Persecution

Debates about bringing Santa Claus in church are perennial. But what about the Easter Bunny? We asked a variety of church leaders across the US to weigh in on whether this is good outreach, family friendly fun, or a distraction

In the middle of the night, just hours after the University of Michigan decided to cancel all classes due to the coronavirus, I showed up at my son’s fraternity house to move him back home. The streets were empty and those

The new CDC guidelines came out last night. They recommend no gatherings “of 50 people or more throughout the United States” for the next eight weeks. What now? I talked to an official in the administration, and I learned that the federal

Many churches are pushing pause on gathering their congregants for weekly worship services during this season of coronavirus risk, including children’s ministry classes and groups. While many of us might be tempted to enjoy a break from church, that’s the

Ed: Give us an inside scoop on what it’s like to be a pastor in the midst of the increasing spread of COVID-19 both globally and also here in North America. Mitch: We are used to having our lives under control

Maureen Law was supposed to fly from her part-time home in Singapore back to the Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) headquarters in San Antonio last Monday. But now, BSF’s regional director for Asia has postponed her trip for at least another

In the weeks preceding the 2018 election, a headline on my Facebook feed caught my attention. It read: “New Study Suggests Arguing about Politics is Most Effective Method of Evangelism.” The story described survey results, reporting that it “confirms that arguing

Every week at University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, congregants come forward for Communion. But in light of concerns about the new coronavirus, the church has ordered boxes filled with hundreds of prepackaged Communion cups and wafers. “In a

Lojas sem estoque de desinfetante, comida enlatada, papel higiênico e água. Briga para comprar as poucas unidades disponíveis de máscaras faciais. Desaprovação da população para com as igrejas que continuam se reunindo para o culto, com acusações de falta de

There was a time when having a piece of cake or going out for ice cream was considered a treat. We had cake for our birthday, ice cream after an outing, and so on. Today, everywhere you look you see “treats”—supermarkets