What old churches teach us about faith

Cancer may take my life. It won’t take my faith.*
Washington Post: A grim prognosis strengthened my belief in providence, a mother writes about her diagnosis of early-onset advanced colorectal cancer.

 

Another mass shooting. More dead Muslims. This is America.
Religion Dispatches: We can make something new, but only by facing what has come before, writes scholar Hussein Rashid.

 

Faith communities fighting violence by working to fill societal needs
News5 Cleveland: Churches in a neighborhood where there was a deadly shooting focus on meeting the immediate needs in the community to strengthen connections and reduce risk factors.

 

Choosing between the banquets of the empire and the kingdom*
Presbyterian Outlook: The Rev. Quincy Worthington recounts witnessing protest and brutality outside an ICE detention center in Broadview, Illinois — and how that moment reshaped his understanding of faith, power and public discipleship.

 

What old churches teach us about faith, beauty and the brokenness of Christianity
FaVS News: What began as sightseeing became an encounter with generations of believers whose prayers, divisions and hopes still echo there.