "In it for the long haul"
A fading sign at the corner of Cleveland’s East 79th Street and Golden Avenue announces the Last Stop Bonanza Inc....
New adventures in niche Bible publishing: The Bible gets a makeover
The Bible is getting a makeover as publishers try to catch every type of customer’s attention and draw in new readers who would be unlikely to pick up the holy tome in its traditional form....
Churches assess impact of financial crisis: Pension funds said to be secure
During what some call the start of a recession, mainline church officials are assuring pastors and retirees that their pension funds are secure....
Whatever happens: Ce qui arrive
There are times when the world, instead of being the solid stage on which we conduct our affairs, instead of enveloping us in its massive givenness, seems to totter at the cliff’s edge....
A theological rationale for government: Human depravity necessitates accountability
The frightening downturn on Wall Street has caused even some staunch antigovernment pundits to begin rethinking their assumption that all government regulation is bad....
Senior Schuller breaks with son over TV roles: Hour of Power in jeopardy
After turning over the Crystal Cathedral pulpit nearly three years ago to his son as the main preacher on the Hour of Power TV program, founding pastor Robert H....
The nations on Judgment Day: Matthew 25:31-46
Our eternal destinies hang on two phrases: “I was a stranger and you took me in” and “I was a stranger and you did not welcome me.” Jesus gives us two options when relating to strangers: we can wel...
That girl who prays: Chloe and the Gypsies
When A Banjara Indian woman named Mary came to our church to talk to us, nine-year-old Chloe was there. Chloe had to be there....
First fruits: Broetje Orchards puts people before profits
When hail wiped out 70 percent of the 2006 apple crop at Broetje Orchards, Ralph and Cheryl Broetje and their management team had a decision to make. The insurance company would pay on the business’s policy only if no further harvesting of the orchard’s fruit were done. If they agreed, the Broetjes would recover some of their costs. But hundreds of their year-round workers would lose their jobs, and migrant workers would be left unemployed.
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For the past four decades the mainline Protestant churches have been working hard to shape p...
Sex and the Soul: Juggling Sexuality, Spirituality, Romance, and Religion on America's College Campuses
When I was a student at St....
Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy
In 1621 Robert Burton published The Anatomy of Melancholy, and now, nearly 400 years later, Eric Wilson has given us what amount...