The United Methodist Church is a movement built for mission, but our path is besieged by fighting and posturing. And get ready because the middle ground is being carved up too… read more

Just recently my local church hosted another installment in the Unity Dialogues. These dialogues have been an ongoing project in my conference for the past 20 years, in an attempt … read more

WASHINGTON (RNS) Bishop Angaelos, a U.K.-based leader of the Coptic Orthodox Church, stood before the media holding up a thick report on “genocide” in the Middle East… read more

When’s the last time you read the Sermon on the Mount? I’m sure you’ve heard snippets of it preached here and there recently, but if it’s been a while… read more

Orthodoxy — authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice. Many claim it for themselves. But I ask: Who really gets to own this word? Timothy Tennent… read more

(RNS) It’s a tough sell: A young, unmarried teenager gets pregnant, but the father isn’t a man but God himself. And the girl is a virgin — and (some believe)… read more