Sturday Lagniappe: 'A Royal Mess: Reevaluating the Church's Role in the Wedding Business' And More

A Royal Mess: Reevaluating the Church's Role in the Wedding Business

Weddings were originally not a rite of the Church. Clergy officiating at weddings is an extrabiblical practice.

No Holiness But Social Holiness: Comuning and Sending Forth This article is the sixth in a series we're called "A Good and Joyful Thing: A series on liturgical spirituality."

What does ‘Amen’ mean?
We say it every time we pray, but what exactly are we saying? What are we talking about?

Different Uses for Different Questions
When we observe a text, we collect all the raw materials for interpretation. And that which drives interpretation forward is the asking of questions. To interpret well, we must be intensely curious and investigate our observations as fully as possible.Bu t the asking of questions ought not be a complete free-for-all. Different kinds of questions have different uses. Let’s take advantage of those differences.

Youth Pastor Tensions: When You Clash With Your Senior Pastor
Let’s explore the challenges and possible solutions.

3 Perfect Opportunities to Share Your Faith
Jerry Root Why Is the SBC Membership Declining?takes a look at three different kinds of evangelistic contexts we may encounter when engaging in personal evangelism.

Why Is the SBC Membership Declining?
The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) released its annual statistics about membership, attendance, baptism, and other matters this week. The data paints a portrait of the largest Protestant denomination in the United States undergoing a significant decline in a relatively short period of time.

ERLC urges Congress to address border crisis
The Southern Baptist Convention’s ethics entity has urged Congress to find a solution for the “ongoing humanitarian emergency” at the United States’ southern border.

The reaction to the expiration of the Title 42 restrictions has been characterized by fear-mongering, catastrophizing, and hysteria on social media, a reaction that foreign actors are exploiting to promote civil unrest and politicians to further their own ends. There is a lot of misinformation and disinformation circulating on the internet.

West Texas diocese calls for volunteers, donations as Title 42 immigration restrictions expire

The Plaza de Paz Respite Center in San Antonio, Texas, is facing a shortage of volunteers, food and supplies to serve the hundreds of migrants and asylum-seekers arriving every day. The shortage is anticipated to worsen as a large influx of asylum-seekers is expected to cross the U.S. border when Title 42 restrictions and the federal public health emergency end on May 11.