Last Tuesday, I had the privilege of watching Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson swear-in the newly elected and re-elected Senators. The 2011 Texas Legislative Session has begun. Why was I there? Two reasons. 1.) Senator Jeff Wentworth invited me to be on the
President Obama has condemned Nigerian and Egyptian attacks on New Year’s Day.
By Mashaun D. Simon At a time when it seems African-Americans are the worst hit in every category from unemployment to health care, and social and political representation, a group of black church leaders is re-emerging to help create a unified voice for the black community. The Conference of National Black Churches, a collaboration between […]
As important as your religious beliefs may be to you, they don’t necessarily make you happier, a new study in the American Sociological Review finds. What does make you more satisfied with your life, the study finds, is having friends at your congregation and a strong religious identity. “Those are the people who give you […]
. Attending religious services regularly and having close friends in the congregation are key to having a happier, more satisfying life, a study finds. Source: USA Today | Michelle Healy
Forget Harry’s wizardly ways. A former Yale University theologian claims Harry Potter to be a “good Christian.” Danielle Tumminio taught “Christian Theology and Harry Potter” in the 2008 and 2009 school years to a diverse group of students. In a recent interview promoting her new book due out next month, God and
A new phrase has entered our vocabulary: the “Facebook fast.” During such periods of penance, digital fasters will refrain from social media networks like Facebook. The reasons for this 21st Century discipline vary. Some say, like actress Betty White, that Facebook is a huge time waster. Perhaps others
The immigration debate has drawn Latinos into the public square more fully than ever before — and Hispanic Protestants in particular — Gabriel Salguero, a noted Latino evangelical author and thinker, recently
The American clergy is suffering from burnout, several new studies show. And part of the problem, as researchers have observed, is that pastors work too much. SOURCE: The New York Times G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Forget campfires, water sports, or arts and crafts. The 17 Charlotte teens who signed up for this summer camp went to Friday prayers at a mosque. Greeted the Sabbath and got a kosher meal at the Jewish Community Center. Did yoga with a Hindu instructor. And filed into pews at a predominantly black church Sunday morning for a worship service.
