Matthew 25

We need to hear from the presidential candidates about poverty

By David Beckmann — November 24, 2023
(RNS) — Our leadership should be responsive to those who come to mind in our Thanksgiving prayers.

Mike Johnson’s reading of Scripture misses what it really means to be a Christian nation

By Liz Theoharis — November 2, 2023
(RNS) — The question is, what Scripture is the new House speaker reading?

Congress needs to live up to its Christian protestations

By John Stowe — September 21, 2023
(RNS) — Do we really want Christian values to prevail?

Florida church says offering free beach parking is a religious act. Judge agrees.

By Paul O'Donnell — January 29, 2021
(RNS) — A federal judge ruled this week that the city could not stop a local church from allowing beachgoers to use its parking lot, calling the practice a legitimate ministry.

Pope Francis on the Beatitudes

By Thomas Reese — May 17, 2018
(RNS) — In his recent 'Gaudete et Exsultate,' Pope Francis teaches that living the Beatitudes means 'going against the flow' in a world that pushes us in the opposite direction from holiness.

World Vision president: Treat refugees as guests

By Timothy C. Morgan — May 16, 2016
(RNS) Christians in Iraq’s Kurdish north, Jordan, and Lebanon are becoming more innovative in responding to the needs of refugees. U.S. churches can learn from them, Rich Stearns said.

Mormon leaders’ push to help refugees is an antidote to some members’ frustrations

By Jana Riess — April 29, 2016
Given the LDS Church's "fetishization of the family," guest blogger Brandt Malone says the recent Mormon emphasis on helping refugees puts the focus back where it should be: on what Jesus would do.

The Homeless Mormon Bishop

By Jana Riess — December 2, 2013
Why is the story of one Mormon bishop disguising himself as a homeless man for an hour or two captivating the public imagination?
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