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Dispatch from the Vatican | Steve Harmon Arrives in Rome for Papal Conclave
Steve Harmon has arrived in Rome to cover the papal conclave for Good Faith Media. He shares some preliminary thoughts before the week begins.
Trump Presidency Proves White-Body Supremacy is a Pyramid Scheme
With a convicted felon and “legally defined sexual predator” in office, white-body supremacy is revealed on the world’s stage as a pyramid scheme. Trump was chosen not in spite of his character flaws and his cruelty but because of them. Cruelty was always the point and for the sake of power.
Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Every May, we honor the rich history, cultural vibrancy and enduring contributions of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The AAPI experience is a story of resilience, joy, pain and survival told across generations and continents.
A Church LGBTQ+ Pride Guide: 12 Dos and Don’ts at Festivals and Parades
Editor's note: The following first appeared at Good Faith Media on May 31, 2024, as a guide for churches wanting to show support for the LGBTQ+ community at pride festivals. Since it was first published, Good Faith Media launched its Faithful Pride Initiative to...
Light a Single Candle in the Dark
For many, these last few weeks have been a nightmare traveling across the land, unlike anything our nation has ever experienced. We are not the first country, nor will we be the last, to have suffered so much loss. Someone once said that cowardice is contagious. But...
The Locust Effect: Countering the Destruction of Christian Nationalism with the Values of Jesus
Christian nationalists are swarming across the country. From dismantling public education to encouraging neighbors to turn on neighbors, this authoritarian political and theological ideology consumes everything in its path.
For United Methodists, an Important Affirmation on a Momentous Anniversary
With the absence of so many voting members who wished to uphold (and tighten) the denomination’s discriminatory stance toward members of the queer community, the road was paved for a much more liberative movement to come to fruition.
Trump Establishes Religious Liberty Commission, Some Advocates Express Skepticism
On Thursday, President Trump filed an executive order establishing the “Religious Liberty Commission,” designed to address what the administration claims are threats to “America’s unique and beautiful tradition of religious liberty.”
Good Faith Media, Steve Harmon to Provide Papal Conclave Coverage from the Vatican
The papal conclave tasked with selecting a new pope will begin next week, and Good Faith Media (GFM) will be on the ground in the Vatican to provide up-to-date news and analysis. GFM is partnering with Dr. Steve Harmon, professor of historical theology at Gardner-Webb...
The Insulting ‘$5,000 Solution’ to the Childcare Crisis
For economic reasons, the administration has lamented the lowering birthrate. Yet they turn their backs on families who suffer from the current childcare crisis.
Maston Foundation Awards Graduate Scholarships to Anderson and Whitaker
Two doctoral students researching how to apply Christian ethics to congregational life have been awarded scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year by the T.B. Maston Foundation.
GFM and Seth Perry Release New Documentary Podcast on Mental Health, Addiction
A new podcast production from Good Faith Media on mental health and addiction releases tomorrow. The first episode of “Our Stigma,” a six-episode podcast written, created and hosted by Lutheran Pastor Seth Perry, drops Thursday, May 1.
A Survivor’s Farewell to Pope Francis: Gratitude, Grief, and Unfinished Work
For survivors of clergy abuse who choose to remain Catholic, this is our daily act of courage—to believe that “with You, O Lord, everything is new. With you, everything begins again,” even when the Church has been the source of our deepest wounds.
Rabbi Urges Caution on Trump-Hitler Comparisons
The current global drift toward right-wing nationalism and authoritarianism is deeply concerning, and vigilance is essential. However, I believe our discourse would be far more effective—and historically responsible—if we avoided Nazi comparisons.
Zionism | Failure of Empire
Jews are a covenantal people, bound not by borders, but by a shared commitment to a higher moral standard. Our covenant is not a license to dominate. It is a mandate to serve.
Zionism| Empire Manifest
If you ask someone in most Muslim-majority countries about Zionism, they may not be able to define it. However, if you were to describe the role Zionism has played in the Middle East and explain how it has affected Palestinian society, they would, to the last Muslim, recognize the quintessence of Zionism: settler colonialism and empire.
Zionism | Christianity’s Complicity and a Call to Repentance
Despite Jesus’ clear condemnation of empire, Christianity has frequently found itself aligned with state power, often at the expense of oppressed people. This legacy complicates the church’s role in modern conflicts, such as the Israeli-Palestinian crisis.
Trump’s Presidency Is a Lesson in ‘White’ Male Mediocrity and Proof America Doesn’t Want to Know Any Better
Maya Angelou said, “Do the best you can until you know better; then when you know better, do better.” Yet, for all that America knows, the country is not doing any better.
Autism Awareness Month | Sacred Support Systems for Children with Autism
I’ve learned that even the most inclusive congregation can’t replace a trained educator. It can’t replicate the gift of a counselor who knows how to guide an anxious child. It can’t fill the role of an aide who learns your child’s unique rhythm.
Lighting the Lamp: From Boston 1775 to Mainstreet 2025
Good Faith Media attended the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s famous ride through New England on April 18, 1775. Revere rode through the streets and warned the New England faithful that tyranny was on the move.
Is ‘Unite’ Sparking a Revival or Simply Consolidating Influence?
I am a born skeptic, so I tend to see these revival movements as an engineered attempt by evangelical leaders to establish their mini-empires by shaping pliable young minds. But I am also a true believer in the good news of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit to spark not just repentance, but revolution.
Hands and Feet
As the basin caught the dirty drops falling into it, I asked God to keep my hands from washing away the memory of what took place at that moment.
Baptist Responses to Climate Trauma
The personal experience of God’s love in Christ, transcending this present world, can ground courage in the face of trauma. But it can also yield an isolating individualism, which makes membership in the Body of Christ all the more important.
After Lift on Ban, Texas A&M’s “Draggieland” is a Hit
I found it ridiculous that the Board of Regents, which at the time consisted only of men, cited the belief that drag performances are “demeaning to women” as their primary justification for the resolution.
On the Power of Dirty Clothes: Learning about Poverty from Two Men Named Francis
Today, I remember Pope Francis as a man who took poverty seriously—not just as a spiritual concept or a posture of the soul, but in its full physical, social and political reality.
From the Archives | Interfaith Dialogue Brings Community to Life Again
Editor’s Note: This spring, Good Faith Media created a new website to reflect our commitment to easily accessible and visually appealing content. To ensure the new format runs smoothly, we moved decades of Ethics Daily and Good Faith Media articles to an archived...
How Jesus Became a Stranger in His Own House
Ah, I can see his face, but I can’t recall his name. Because the North American church is so close to the empire that it is hard for me to picture him.
When Righteousness Requires Rebellion
Courage requires awareness, action, and, yes, danger. But that can feel like a new proposition for those of us who were taught compliance is all that would be required of us.
Book Review | “Queer & Christian”
There are few people capable of using religious academic training in a way that is accessible for the typical layperson. Brandan Robertson is one of those individuals. He masterfully demonstrates this in his forthcoming book “Queer & Christian: Reclaiming the Bible, Our Faith, and Our Place at the Table.”
Healers Above Warriors: Francis Sought to Create a ‘Field Hospital’ for the Wounded
All eyes were on Francis, who had ascended to the papacy the year before. The world watched to see whether his leadership would signal a shift on this and other highly charged social conversations.