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March 2012

March 12, 2012

God, Allah and Rick Warren

At the Dome of the Rock on Jerusalem's Temple Mount, centuries of Islamic doctrine have...

March 05, 2012

Glimpse of Bono as a young believer

One thing was clear, back in the winter of 1982. No one at the famous...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

So a bishop talks theology in a bar …

"Atheocracy" is not the kind of word that gets tossed around very often in bars....

February 20, 2012

Transfiguring the Crystal Cathedral

It doesn't take a doctorate in church architecture to know why every pew in every...

February 13, 2012

Gagging the military chaplains 2.0

Every now and then, bishops write letters for their priests to read to the faithful...

February 06, 2012

T.D. Jakes and the Trinity

For more than a decade, Pentecostal Bishop T.D. Jakes has lived in the shadow of...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

The pope, the president and religious liberty

Pope Benedict XVI cut to the chase when meeting with the visiting bishops from Washington,...

January 23, 2012

Concerning the prayers of Tim Tebow

Moments after the New England Patriots smashed his Denver Broncos, Tim Tebow stood before a...

January 16, 2012

A long Anglican road to Rome

In the fall of 1979, a cluster of Episcopalians made another trip to Rome seeking...

January 03, 2012

Religion 2010 — Rose petals in Pakistan

In terms of giant headlines and spilled ink, there is no question that the lightning...

December 2011

December 26, 2011

When is Christmas, anyway?

For those who follow Christian traditions, Christmas begins when the darkness of Christmas Eve yields...

December 19, 2011

Baptists in an age without safe labels

Journalists have been known to jump to premature conclusions if a denomination has the word...

December 12, 2011

Helping the young stick to faith

At first, there didn't seem to be much an 80-something grandmother could do to help...

December 05, 2011

God in the Gallup details

Decade after decade, the Gallup Organization reported some of the most familiar numbers in American...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

That changing God lobby in DC

Believe it or not, politicians used to be able to assume that when the U.S....

November 21, 2011

And with your spirit, once again

There is nothing new about church leaders arguing about worship, including whether the rites have...

November 14, 2011

Education wars among Georgia Baptists

When it comes to higher education, Georgia Baptists are of two minds these days. On...

November 07, 2011

Bishops change course on religious liberty

When it comes to changing course, ecclesiastical bureaucracies are like giant oceangoing vessels that struggle...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

God and The New York Times, once again

When it comes to the daily news, the recently retired editor of The New York...

October 24, 2011

Southern Baptists vs. Mormons, again

If Southern Baptists gather for a seminar on what Mormons believe, the odds are good...

October 17, 2011

Steve Jobs, saint of the ’60s

It was in 1994 that author Umberto Eco, drawing on his studies in symbols and...

October 10, 2011

God, Tebow and the NFL

Once upon a time, there was this controversial quarterback. Even his strongest defenders admitted that...

October 03, 2011

Golf as religion, spiritual discipline

If golf is a religion, then the smell of freshly mown Bermuda grass is the...

September 2011

September 26, 2011

Goodbye to old-time mountain faith

Travelers who frequent the winding mountain roads of Southern Appalachia know that, every few miles,...

September 19, 2011

Evangelicals learn to (heart) New York

Pastors have their own brand of insider humor, just like doctors, lawyers, accountants and other...

September 12, 2011

Bill Keller vs. the religious aliens

Less than a year after 9/11, a New York Times columnist stunned the newspaper's remaining...

September 05, 2011

From Texas Baptist to Orthodox saint?

Wherever bishops travel, churches plan lavish banquets and other solemn tributes to honor their hierarchs....

August 2011

August 29, 2011

No Hooters apparel in Mass!

Deacon Greg Kandra was well aware that modern Americans were getting more casual and that...

August 22, 2011

Orthodoxy in an American elevator

There is nothing unusual about a priest who is dressed in clerical garb having a...

August 15, 2011

Churches ignoring the digital playground

GILFORD, N.H. -- Everywhere computer professional Brian Heil looked at SoulFest 2011 he saw packs...