Loaves and Casserole Dishes: Will Church Cookbooks Survive?
The spiral-bound tomes guarding the secrets of the best sugar cookies, sheet cake, and seven-layer salad are disappearing—but not completely.
Did someone say Jell-O salad?
This is the time of year when families pull out their stained recipes…
As Campus Threats Rise, College Ministries Look for Ways to Help
The fallout of the Israel-Hamas war at US universities, including antisemitic attacks, are roiling the Ivy Leagues especially.
Across the country, college campus tensions over the Israel-Hamas war are high, and students connected to the war’s…
Texas Prisoner Who Leads Death Row Worship Faces Execution
The case of prison convert Will Speer showcases the significance of ‘peers’ leading ministry behind bars.
The first death row prisoner to help lead a death row ministry in Texas’s Allan B. Polunsky Unit, a state prison with maximum security …
‘Sound of Freedom’ Star Tim Ballard Accused of Preying on Staff on Undercover Missions
In a lawsuit five women allege the anti-trafficking hero sexually assaulted them, raising the question of whether ministries should engage in such off-the-grid operations.
Tim Ballard, the star figure depicted in the summer hit movie Sound of Freed…
COVID-19 Hit Black Churches Harder, but They Weathered It Better
New research shows how Black churches suffered during the pandemic. But these congregations also found unity where others were torn apart.
Pastor Lorenzo Neal had the first panic attack of his life on a hot summer night during the pandemic. He imag…
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