“Must Read Monday” is a weekly roundup of a few top news stories dealing with faith, culture and society. We know there is much to read and many things that demand our time and attention. That’s why we want to provide a quick guide to some of our picks of the most important issues popping […]
The past two weeks have been a window into American democracy. The two party system, warts and all, has been on full display for all the world to see during the party conventions. Opportunities to learn include party platforms, the candidates and the internal power dynamics of the R’s and D’s. This year, we learned that […]
“Must Read Monday” is a weekly roundup of a few top news stories dealing with faith, culture and society. We know there is much to read and many things that demand our time and attention. That’s why we want to provide a quick guide to some of our picks of the most important issues […]
Below the Fold is where we lift up stories and make connections that are designed to help you start or engage in others in conversations that may not initially appear to be about God but where the introduction of eternal principles can change not only the conversation but the course of another person’s thinking and […]
What does it look like to cross the bridge of racial reconciliation in Baton Rouge? Friend and Pastor of First Presbyterian Baton Rouge, Gerrit Dawson, shared a gospel vision for what reconciliation could look in the city. Listen to Pastor Gerrit Dawson’s interview on The Reconnect Tuesday: https://soundcloud.com/the-reconnect/tuesday-july-19-2016#t=25:08 His friend, Pastor Albert White, who is […]
What would happen if Christians from around the country, of different backgrounds, races and ages, came together to praise Jesus? That was the vision of Together2016, a gathering on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Saturday, June 16. It was a great joy to be with hundreds of thousands of my brothers and sisters […]
Flags are flying at half-staff in America. Again. This past week, our country was again torn apart with acts of violence. America is existing in a fractured state. During times of grief and anger, it is easier to retreat into our own like-minded and homogenous-looking communities rather than risk reaching across divides. It is more […]
By this time, it’s very possible you have seen this sketch on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, wherein “Donald” announces his Vice Presidential pick. If not, take a look: “Little Donald” became an Internet sensation when his eighth grade graduation speech featuring pretty spot-on impersonations of some of the top Presidential contenders, was posted online. […]
The Summer Olympics are still more than a month away, but the 2016 Games are already making history by including the first refugee team. Previously and traditionally, those athletes who did not represent a country were not allowed to compete, but this year, 10 athletes- 6 men and 4 women will compete under the Olympic flag. […]
The next President of the United States will likely be a self-identified mainline Christian. Hillary Clinton is a member of the United Methodist Church and Donald Trump continues to assert that he is a Presbyterian. However, Clinton does not align with the UMC on the exclusivity of Christianity, LGBTQ issues or abortion. Trump’s self-avowed denomination […]