Recent Articles
‘Fix Your Hearts or Die’: Standing With the Trans Community
Drawing from an episode of “Twin Peaks,” Samuel Shepley writes about actively supporting the trans community.
Skulls of Nineteen African Americans Returned Proves Proponents of Race Need Their Heads Examined
In the 1870s, nineteen African Americans who had been patients at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana and later died of various causes were decapitated. Their crania were then sent to Leipzig, Germany where they were studied under the guise of a pseudoscience known as phrenology. It purported the shape and size of one’s skull was connected to intelligence, with some arguing it was an indication of racial superiority.
Balancing reality and hope in times of disillusionment
Times of disillusionment call for a delicate balance between facing realism and holding to hope. Living in despair is no more the answer than dismissing reality.
Everyone Listens to Women Preach: What Women’s Sports Reveal About the Future of the Church
The problem was never the athletes. It was our failure to believe that if we invest in women, if we give them our platforms, resources, and trust, they’ll deliver. Church, does that sound familiar?
Slava Ukraini
Mitch Randall reports on his week in Lviv, Ukraine, and the incredible resilience of the Ukrainian people amid the Russian army’s continual assault.
My Sisters’ Questions: The Courage to Ask ‘Why?”
It is quite human to be stingy with the things we have created and believe God can only be present in them through an invitation or an RSVP. It is pretty human to forget we are not the original creators.
Remembering Walter Brueggemann & the Art of Holy Imagination
Brueggemann didn’t give us a preaching technique. He gave us a vision. A vision where the preacher is not just a herald but a poet of the kingdom.
Faith Leaders Hold Moral Budget Vigil, Urge Senators to Reject SNAP and Medicaid Cuts
Hundreds of faith leaders representing millions of American Christians and other religious traditions will gather near the U.S. Capitol next Tuesday, June 10, to urge Senators to reject cuts to programs like Medicaid and SNAP proposed in the GOP budget bill.
Food Safety as Congregational Care
Implementing food safety principles will require a little more effort and communication, but ensuring the safety of our congregations is crucial.
Pentecost: The Spirit That Births the Church
Grace Ji-Sun Kim reflects on how Pentecost wasn’t spoken about in her Korean Presbyterian Church, but was occurring nonetheless.
Jeff Hiller’s Sacred Journey From the Pews to the Party Bus
Jeff Hiller had overnight Hollywood success that only took twenty years to realize. It all began in an unlikely place — church.
LGBTQ+ Americans Reflect on Acceptance in New Pew Analysis
As the tenth anniversary of Obergefell v. Hodges approaches, LGBTQ+ Americans reflect on how much acceptance they receive from various groups.
The Mosaic of God: Why We Need Every Face to See the Divine Image
Living into the mosaic means creating space—not just for welcome, but for co-flourishing. It means the church isn’t complete without the child who stims in the pew, or the person who doubts and stays anyway.
Seven Mountain Mandate | The Long-Fought Battle to Overtake Public Education is at a Crucial Inflection Point
The Seven Mountain Mandate goal to conquer the U.S. education system has been long-fought, and nearing completion at the hands of the Trump administration.
Belief Behind the Book | I Was an Abomination by Sheryl Weikal
For Pride Month, Angela Yarber looks at Sheryl Weikal’s “I Was an Abomination” for June’s first Belief Behind the Book.
Mad as Hell: Michel Foucault, Modern Psychiatry, and Being Diagnosed with Trump Derangement Syndrome
Miguel A. De La Torre draws connections between the work of postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault and accusations of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Mad as Hell: Michel Foucault, Modern Psychiatry, and Being Diagnosed with Trump Derangement Syndrome
Miguel A. De La Torre draws connections between the work of postmodern philosopher Michel Foucault and accusations of Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Nottaway Plantation Burns to the Ground and Illustrates Some Histories Are Not Worth Preserving
On May 15th, the South’s largest surviving antebellum house burned to the ground, sparking debate over the legacy of American chattel slavery. Only a smoldering façade remained, inspiring celebration and memes shared on social media by people glad to see the symbol of human subjugation reduced to rubble and ashes.
Invested Faith Awards 15th Class of Fellows
Invested Faith, a fund for faith-rooted social innovators, has named its 15th class of fellows.
From the Archives | My Journey to Full Inclusion of LGBTQ+ Christians
From a 2019 Ethics Daily article, GFM CEO Mitch Randall shares his journey of belief toward LGBTQ+ inclusion.
Reclaiming Her Masters: Atonement, Scapegoats, and the Sound of Redemption (Taylor’s Version)
“Taylor’s Version” isn’t just branding. It’s testimony. A way of saying: this voice is mine now. And it always was.
Keeping It Handsome: How Two Ladies and a ‘Theydie’ are Shaping our Conception of What is Funny
Kerri Fisher reflects on how the hosts of the “Handsome” podcast model humor and humility in ways that go beyond dominant male and heteronormative conceptions of comedy.
The Big, Beautiful Budget Bill: A Midrash on Ezekiel 22 and 23
A prophetic, satirical vision in the spirit of Ezekiel, condemning greed, injustice, and moral decay in the wake of a midnight-passed budget bill.
Amid Turmoil, What Can We Do? What Should We Do?
I suggest the direction lies in a Protestant understanding of vocation, the idea that all Christians are called to participate in different ways in God’s providential care of the universe.
Christians Caring for Creation, Baptist Creation Care Initiative Join Forces
Two Christian organizations devoted to creation care have announced a strategic partnership.
Catholics Must Protect Medicaid
If we are to be a world that is “united” and “reconciled,” rooted in love, as Pope Leo XIV calls his church to be, we must protect the systems like Medicaid that do just that.
U.S. Interest in Higher Education Remains Strong
Results from the Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2025 State of Higher Education Study found that despite rapid changes in the state of higher education, U.S. adult interest in obtaining a certificate or degree remains strong.
A Million Little Things, With Love
Yes, there is much in our world that calls us to lament and we must…But as we cry, we also hold fast to the one thing always within our grasp: love.
Springsteen’s ‘Long Walk Home’ and What Ximena Cristobal Teaches Us About America
Are we still American or do we surrender to the forces trying to destroy the values that have sustained us all these years?
Five Years Later: Remembering George Perry Floyd Jr.
I never met him, but George Perry Floyd Jr. changed my life and the way I practice my faith. Like millions of people across the world, I said his name during the summer of 2020. But what echoed back to me was what it meant to be human, and I’ve never heard it so clearly.