Month: March 2021
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Black Pastors Push for Compromise Rather than Equality Act
Dozens of leaders are advocating for the Fairness for All proposal, which would match LGBT protections with religious exemptions. Fifty-seven Black Christian leaders have written a letter to members of…
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Palm Sunday: The King Arrives
The days leading up to Easter often have an understandably somber feel to them, particularly as we contemplate Jesus’ arrest, trial, and execution. It’s easy to forget that the week…
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Clinging to Easter Sunday on Monday Morning
By Sherri Gragg One minute, six days before Easter morning, I was making my way down the narrow staircase of a 200-year-old log cabin on a friend’s farm; the next…
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Dead Sea Scrolls Discovery Reveals New Details About the Bible’s Earliest Translations
Tiny fragments of the minor prophets in Greek show that scribes adapted texts in similar ways to our contemporary versions. Israeli researchers and archaeologists unveiled this week several groundbreaking discoveries,…
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How to Live the Bible — Why Are We Drawn to Jesus?
This is the one-hundred-forty-ninth lesson in author and pastor Mel Lawrenz’ How to Live the Bible series. If you know someone or a group who would like to follow along…
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Will Easter Resurrect Pandemic Church Attendance? Depends on Your Tradition.
More than half of evangelicals will be back in person, but most Catholics and black and mainline Protestants are still waiting to return. When churches first shut down for the…
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Praying the Scriptures for Your Teens: An Interview with Jodie Berndt
How can parents’ prayers be their greatest asset and source of wisdom in raising teenagers in today’s world; especially when teens are confronted with such daunting issues as pornography, addiction,…
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The Equality Act, People of Faith, and Religious Freedom
When sexual freedom conflicts with religious freedom, who will take precedent? H. R. 5, known as “The Equality Act,” was introduced in the United States Senate Judiciary Committee last week.…
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