Adelle M. Banks

1 week ago | christiancentury.org | Adelle M. Banks |Mac Loftin |Cait West |Rachel Mann

A gathering for people interested in creation care issues took place April 25-26 in Topeka, Kansas, and was sponsored by the Episcopal Grasslands Network, the first eco-region created by legislation passed during the 2024 general convention. The event drew 134 registrants from 35 dioceses across the Episcopal Church, and about half of them attended in person. It also attracted 22 people who indicated they were not Episcopalians, including some who had no religious affiliation.

1 week ago | richmondfreepress.com | Adelle M. Banks

Bishop T.D. Jakes, right, speaks at The Potter’s House with his wife Serita, from left, daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, and her husband, Touré Roberts, Sunday, April 27, in Dallas. Bishop T.D. Jakes is turning leadership of his Dallas mega-church, The Potter’s House, over to his daughter and son-in-law — a move they said occurred after preparations “over the last several years,” but also five months after Jakes suffered a massive heart attack.

2 weeks ago | churchleaders.com | Adelle M. Banks

(RNS) — For decades, Stanley Carlson-Thies has worked to demystify the “faith-based office” that has been part of the White House during the last five presidential administrations. The founder of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance also has worked to defend faith-based organizations, making sure they, along with secular groups, are heard and supported by governments and given an equal chance at funding for the social services they provide.

2 weeks ago | christiancentury.org | Adelle M. Banks |Mac Loftin |Cait West |Rachel Mann

Prominent pastor and anti-poverty activist William Barber and two others were arrested while praying in the US Capitol Rotunda on Monday, an action he said would be part of a recurring series of demonstrations aimed at challenging the Republican-led budget bill.

2 weeks ago | christiancentury.org | Adelle M. Banks |Mac Loftin |Cait West |Rachel Mann

Century illustration (Source images: Public domain and Met Museum, NY) Resurrection is supposed to mean a new world. Easter is supposed to mark a new beginning, a new creation—the old passing away, all things reborn. How do the first disciples respond to Christ’s triumph over death? They return to the humdrum of their jobs. They go fishing. At the end of John’s Gospel, we find the disciples at the sea of Tiberias. Peter says he’s going fishing, and the others reply, “We will go with you” (21:3).