The Rev. Lucia Lloyd, then of the Episcopal Church, watched the first Trump presidency with apprehension. Her friends told her there would be limits to what damage he could do, despite his discriminatory and hostile rhetoric toward women and minorities, but she remained concerned. One thing she found particularly horrifying, she says, was how many Christians were showing support for the administration’s most divisive policies.
Texas Hill Country Parish Offers Support for the Long Haul
The past year was difficult for the people of the Texas Hill Country, where flooding on July 4 devastated properties and claimed what was precious and irreplaceable. More than 100 people died, including 25 girls and two counsellors at Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp in the town of Hunt. The camp, which will turn a century old in 2026, lies along the banks of the Guadalupe River.
Mullally warns of the dangers of assisted suicide
The incoming Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, has warned that plans to legalise assisted suicide would put vulnerable people at risk and present people with a false choice.
Dame Sarah was being interviewed by former Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, who was acting as the guest editor for the BBC’s Today Programme.
Why Title IV Had To Grow Up
This article concerns a process underway in the Anglican Church in North America: the revision of the Title IV canons governing clergy discipline.
Why Women Are Going to Therapy Instead of Church
In my role as a women’s ministry director over the past 15 years, I’ve observed an increase in church women struggling with emotional and relational issues and a decrease in women coming to pastors, women’s ministry directors, and small group leaders for help. Many women are turning to therapy instead.
How Spirituality Reshapes the Depressed Brain
Numerous factors contribute to rising adolescent depression rates—social media, increased exposure to bullying, childhood adversity, the COVID-19 pandemic, and so on. Yet one significant factor has received surprisingly little attention in academic and clinical circles: cultural decline in religious faith.
5 Habits for Better Prayer in 2026
Many Christians are comfortable with short prayers in moments of need (“Lord, let this meeting go well”) but struggle with extended prayer. How do you use that time? What do you talk to God about?
Consider five habits or mindsets that can enrich your extended times of prayer.
9 prayers for 2026: Stepping into the New Year trusting God
A new year always brings a mixture of emotions. Some of us step into 2026 with excitement, others with uncertainty, grief or quiet weariness. Many carry hopes for change, healing, or fresh beginnings.
Wherever we find ourselves at the start of this new year, prayer invites us to bring every part of our lives before God. It reminds us that we do not walk into a new year alone — we are held, guided, and loved by the One who remains faithful through every season.
So, here are some prayers for 2026....
How to Not Fall Away
You can probably think of someone who at one time claimed to trust in Christ but later fell away. A contemporary term for this is deconstruction. Scripture uses a more catastrophic image: some, “concerning the faith have suffered shipwreck” (1 Tim. 1:19–20). Paul wasn’t exaggerating. He had been shipwrecked (2 Cor. 11:25). He knew that apostasy was no less tragic than the sinking of a vessel on which people’s lives depend. These apostates Paul names—Hymenaeus and Alexander—punctuate Paul’s charge to the church to “wage the good warfare, having faith and a good conscience.”
How can the failures of others help you be diligent in resisting apostasy?
Satan’s Tactics Shouldn’t Surprise You
The Bible tells us that the real Devil and his minions can afflict humans in all sorts of extraordinary ways—some that resemble the dark side’s magnified portrayal in film and TV, others that parallel the twisted actions we see on the news. But Satan’s modus operandi is typically more mundane.
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