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April 10, 2025

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IN THE NEWS

The Via Dolorosa

According to many Christian traditions, the Via Dolorosa (Latin for the “Way of Suffering”) marks the processional route taken by Jesus of Nazareth on his way to be crucified. Although the route was first mentioned in the records of Byzantine....


Is helping people with disabilities a religious act? The core question in a Supreme Court case

As a religious organization, the Catholic diocese in northwest Wisconsin doesn’t have to pay unemployment taxes. But when the diocese’s social ministry arm asked for the same exemption, it was denied. Wisconsin said the work done by Catholic....


Israeli Girl Discovers 3,800-Year-Old Object Linked to Biblical Canaanites

A three-year-old girl on a hike with her family in Israel last month accidentally stumbled upon an ancient treasure dating back to the time of the biblical Canaanites -- centuries before Joshua and the Israelites conquered the Promised Land. Ziv....


Republicans plan to skirt Senate rules to push through more tax cuts

For decades, senators looking to push major budget and tax legislation through Congress on a simple majority vote have had to win the blessing of a single unelected figure on Capitol Hill. The Senate parliamentarian, a civil servant....


Trump wants to ‘defund’ Planned Parenthood. The Supreme Court will hear a case aimed at that.

In its first abortion case since President Donald Trump’s reelection, the Supreme Court will hear arguments next week about whether states can bar Planned Parenthood from receiving Medicaid funds — which could further the....


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FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Flood victims need help, but not more used clothes

Six months after Hurricane Helene struck East Tennessee, the physical damage has faded, but churches and ministries remain inundated with donations. First Baptist Church of Roan Mountain, which became an early hub for relief, still has 20 pallets....


The Problem with Racism Today is People Don’t Know They are Racist

When many people think of racism, they think about things like slavery, lynchings, and Jim Crow. We think about things like in the sign below, where people are intentionally equating Blacks and Mexicans with dogs. This sort of overt....


Booker speaks for 25 hours to challenge Trump’s agenda

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker delivered a 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, setting a new record for the longest continuous Senate address. His remarks surpassed the previous record of 24 hours held by Senator Strom Thurmond in....


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COMMENTARY

Defense of the Immaterial Soul

While the DNA remains the same over the course of a person’s life, the cells change at varying rates. A person’s stomach lining replaces itself every few days. The skin’s epidermis replaces itself every 2 to 4 weeks. The body’s hair changes every 6....


The True Story Behind the Hymn “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus”

I grew up singing the simple, yet powerful, song, “I Have Decided to Follow Jesus.” As a pastor, we have made t-shirts for baptism Sundays that simply say, “I Have Decided,” based on this song. Yet not until recently was I made aware of the....


How to Be a Christian Dissident in an Age of Oppression

Christianity (at its best) calls for solidarity with the marginalized before the walls close in on us. This is our calling as followers of Jesus in a time when democratic norms are eroding, repression is escalating, and many are only now realizing the....


What does Jesus’ anointing at Bethany in John 12 mean?

This Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Lent 5 in Year C takes a break from our reading of Luke’s gospel to focus on the anointing of Jesus in Bethany by Mary, sister of Martha and Lazarus, in John 12.1–8. (If anyone can explain this move, I would love to hear!). This is an unusual narrative since, if we accept one line of interpretation (which assumes the account of the anointing in Luke 7.36–50 records the same incident), then this is the only other incident in the ministry ....


What Jacob’s Ladder Teaches Us About Lent

Jacob’s Ladder And Christ Scripture tells a story of Jacob having a dream in which he saw a ladder that made its way to heaven; on it he saw angels going up and down, that is coming and going between heaven and earth. It was not an ordinary....


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GOOD NEWS

Heroic Nurses Shield Newborns During Deadly 7.7-Magnitude Earthquake

Two nurses at a maternity unit in Ruili, China showed true heroism when they protected newborn babies during a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck nearby Myanmar on Friday, March 28....


The Uplift: Doctor hero

[Video] A Baltimore doctor who doesn't charge his patients realizes it's those patients who have made him a rich man with their generosity towards him. A man who was a refugee from Central Africa builds a new life in the United States as a police....


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