Pastor Curtis Knapp, of the New Hope Baptist Church in Seneca, Kansas, who said in his Sunday sermon that the government should put gays to death, is not backing away from his comments, and said he ...

In a recent essay, Marilynne Robinson attributes the struggles of mainline Protestantism to preaching. She claims that the sermon, as the center of worship in the contemporary mainline church, is ...

On Dec. 16, as Catholic clergy were in the heart of their Advent preparations for Christmas and getting ready to mount the pulpit for one of their most important preaching opportunities of the year, ...

We talk, we read, we write, we listen. We surround ourselves with print on paper and walls and screens. We surround ourselves with sounds-making-words that convey meaning and images. Except for the ...

A six-credit post-master's certificate program to enhance ministers' capacity to preach in response to the most pressing issues of our time. The program will train participants to read and interpret ...

EAST MANATEE -- Two years ago, Bible Baptist Church moved into a gleaming new sanctuary at 2113 Morgan Johnson Road that can easily handle 1,000 worshippers on a Sunday. Even in a time of economic ...

“How do we really enter into a season like Advent when the world around us is already celebrating Christmas?” This is the question host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sets before his guests, Scripture ...

The School of Theology and Ministry has launched a new program designed to equip lay and ordained ministers who work with young adults with the tools to connect their work with the contemporary issues ...

Modesto is known as the bible belt of California. It has deep conservative roots in farmland and a vocal Evangelical community. But increasingly, some less familiar notes are echoing through ...

Sen. Ted Cruz preached tolerance for gay people during a Twitter spat with a pastor. "Let he that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her," Cruz tweeted. Cruz had previously ...