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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.
Seven Mountain Mandate | Safe for Whose Whole “Family?”
The Seven Mountain Mandate efforts to overtake the family is really an effort to narrowly define it.
From the Archives | This Memorial Day, Don’t Blur Line Between God, Nation
In an archived post from 2017, Starlette Thomas reflects on the tensions people of faith must reckon with on Memorial Day.
Memorial Day: 5 Reasons Why Remembering Is Important
Barry Howard shares five reasons why remembering is important, as Americans celebrate Memorial Day on May 26, 2025.
Perfect Love: Lavender Ceremonies in the Age of Trump
Kali Cawthon-Freels describes Lavender Ceremonies in light of the tensions LGBTQ+ individuals are feeling in the age of Trump.
From the Archives | Ten Lessons Learned after Pastoral Ministry
In 2013, Robert Creech shared his reflections with Ethics Daily on being out of pastoral ministry after serving in that capacity for over 30 years.
SCOTUS Upholds Oklahoma Court Ruling on Religious Charter Schools
On May 22, in a 4-4 decision, the Supreme Court upheld an Oklahoma decision on taxpayer funded religious religious schools.
The Final Graduation
Justin Cox has spent much of his life sitting behind a desk in a classroom. That is now all over.
Pew Study Finds Religious Affiliation Only a Small Factor in Beliefs about Astrology
A new Pew Research Center study looks at the rate of Americans who believe in astrology, finding only a slight difference between Christians and the religiously unaffiliated.
Belief Behind the Book | Trent Clifford’s ‘Reclaiming Faith’
In this installment of “Belief Behind the Book,” Angela Yarber reflects on Trent Clifford’s “Reclaiming Faith: Learning to Reimagine Church, God, and Ourselves.”
By the Way | When David Horowitz Came to Dartmouth
Randall Balmer reflects on when David Horowitz, who passed away last month, visited the Dartmouth campus to “smoke out campus radicalism.”
Grace from the Rubble: Jeane Bishop Tells Stories of Loss and Reconciliation
Jeanne Bishop recently joined Jonathan Platt of the Baylor Line to tell stories about loss and reconciliation.
Trumpism and the Perpetuation of Perilous Narratives
The rise of the second Trump regime has included unprecedented assaults against African American culture and history.
Seven Mountain Mandate | The Business of Dominion
Of all the spheres of influence Seven Mountain Mandate proponents hope to conquer in the second Trump administration, the business realm may be the most difficult.
“Survival Songs”: Derek Webb’s Love Letter to the LGBTQ+ Community
Kali Cawthon-Freels recently visited with singer-songwriter Derek Webb about “Survival Songs,” his latest album and love letter to the LGBTQ+ community.
The ‘Democracy’ that Never Was
Returning to a pre-Trump America does not offer salvation.
The Festival of Homiletics Believes Preaching Can Heal the Divide
“Preaching to Heal the Divide” was this year’s theme for the Festival of Homiletics. “This theme emerged from listening deeply to preacher’s experiences over the past year,” Karoline Lewis, the Program Director at the Festival of Homiletics, said.
A Mother’s Prayer: “Don’t Fall in Love with a Nazi!”
Rebecca David Henlsey echoes the plea from The Handmaid’s Tale character, Luke: “Don’t become a Nazi.”
We Must Be Our Others’ Keepers
I am an “other.” When I was young, you wouldn’t have known it. I blended into what was considered acceptable and better - a white skin, obedient, Christian girl. But, around age seven, I began to grasp that the secret I was living with would eventually undo the image...