This tract reminds us that while millions mourn the passing of figures such as Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Billy Mays, Walter Cronkite, Senator Ted Kennedy, and Patrick Swayze, we will all one day face death personally. Show me, O Lord , my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know [...]

The very word “evangelical” stands for someone who wants to bring the Gospel to others. But are current models — teach your children, entice your friends — working? USA TODAY’s Monday Forum highlights a “recovering evangelist,” Jim Henderson, who argues for “new ways to be publicly and persuasively Christian in the 21st century,” according to [...]

The Rev. Bernice King, elected nine months ago as the first woman president to serve at the helm of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference, has yet to be sworn in due to circumstances that she has described as “a sad state of affairs”. Speaking publicly for the first time about the debilitating strife and [...]

As they cast about for ways to honor their pastor on his 20th anniversary at the church, members of the men’s ministry at Christian Faith Baptist Church decided to make a statement about what they see as a grave social problem: the state of the black man. After reading statistics showing that 1 in 15 [...]

The pastor of a Tennessee Southern Baptist mega-church defended a decision to bar a coach from its softball league because she is a lesbian. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reported June 16 that church leaders told Jana Jacobson her team could not compete in Bellevue Baptist Church’s women’s softball league because of her “deviant” lifestyle. A [...]

The pews are little more than half-filled, but the energy at Shiloh Baptist Church feels like it’s bouncing off the roof. Sunday service has just kicked off and Shiloh’s gospel choir is sashaying down the aisle in blue and white robes, voices lifting high as the heavens. For the next 10 to 15 minutes, it’s [...]

Two hours before he was installed yesterday as the Twelfth Baptist Church’s new pastor, Arthur T. Gerald Jr. was recruiting members of his congregation to walk through the sprawling Warren Gardens Housing development and other crime-plagued areas in the shadow of the historic church to reach out to at-risk youth. Pictured: The Rev. Arthur T. [...]

Since the Rev. Jeremiah Wright incident during the last presidential campaign, there has been low-level grousing by many Christians regarding Obama’s religious convictions. He has claimed to be a Christian, but there is little traditional evidence of a consistent Christian faith in his life–the most obvious being his failure to join or attend a Christian [...]

A Minneapolis gay magazine story allegedly “outing” a minister based on comments he made during a therapy session is generating a flood of controversy, both about the minister and the magazine’s reporting techniques. Lavender Magazine published an article Friday saying that the Rev. Tom Brock, senior pastor at Hope Lutheran Church in Minneapolis and an [...]

Evangelist and gospel singer, the Rev. Juanita Bynum is not finished sharing her story and hopes to inspire others. Bynum, who lives in metro Atlanta, recently signed with the Houston-based World Music Entertainment empire, headed by Mathew Knowles. Her new album, “The Diary of Juanita Bynum” is scheduled for release in 2011. She said the [...]