Senator-elect Adam Hamilton, Methodist megapastor, on preparing for the ‘arrows’ of politics

Why a church tore down its own building to combat the housing crisis
Religion Unplugged: Faith Forward Church began meeting in the lower levels of this apartment building during the spring. But the real newcomer to the block isn’t the church — it’s the 67 units of affordable housing stacked on top of it.

 

Nonreligious pilgrims? Why secular travelers are flocking to sacred spaces.*
The New York Times: Burned out and searching for answers, many travelers are turning to ancient walking routes and hidden cloisters to find stillness and renewal.

 

Pope Leo XIV calls for universal access to health care in Uruguay
Religion News Service: Opening his Latin America trip in Montevideo, Leo drew on his recent illness and a monument dedicated to Uruguay’s national hero to urge leaders to care for those who need it most.

 

Senator-elect Adam Hamilton, Methodist megapastor, on preparing for the ‘arrows’ of politics
Religion News Service: “I find we’re a better church because we have Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, in Sunday school together, in worship together, serving Communion to each other. … I think that’s what we need in Washington, DC,” Hamilton said.

 

Ninety-nine names for a God beyond measure*
The Christian Century: As anthropologist Amira Mittermaier asks Egyptians who God is to them, she both attends to Islamic tradition and refuses to let it impose limits.