The war in Ukraine loomed over the traditional Good Friday Colosseum procession in Rome, after the Vatican's choice of a Russian woman to share bearing the cross with a Ukrainian woman had angered Ukrainians.
by FRANCES D'EMILIO / Associated PressAs Passover begins Friday evening, the Chattanooga Times Free Press asked four area rabbis to reflect on the meaning of the holiday and the importance of the eight days in the faith tradition.
by Wyatt MasseyEaster's message of renewal will be especially poignant this year for four U.S. congregations rebounding from disasters.
by LUIS ANDRES HENAO, HOLLY MEYER and PETER ORSI / Associated PressPastors have filed at least three federal lawsuits in recent weeks against the African Methodist Episcopal Church along with several subsidiaries and financial firms the church used, alleging tens of millions of dollars from a pension fund were mismanaged and missing.
by MIKE SCHNEIDER / Associated PressI remember the day we brought Teddy, our English bulldog puppy, into our home.
by Billy HollandEvery once in a while, someone who doesn't profess Christianity will stumble upon some sort of natural or moral law that Christians have professed for centuries.
by John Stonestreet and Maria Baer / BreakPointWith vacation season rapidly approaching, you may perhaps be considering some of the old standbys, maybe something like the mountains or the beach.
by Pastor Bo WagnerIn the spring of 2020, two high-level members of Perry Stone's organization — a ministry leader, along with a Bradley County Sheriff's Office lieutenant who is Stone's head of security — were disgusted by the alleged sexual misconduct of the Cleveland, Tennessee-based televangelist.
by Wyatt MasseyOur culture has long struggled with the realities of sexual difference, or "gender."
by Maria Baer and John Stonestreet / BreakPointThe key to being a good soldier is listening carefully and being obedient. No one, especially God, wants a servant who decides to be absent without leave or who is rebellious and always wants to do things their way. Every effective military has strict discipline for a purpose, and this is for making sure the soldier is focused on what the leader is saying.
by Billy HollandJohn 8:32 "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
by Pastor Bo WagnerThe Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the internationally known televangelist Perry Stone nearly two years after allegations of sexual harassment and assault surfaced against the Cleveland, Tennessee-based faith leader.
by Wyatt MasseyLast week I pulled into the hospital parking lot (one of many trips to many different hospitals that week, actually) to visit an ailing member.
by Bo WagnerThe first time Louise Mandrell ever booked a speaking engagement was for the opening of the East Brainerd chapel of Chattanooga Funeral Home Crematory and Florist 20 years ago.
by Susan PierceFuturists and tech industry gurus have long promised a utopia where humans aren't dependent on pesky biological or geographical realities.
by John Stonestreet and Timothy D. PadgettI was reminded today of the fifth verse of Psalm 30, which says in part, "Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes in the morning." The analogy is implying there will be sadness during hard times, but perseverance will be rewarded when the conflict is over.
by Billy HollandNationalism becomes idolatry whenever love of nation devolves into an excessive or uncritical devotion, is confused with the Kingdom of God, justifies evil or engages in a partiality that treats citizens of other nations as less worthy of love or justice or charity.
by John Stonestreet and Glenn Sunshine / BreakPointEach week I have both a question and a prayer concerning this column: "What should I write about?"
by Pastor Bo WagnerHave you known someone who was even-tempered and composed even when circumstances seemed to be falling apart all around them?
by Billy HollandIt is a cup of coffee. It is a breakfast sandwich. It is a green tea.
by Wyatt MasseyMany Christians, rightly concerned about protecting the Church's witness in front of the wider world, have embraced claims about the church that simply are not true.
by John Stonestreet and Maria Baer / Breakpoint.orgNo matter where we come from or how we have been taught, we are responsible for what we think, what we say and how we act.
by Billy HollandI suppose most folks would not have taken such acute notice of it, but my differently wired brain could not avoid fixating on it.
by Pastor Bo Wagner