Not all traditions are bad, but some can hinder the work of the church. Jess and Thom share the most common church traditions based on an extensive survey, and why they can be difficult to change.
Also See: The Top 10 Immovable Traditions in Many Churches (Part 2)WCC invites global ecumenical community to prayers for peace
The World Council of Churches (WCC) invites people and churches to join in global prayers for peace, starting with the Middle East on 26 March.
Anglicans in Cyprus and the Gulf, caught in Iran war’s crossfire, nurture hope in troubled time
The Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf is one of the geographically largest dioceses in the Anglican Communion, spanning from the island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea to Yemen on the edge of the Arabian Peninsula. Much of that region is now engulfed by war.
Since the United States and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, even countries that are not parties to the conflict face constant danger and threat of destruction from airstrikes. In many of those countries, Anglicans and their faith communities are among those on heightened alert for Iran’s latest retaliatory bombardments.
As conflict continues, Nowruz holds new meaning for Dallas’ Iranian Episcopalians
Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is Iran’s largest holiday and a symbol of cultural pride for Iranians worldwide. It marks the arrival of spring and symbolizes the rebirth of nature and of hope.
That message holds especially true this year for members of Grace Community Episcopal Church, a church plant of the Diocese of Dallas in Plano, Texas, that’s believed to be the only Farsi-speaking Episcopal congregation in the U.S. This year, Nowruz began March 20, 20 days after the United States and Israel launched a series of attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, and nearly three months after deadly protests erupted in Iran over the country’s worsening economic crisis. Even though most members have had little to no communication with their loved ones in Iran in recent weeks, and the death toll continues to rise, they still have reasons to celebrate the new year and maintain hope.
Sarah Mullally and the evangelical past she doesn’t talk about
The new Archbishop of Canterbury is seen as a liberal, yet her faith is rooted in a long history of conservative Christianity.
The Log In Our Eye: Data, Anecdotes, and Loving Our Neighbors
This week, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that UC Irvine Professor Charis Kubrin received the Stockholm Prize in Criminology — an honor often compared to the Nobel Prize in the field — for her research into the relationship between immigration and crime.
Kubrin is one of several researchers who have published repeated studies showing that immigrants are, on average, responsible for less crime than native-born citizens. The big takeaway? Crime rates tend to decline when immigration increases in a community.
How to kill a rogue AI
It’s advice as old as tech support. If your computer is doing something you don’t like, try turning it off and then on again. When it comes to the growing concerns that a highly advanced artificial intelligence system could go so catastrophically rogue that it could cause a risk to society, or even humanity, it’s tempting to fall back on this sort of thinking. An AI is just a computer system designed by people. If it starts malfunctioning, can’t we just turn it off?
5 warning signs in the American church that church leaders around the world must note
In a nation where Christian heritage runs deep, the inaugural 2025 SALT Index from Back to the Bible offers a sobering yet hopeful snapshot of spiritual formation among U.S. adults.
What Every Christian Should Know
...knowing Bible trivia isn’t the same thing as knowing the Bible. A person can remember scattered facts but still struggle to know what the Bible is, how it fits together, or what its message is. The Scripture isn’t given to us so we can win a game. It’s given so that we can read, meditate, understand, and be trained in righteousness and holiness. With that in mind, there are certain things every Christian should know about the Bible — not obscure details or academic debates, but foundational truths that shape how we read, study, and receive God’s Word.
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