A church in Richmond, Kentucky, was swept off its foundation and carried into the roadway as flash flooding devastated communities throughout the state over the weekend, killing at least four people and prompting Gov. Andy Beshear to declare a state of emergency.
Million Bible Church was among the most dramatic casualties of the flooding. Jim Caldwell, meteorologist and journalist, shared photos of the church on Facebook, saying it “has been absolutely leveled.”
Mullally Calls ACC to Deepened Hope and Trust
In her first presidential address since becoming the Anglican Communion’s symbolic and pastoral leader earlier this year, Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally called the members of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) to deepened hope in God and trust in one another in the face of major divisions.
Under the theme “Called to One Hope,” members of ACC-19, representing 37 of the Communion’s 42 provinces, are meeting June 28–July 4 at the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Assembly Buildings in downtown Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Also See: Anglican Consultative Council gets underway in Northern Ireland with tone of hope, unityWrapping Euthanasia in Eucharist: The Anglican Church of Canada’s MAiD Experiment
The Anglican Church of Canada has authorized trial liturgies for euthanasia deaths, giving clergy a prayer book for the bedside when doctors are ending a patient’s life.
The Council of General Synod in June 2026 commended “Pastoral Liturgies at the Time of Death in Contexts of Medically Assisted Dying” for use “where permitted by the Ordinary,” extending a process that began with General Synod’s pastoral statement In Sure and Certain Hope in 2017 and continued with the 2024 essay collection Faith Seeking Understanding: Medical Assistance in Dying. The new rites are billed as pastoral care, not ethics. In practice, they wrap euthanasia in familiar Anglican sacramental language.
Also See: Pastoral Liturgies at the Time of Death in Contexts of Medically Assisted DyingWhat happens if rebel Catholics defy Pope Leo
A traditionalist rebel Catholic group is days away from triggering one of the most serious penalties in the Catholic Church: excommunication. The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is planning to consecrate four bishops in defiance of Pope Leo XIV, raising the prospect of the biggest rupture between Rome and the group in decades.
United Methodists dump Asbury
Pastor Daniel Hixon shares his thoughts on the recent decision of the UMC's University Senate to remove Asbury from the list of "approved" theological seminaries.
Americans Believe Hell Is Real but They Still Misunderstand It
Almost 3 in 5 U.S. adults believe hell is real, but that doesn’t mean they have a proper view of God and His holiness.
The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Theology
The early church didn’t develop doctrine because Christians enjoyed abstraction. It did so because silence proved costly.
As the early church grew and spread, the baptismal confession that Jesus is Lord raised unavoidable questions: Who is he? How does he save? What does faith require? When the church hesitated to answer, confusion followed. In this environment, the task of theology emerged not as an academic exercise but as a necessary response to lived faith.
Pastor’s Job Description: Four Essential Responsibilities of a Shepherd
Pastor Joshua Chatman outlines four essential responsibilities of pastors based on Scripture’s teaching in passages such as John 21:15–18 and 1 Peter 5:1–3. As shepherds of Christ’s flock, pastors have the privilege and responsibility to lead, feed, protect, and care for the people Christ has put under their oversight.
Act in Accordance with Your Prayers
One of the ways we express our confidence in God’s ability and willingness to answer our prayers is through our actions in accordance with those prayers.
The Book of Common Prayer: Against the Algorithm
We live in a state of constant change, characterized by extreme individualism and loss of community, place, tradition, grounding, and coherence. Sociologist Zygmunt Bauman and others have described our modern culture as “liquid modernity.” Paul Kingsnorth has taken up the topic more recently in his provocative Against the Machine: On the Unmaking of Humanity.
Perhaps the epitome of the danger of our culture is the algorithm: the insidious use of technology, supercharged more and more by AI, to analyze and ultimately manipulate not only our online behavior, but how we see ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Also See: Faith and Faithfulness in a World Redefined by TechnologyRise of the AI godbots, which tell followers it’s OK to kill
In 2024, Father Justin began offering his wisdom and guidance to Catholics. Sitting on a balcony with the beautiful landscape of the Italian town of Assisi behind him, Father Justin told parishioners how he had always been inclined to priesthood.
But when he began assuring them that babies could be baptised in Gatorade, a sports drink, and siblings could marry, he started to arouse suspicion. Shortly afterwards, he was defrocked.
Despite hearing thousands of people’s confessions, Justin was never an actual priest. He was an AI chatbot – one of many of the rising number of so-called “Godbots” becoming popular among those of all faiths who are AI literate.
Teens grappling with questions about faith, the future and truth
American teenagers are increasingly wrestling with major questions about their future, identity, truth and faith, with many feeling pressure to find answers long before reaching adulthood, according to a study.
The report titled Reimagining Ministry for Gen Alpha, carried out jointly by Barna and Christ In Youth, drew on surveys of 1,500 teenagers aged 13 to 18 across the US. It paints a picture of a generation navigating economic uncertainty, cultural change and rapid technological developments while searching for meaning and stability.
According to the findings, concerns about the future topped the list of issues weighing on young people.
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