A Roman Catholic priest who has served for more than two decades in Florida has been named bishop for the Diocese of Savannah in Georgia.

In a YouTube video produced by a friend who leads the Christian youth organization Link Year, dozens of students line up for a foot race to win a $100 bill.

I was thinking the other day about how life has changed since I was a little boy.

Dear America, happy birthday!

Several large Church of God congregations in Cleveland, Tennessee, are re-closing their doors because of an outbreak of COVID-19 infections that hit members after in-person services and a large revival event.

The Supreme Court elated religious freedom advocates and alarmed secular groups with its Tuesday ruling on public funding for religious education, a decision whose long-term effect on the separation of church and state remains to be seen.

Last week, a landmark Supreme Court decision solidified the self-understanding of progressives as those "on the right side of history." Story after story used such language.

As we prepare to celebrate July 4th in this year of 2020, we do so as a people in turmoil.

I was asked recently if being born again is the same thing as believing in God.

A group of 30 local clergy have signed on to a letter saying the Chattanooga City Council failed to represent those who elected them and that members of the council are choosing to be "complicit with a system that has historically sought to diminish Black lives."

Since the horrific killing of George Floyd, the moral outrage in our nation is palpable. Moral consensus, however, is not.

To say that I was never going to make it to the NBA would not come as a shock to anyone who knows me.

I was working out in the yard the other day when a tiny sparrow landed on the ground just a few feet from me.

We used to sing a vineyard worship song whose chorus said, "Refining fire / our one heart's desire / is to be holy / set apart for you, Lord / I choose to be holy /Set apart for you, my Master / ready to do your will."

As my very own tribe of one (half Puerto Rican, one quarter French, one quarter Lebanese) I am, these days, at a bit of a loss for guidance. No, not as to what to call myself; I gave up on that years ago. My suggestion of Pecanese was rejected because it sounds just like the terribly non-awe-inspiring froufrou dog the Pekingese. And, please, spare me the hate mail, you dear Pekingese aficionados out there. You know I am right about that description.

Last week, a pair of activists launched a social-media campaign that quickly went from advocacy to unintentional irony. To show solidarity with African-American victims of police brutality, the women encouraged Instagrammers, especially major corporations, to post a black square in lieu of a picture, in order to leave space on the platform for people of color.

A proposed law in Tennessee would require public schools to excuse students from class for up to one hour each school day so they can attend outside religious instruction.

On May 30, SpaceX and NASA, in a remarkable achievement, sent astronauts to the International Space Station.

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil (Exodus 23:2).

We are not even halfway into the year, and our nation has already suffered more stress and tribulation than I have ever seen.

The nation's largest Protestant denomination is almost 2% smaller than it was in 2018.

For black clergy across the United States, the past 10 days have been a tumultuous test of their stamina and their skills.

What effect will a moment have on others? Have you ever wondered about that, how a seemingly random event in your life may spill out into the world of another?