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When Barack Obama burst onto the national scene after his victory in the Iowa caucuses, many felt that a breath of fresh air was sweeping across the land, one that also gave the Clintons the chills. Suddenly, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and their...

THE JULY 30 NEW YORK TIMES gave prominent coverage to a Minnesota mega-church pastor who disavowed the Religious Right. The Rev. Gregory Boyd, ostensibly fed up by the political pressures of the 2004 presidential race, gave a sermon series...

Most Americans and most American Christians view government as basically good, ordained by God for the good of the nation and its citizens. . .

Lawmakers in Washington State expanded their state’s anti-discrimination laws to include sexual orientation earlier this year. The new law which went into effect in July prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing,...

I am a liberal because I believe that the best education is one that indeed liberates. It liberates us from the consequences of those things that are wrong and frees us to live within the beauty of those things that are right. A liberal arts...

President Carter was profoundly wrong about many things. But if he believed the problems we faced in the mid 70's that led us into a national sense of disconnect with government were caused by a lack of spiritual and moral fortitude he was right....

The Episcopal Church's general convention has aggravated relations with the larger Anglican Communion.

Author AJ Sherrill invites readers to rediscover the wonder of Christmas in his new book, Rediscovering Christmas. By exploring the historical context of the nativity story and diving into the lives of 13 key figures, Sherrill provides fresh...

The longing to make a deep and lasting impact is a fundamental human desire that can only be fully satisfied in communion with God. By living in obedience to His will and being faithful to what He has called us to, we can experience the joy and...

Throughout Christian history, there has been an abiding awareness that we need times of radical spiritual purging, deep personal exploration, followed by radical cleansing and even surgery.

How can we find joy through motherhood, as we try to make sense of the journey ourselves?

America's childcare industry is heavily regulated. But the same pains are not taken to protect the elderly in nursing homes, often just as weak, vulnerable and helpless.

As a major part of a larger narrative that is all God-breathed, the Old Testament can't just be ignored 'in favor of' the New Testament. It foretells, prepares, and illuminates many of the reasons we follow Jesus.

According to sources, Muslim youths looking for a Christian woman accused of blaspheming the prophet of Islam set homes and shops ablaze on Friday (May 20) in northeast Nigeria.