Beyond Denominations: Jesus' Prayer to Be 'Perfectly One'
I’ve written a lot about what it really means to be the Church. And by “Church,” I mean the Church—not Baptist, Lutheran, Catholic—Jesus’ Church. The communion of believers, and all that.“The glory...
View ArticleParents: Take Your Children to See 'Bully'
Tyler Long, 17, hanged himself more than two years ago after being teased and bullied. He joined countless others and more since who have been pushed to the limit and taken their own lives. Bully,...
View ArticleCascarones, or, Hitting is OK Because It's Easter
Growing up, Easter weekend meant a giant family party at my grandparents’ house complete with a piñata, Easter egg hunt, possibly a mariachi band, and – on at least one occasion – my younger cousins...
View ArticleJim Wallis and Richard Land on Finding Common Ground
How different would the state of our political system—and the tenor of the election season—be if voters and politicians on both sides decided to speak civilly?Sojourners CEO Jim Wallis and the Southern...
View ArticleQ Conference - Ed Stetzer and The Future of Discipleship
Share the gospel at all times, and when necessary use words.The phrase is usually attributed to St. Francis of Assisi and is often invoked by the timid Christian, the too-cool hipster Christian, and...
View ArticleQ Conference - Miroslav Volf On Faith in Public Life
An interconnected, interdependent world means a greater intermingling of faiths and the possibility for conflict. We’ve seen it in the United States in anti-Shariah legislation and the recent atheist...
View ArticleQ Conference: Restoring the Justice System
The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world with 23 million behind bars. Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative, speaking from the Q Conference on Wedensday, said this...
View ArticleCatholic Leaders Say Rep. Paul Ryan Distorting Church Teaching
In response to Rep. Paul Ryan’s recent comments justifying the Republican budget plan on Catholic grounds, 60 prominent Catholic leaders today released a statement saying his claims “profoundly...
View ArticleMillennials Find Distinction Between Personal Morality and Common Good
College-aged adults are not letting their moral beliefs on social issues filter into their politics.According to the just released “Millennial Values Survey” by the Public Religion Research Institute...
View ArticleYoung Millennials: Rethinking Religion
One in four young millennials (age 18-24) identify themselves as religiously unaffiliated—up from 11 percent in their childhood. But the distinguishing factor for this age group is that the...
View ArticleBoth Parties Have 'Work Cut Out For Them' Attracting Millennials
In a previous post about the recent ‘Millennial Values Survey,’ I pointed out that young millennials age 18-24 are becoming disillusioned with institutionalized religion.It’s an anecdotal truth we’ve...
View ArticleHow Do We Engage Young Millennials?
As part of the rollout for "Millennial Values Survey" from Public Religion Research and the Berkley Center, I sat at Georgetown University and listened to a very long list of what pollsters think makes...
View ArticleGeorgetown Faculty Challenge Ryan Budget
Rep. Paul Ryan is slated to speak at Georgetown University on Thursday morning. In the lead up, a group of professors and administrators is joining the chorus taking Ryan to task for claiming his...
View ArticleSupport Increasing for Gun Rights, Same-Sex Marriage
Attitudes on two controversial issues are shifting. There is more support for both gun rights and gay marriage in this election cycle than in the previous two, according to a new survey from Pew...
View ArticleWhen a City Can't Afford an Election
If the GOP presidential primaries have been any indication, voter turnout for November's election could be fairly dismal. Between the uber-polarization of the parties and nationwide trend toward the...
View ArticleOne Year Later: Bin Laden and the Cycle of Violence
A year ago today, I read a Tweet that President Barack Obama was interrupting primetime TV to address the nation regarding terrorism. My heart dropped. All I could think about was that terrifying...
View ArticleWomanhood and Discerning 'The Call'
I’ve moved five times in five years of marriage. My husband is a pastor. I am a journalist. He is forever discerning, forever visioning— I am forever antsy.This latest move to Washington, D.C., led me...
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Violence Against Women Doesn't Discriminate
The House of Representatives passed on Wednesday a version of the Violence Against Women Act that would limit protections to immigrant, LGBT and American Indian abuse victims. House Republicans argue...
View Article10 Reasons Why I Don’t Know What Century I’m In
No, I didn’t hit my head. I’m not suffering from amnesia. I’m just really confused.I’m sorry — what year is it again? Running through my handy list o’ headlines, it’s a little bit difficult to tell. I...
View ArticleClimate Change Affects Malawi Now
Climate change experts and skeptics can hash it out all they want, but Victor Mughogho is living it. His home country of Malawi is already feeling the effects of climate change in real and devastating...
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