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Ordinance Limiting Oregon Church Meal Services Violates Religious Freedom, Suit Says

An Oregon church is suing the coastal city of Brookings, arguing that an ordinance restricting the church’s meal program for the unhoused violates...

Ordinance Limiting Oregon Church Meal Services Violates Religious Freedom, Suit Says

I Am So Sick of Sermons Telling Me to Do More or Do Better

The biggest lesson I've learned over the past year is that God’s character is Father, not the arbiter. The constant analysis we seem to do about...

I Am So Sick of Sermons Telling Me to Do More or Do Better

Hillsong's Brian Houston Steps Down as Global Senior Pastor

Hillsong founder Brian Houston announced that he will be stepping down from his role as the megachurch’s global senior pastor so he can fight...

Hillsong's Brian Houston Steps Down as Global Senior Pastor

Jim Winkler Departs National Council of Churches after Two Terms as Chief

The National Council of Churches announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) that Jim Winkler, its general secretary and president since 2013, is leaving his...

Jim Winkler Departs National Council of Churches after Two Terms as Chief

Former AME Zion Bishop Staccato Powell Charged with Fraud in $14 Million Scheme

Staccato Powell, the former president of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church’s board of bishops, has been federally charged with fraud and...

Former AME Zion Bishop Staccato Powell Charged with Fraud in $14 Million Scheme

Study Reveals Who Stopped Going to Church during the Pandemic and Has Yet to Return

A new study shows that changes made to churches during the pandemic may be long-term.

Study Reveals Who Stopped Going to Church during the Pandemic and Has Yet to Return

Only 11 Percent of Evangelicals Want More Politics in Their Church, New Poll Shows

American society may be growing more and more politicized each year, but in a new poll, evangelicals say they don’t want their own congregation to...

Only 11 Percent of Evangelicals Want More Politics in Their Church, New Poll Shows

Only 7 Percent of Evangelicals Want Shorter Sermons, New Poll Shows

The conventional wisdom says churchgoers prefer shorter sermons, but new research suggests otherwise.

Only 7 Percent of Evangelicals Want Shorter Sermons, New Poll Shows

Lecrae Claims He Lost Tour Venue after Tweeting He Was Finished with 'Institutional' Christianity

Grammy award-winning artist Lecrae recently lost a tour date scheduled for this spring after he tweeted that he was no longer part of the...

Lecrae Claims He Lost Tour Venue after Tweeting He Was Finished with 'Institutional' Christianity

David Jeremiah Warns: 'We're Living in a Post-Truth World' in Media, Schools, Elsewhere

Saying Christians are living in a "post-truth world," David Jeremiah on Sunday urged believers to be bold stewards of God's Word even as the...

David Jeremiah Warns: 'We're Living in a Post-Truth World' in Media, Schools, Elsewhere

5 Ways Spiritual Abuse Distorted My View of God

Spiritual abuse is so heartbreaking to me for so many reasons. It cuts us off from life-changing realities that free us. It makes us focused on...

5 Ways Spiritual Abuse Distorted My View of God

Three Members of ACNA Response Team Resign from Overseeing Abuse Investigation

Three members of the group overseeing the investigation into sexual abuse allegations in the Anglican Church in North America’s Upper Midwest...

Three Members of ACNA Response Team Resign from Overseeing Abuse Investigation

Baltimore Pastor Defends Marilyn Mosby after Federal Indictment, Calls Charges 'Demonic Attack'

A pastor of a prominent Baltimore AME church came to the defense of state attorney Marilyn Mosby, 41, after she was indicted by a federal grand...

Baltimore Pastor Defends Marilyn Mosby after Federal Indictment, Calls Charges 'Demonic Attack'

6 Things Spiritual Abuse Victims Need to Hear

Healing from spiritual abuse is one of the messiest but freeing things someone can do. It takes guts, faith and a validating support system to wade...

6 Things Spiritual Abuse Victims Need to Hear

Group Donates $20 Million toward the Preservation of Historic Black Churches across the US

The Lilly Endowment Inc. has pledged $20 million to preserve historic Black churches across the US, including one severely damaged by a tornado in...

Group Donates $20 Million toward the Preservation of Historic Black Churches across the US