Broward.US

The demographics of many US congregations make sanctuaries a risky place for gatherings to resume. After most of the United States has been under stay-at-home orders for the past several weeks, the governors of some key states have signaled their intention to begin reopening businesses in the coming days. With that policy shift, churches will have the option to return to in-person worship. A new initiative by the Liberty Counsel—a Christian legal team that has defended congregations... Read More

Las antiguas Escrituras son una sorprendente fuente de apoyo en nuestra lucha con el estrés. Este es el tercero de una serie de seis ensayos de una sección transversal en la que eruditos destacados analizan el lugar del "Primer Testamento" en la fe cristiana contemporánea. —Los editores Soy un millennial por estadística. Apodada "la generación ansiosa",la mayoría de nosotros estamos estresados,y experimentamos ansiedad que afecta... Read More

Ex-gay leader encouraged people to pursue faith in “the darkest corners.” Sy Rogers, an early leader of the ex-gay movement, died from cancer Sunday at the age of 63. Rogers had what he called a “God encounter” in 1980. He had begun to identify as a woman and was preparing for a sex reassignment surgery when Johns Hopkins Hospital shut down its gender identity clinic and stopped offering surgeries. Rogers, in desperation, asked God to change him. He spent the next 40 years... Read More

How “theological triage” helps us pick our battles on matters of faith. Ecumenical. Non-Denominational. In certain circles of evangelicalism, these are dirty words. (“Catholicity” is another.) Critics say these words represent a weak or thin theology—one whose core conviction is that convictions don’t much matter provided we can all get along. For some, they represent a potential threat to the mission of the church or even the gospel itself. Other believers take a... Read More

How a son of the Arabian Gulf met the Son of God in a strange new place. My story begins in the Arabian Gulf region, where my tribe raised me as a devout Muslim. When I was a child, my father would wake me up at 5 a.m. so we could attend morning prayer at the mosque. Each day, I would sit with my uncles to read and study the Qur’an. By age 10, I had memorized the majority of the book, since family members would award me $100 for each chapter I could recite. Growing up, I performed my... Read More

Mentre COVID-19 manda il globo in crisi, ci mette anche in ginocchio. Nei giorni scorsi, mentre COVID-19 è stato dichiarato una pandemia globale e alcuni paesi hanno adottato misure urgenti per arginare la diffusione dell'infezione, vorrei poter dire che il mio primo impulso è stato quello di pregare. Probabilmente è più onesto dire che ho riaggiornato ossessivamente i miei feed. La crisi è urgente e mi sento impotente. Ma forse sentirsi piccoli... Read More

Les médecins réfléchissent théologiquement à trois contributions chrétiennes uniques pour faire face au COVID-19. Le mois passée, la couronne épineuse du COVID-19 a capté l'attention du monde entier. Il est rare de vivre un malaise mondial répandu à une telle échelle,un malaise pendant lequel nous nous retrouvons tous à vivre la même chose. D'une certaine manière, le bruit de la vie moderne a été... Read More

We are in the midst of a crisis that is forcing the church to learn a new song and dance. Today, we are in the midst of a crisis that is forcing the church to learn a new song and dance. Back on March 19, Tomas Pueyo published an article titled “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance.” In that article, he argued for strong measures (Hammer) to be taken early to flatten the curve of the virus’ affect. During this time of strict measures, Pueyo noted that it would allow the... Read More