Congregationalism & Churches
Grief and God have been part of U2’s story from the start. We got this invitation once,” Bono tells me. He speaks the next sentence with a tone of reverence: “The Reverend Billy Graham would love to meet the band and offer a blessing.” We’re on a video call, and the frontman for U2 is… Read More
Worse than what “missing the mark” does to our soul is what it does to our neighbors. Eight-year-old Aryanna Schneeberg was playing in her backyard when she was struck in the back with an arrow. A neighbor was attempting to shoot a squirrel, but his weapon missed its intended target and instead penetrated the child’s… Read More
A former beauty queen is a part of the widespread resistance taking a stand against the brutal military regime. Angel Lamung had been in the public spotlight since she was a teenager. In Myanmar, she won beauty pageants, appeared in commercials, acted in movies, and sang pop songs. But last year, when news anchors read… Read More
In the wake of “Dobbs,” federal prosecutors have filed more than a dozen federal indictments against protestors obstructing access to abortion clinics. In the past month, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted more than a dozen pro-life protestors across the country for obstructing access to abortion clinics. Such prosecutions have been rare historically, with… Read More
Ongoing disruption exposed my ministry idols, helping me see the work of the kingdom. This fall marks my 24th year of leading Imago Dei Community in Portland, Oregon, and my 34th year in ministry. I thought I had seen all that ministry could throw at me, from the early days of fighting over pews versus… Read More
Misconceptions about the Trinity and the exclusivity of Christ prevail. American evangelicals are moving away from orthodox understandings of God and Scripture. This year’s State of Theology survey revealed the top five misconceptions that US evangelicals hold: Jesus isn’t the only way to God. Jesus was created by God. Jesus is not God. The Holy… Read More
How a British linguist and a failed Nigerian coup changed everything about Bible translation. In July of 2007, Bible translators from a dozen Nigerian languages came together in the rural town of Bayara, Nigeria, for a three-week workshop to begin translating the Gospel of Luke. They gathered in a steel-roofed school building with a number… Read More
Q&A with Sami DiPasquale, head of an El Paso nonprofit, on what the surge of asylum seekers is like on the ground and how the church all over the country can help. Sami DiPasquale runs Abara, a ministry that works on both sides of the border in El Paso, Texas, and Juárez, Mexico. The ministry… Read More