(RNS) — As summer begins, another wedding season is upon us. The air is warm, the earth is lush and everything is as pretty as a June bride. But for all our marriage… read more

Spirit works in, through, and sometimes in spite of culture; Culture expresses, shapes, and sometimes challenges spirit; The church is port of it all. Leaders must… read more

Dear Thoughtful Pastor, I remember images of old cars (they were not old at the time, but are now) lined up around the country churches and people standing outside in little… read more

(RNS) During a rally for Facebook users last month, Mark Zuckerberg laid out his dreams for the future of his social media behemoth. As the website reaches two billion users… read more

There’s a narrative circulating around United Methodism. It goes something like this: if preachers would just “preach the gospel” and teach the… read more

On this episode of News and Religion, the panel and I discuss reasons for the so-called decline of Christianity in America put forward in a recent column by ethicist David Gushee. … read more