“I would sit to pray, but it felt as though the line had gone dead. I did not feel a sense of God’s nearness. I didn’t feel much of anything at all,” writes Warren in her new book, “What Grows in Weary Lands,” released May 12 from Penguin Random House. “And I’d begin to think, is anyone there?”
Hospitality is a very important characteristic among Kurds. If you knock on Kurds’ doors at any time of day, they will invite you in without hesitation and will be happy to share their food with you.
With conflict escalating in eastern Congo, faith leaders are going into homes and displacement camps to promote peace, heal trauma and keep grief from turning into revenge.
Caring for creation isn’t primarily about reducing our waste or impact on the planet. Honoring and tending to creation is a way that we partner with God so that our world overflows with life.
It’s time for Congress to reclaim its constitutional power of the purse and answer the growing public call: Enough is enough.
“What might have been an abstract policy decision that’s taking place in Washington now is actually impacting communities,” said Walter Kim, head of the National Association of Evangelicals.
Scholar Lerone Martin reveals little-known pieces of history in ‘Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.’
Key findings include ancient chapter lists for Paul’s letters that differ from modern chapter divisions, providing evidence of how sixth-century scribes corrected, annotated and engaged with the texts.
Researchers from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research said the median congregation grew from 65 in 2020 to about 70 today. That is not enough to erase earlier declines, but it is noteworthy.
The pontiff’s visit to oil-rich Angola is expected to address inequality, youth unemployment and the church’s role in a country still shaped by war and Catholic colonialism.
Women have long been more religious than men. But a new study finds the gap closing as more young women under 30 identify as “none” — unaffiliated.
The country’s Episcopal archbishop is back in Khartoum as more people return to rebuild the capital.
