For Black Women at Church, It’s More Than the Aretha Eulogy
Williams’ eulogy reopened wounds and sternly reminded them that black churches remain male-dominated institutions.
Evangelical Women & Men Call for A Pause on Culture War
The way to reduce abortion is not through escalating culture wars but by reducing poverty.
The Lie of American Freedom: A Theology of Glory
Perhaps the most heartbreaking thing about the American Dream in 2018 is the obliteration of the idea that it is even a worthy or legitimate dream for everyone.
RLC Partner Updates
We are honored to partner with a variety of organizations and individuals who live out Jesus’ counter-cultural teachings.
Why Paige Patterson’s Apology May Not Be Enough
Paige Patterson has done what none could have predicted: He’s given America’s largest Protestant denomination two black eyes.
End the Billy Graham Rule
Men can do better. The Billy Graham Rule thinks too little of men — especially the men I know.
Still Evangelical? Literary Festival Panelists Question Label After Trump, #MeToo
The writers on the ethnically and racially diverse panel discussed how politics has strained their relationships with American evangelicalism and has highlighted what they see as the church’s silence on the problems of racism and sexual abuse.
Bill Hybels: Why Sexual Harassment is Not a ‘Distraction’
But for Jesus, how we treat other human beings is anything but a distraction. It's the center of the gospel.
Women: “The Devil’s Gateway?”
Jesus’ life and message is one of liberating women into their sacred vocation as equal participants in God’s mission of reconciliation.
Sorting Through the Church’s Silence on Sexual Abuse & Assault
Why are we who preach and teach “the truth will set you free” largely bound by silence regarding sexual assault and abuse?