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‘It’s a Great Way To Start Your Day’—Actress Patricia Heaton Reflects on Reading the Bible in a Year

Over the weekend, actress Patricia Heaton took to Twitter to celebrate a milestone accomplishment that is a perennial goal for Christians of all tribes and traditions: she read through the entire Bible in one year. 

Virginia Church Faces Pressure To Remove Pastor Accused of Sex Crimes

Protesters gathered outside Rock Church International in Virginia Beach, VA, to call upon the church to remove pastor John Blanchard. Blanchard was one of 17 men arrested last year in a prostitution sting operation.

At 50, ‘Immaculate Reception’ Still Lifts a Region’s Spirits

The Immaculate Reception crystallized the rise of the Steelers — even as their namesake industry was on the decline, as was the Pittsburgh of compact immigrant neighborhoods with multiple ethnic Catholic parishes.

Faith Leaders Prep for Border Changes Amid Tension, Hope

Faith leaders working on the border are wary of what's to come. They expect tensions will rise if new restrictions are imposed. If not, they will struggle to host ever larger numbers of arrivals.

Churches Use Pickleball’s Popularity for Relationship Building, Outreach

Pickleball has been the fastest growing sport in America for the past two years, and Southern Baptist churches are using it as a way to build relationships among their members and reach out to their communities.

Amid Power Outages, Ukraine Women Crochet Angel Ornaments To Thank Donors

Light is scarce during scheduled electrical outages as Ukraine suffers a bombed-out power grid, yet women there are using their light this Christmas to crochet angel ornaments to send churches and other supporters.

‘Never Seen It Like This’: El Paso Churches Continue Ministry Amid Crowds of Migrants

Southern Baptists are joining other groups here to respond to large numbers of migrants that can quickly and easily spiral into a humanitarian crisis.

Why This Pastor No Longer Makes Fun of ‘Fundie Christians’

There is a certain type of evangelical Christian that Michael Clary, lead pastor of Christ the King Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, felt comfortable ridiculing during one period of his life. Clary says that before he repented, he looked down on people who had a “country religion.”