Patheos

Patheos is an inclusive online media platform that presents information and insights from a wide range of religious and secular viewpoints, without aligning with any particular denomination or political stance. Since its inception in May 2009, the site initially focused on educating visitors about different religions through a comprehensive reference library and peer-reviewed materials covering 27 diverse global religions and worldviews. Today, it has evolved to feature over 450 blogs organized into eleven "Faith Channels." These channels provide commentary and news on various subjects such as politics, institutions, culture, sacred texts, history, lifestyle, entertainment, family dynamics, and business. Patheos stands as the largest English-language site dedicated to religion and spirituality globally, with its Catholic, Progressive Christian, Nonreligious, and Pagan channels being the most prominent online spaces for their respective communities.

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Shedeur Sanders: The Truth & The News (or The Lack Thereof)

2 days ago | patheos.com | Kate O'Hare

What does college quarterback Shedeur Sanders’ precipitous fall in the NFL Draft have to do with your life, or journalism? More than you might think. We tend to put things in buckets. Sports here. News there. Life lessons, somewhere else. But that’s not the way it works. All involve people, and people are going to people, no matter where they are. And sometimes, an event happens that, viewed from the right perspective, can explain a lot about how life works.
How Does Idolatry Kill Our Happiness?

3 days ago | patheos.com | Randy Alcorn

In the first two chapters of Genesis, God had no competition for the affection of His creatures. Humanity found its meaning, purpose, and happiness in God. God was God; everything else wasn’t. And the only two humans knew it. The Fall tragically changed that. Ever since, every member of the human race has been an idolater. What began in Eden won’t end until Jesus returns and all idols crumble under His feet.
Nationalism In Christianity: Plurality Versus Supremacy

3 days ago | patheos.com | Henry Karlson

Nationalism can have a few different connotations, some which are positive, and some which are not. It’s the negative ones which have taken over and become uses to represent all forms of nationalism, which is why, when reading documents in the past, we must be careful and not assume the negative kind is involved, especially if the nationalism in question is engaged in the defense and protection of one group of people from another.
Loving Someone With Anxiety

3 days ago | patheos.com | Terry Gaspard

Approximately 1 in 5 Americans suffer from some form of anxiety disorder. Statistically, women are more likely to suffer from anxiety than men. The internet is full of advice and articles for how to cope with anxiety, but not as much is written about how to aid the partners of anxious people. Being in a relationship with someone who suffers from an anxiety disorder can be exhausting.
Pope Leo XIII: The Father Of Catholic Social Doctrine

4 days ago | patheos.com | Barbara O'Brien

Pope Leo XIII was the last Pope named Leo before the new Pope Leo XIV. Matteo Bruni, director of the Vatican press office, that the new Pope’s choice of a name is a “direct recall of the social doctrine of the church and of the pope that initiated the modern social doctrine of the church.” And that would be Pope Leo XIII. Pope Leo XIV has since told his Cardinals that he plans to address the working-class struggles that were also a central concern of Pope Leo XIII.
Reconciling The Biblical Canons

4 days ago | patheos.com | David Schloss

To read the Bible correctly requires a certain amount of nuance. What do I mean by correctly? I mean that each book of the Bible has to be categorized appropriately. In turn, this entails that any examination of the text must consider the genre of the particular book, the historical context, who the author was, who the intended audience was, and the purpose of the text. Additional problems arise when one seeks to harmonize the Old and New Testaments.
From Paralysis To Freedom: The Healing Power Of Christ

4 days ago | patheos.com | Henry Karlson

Some of the Sundays after Pascha (until the Ascension) use events from Jesus’s ministry to reflect upon the ways Christ’s resurrection of the dead can and should affect us. This is done by having us read into the events from his ministry as representing spiritual truths, where what happens physically in the story can be said to be happening with us spiritually (if, of course, we are open to and accept Jesus’ grace).
Who Is The Most Important Character In The Bible?

4 days ago | patheos.com | Dan Peterson

Although I can’t honestly recommend the presentation that began at 1:35 PM this afternoon, I’ll make this overall comment otherwise: If you didn’t come to the Tanner Building at BYU today and you didn’t listen online, you missed some really interesting material.
Mother’s Day | Ben Witherington

4 days ago | patheos.com | Ben Witherington

My mom was a remarkable woman. She was a college graduate from the school that became UNC-Greensboro though neither of her parents went to college. She became a widely sought after piano teacher, and taught at both Salem and Queens college as well as giving private lessons in her home and playing at churches. She instilled in me and my sister Laura a lifelong love of music— ranging from classical to hymns to rock and roll to jazz to country to bluegrass and more.
To The Brave Mamas: A Letter To The Ones Who Chose Love

5 days ago | patheos.com | Robert Cottrell

Today, we honor the sacred strength of mothers. But not just any mothers. Today, we honor you—the mother who chose her LGBTQ+ child in a world that told her not to. We see you. We see the way you were met with condemnation from your church when your child came out. The whispers. The phone calls that stopped. The invitations that disappeared. The subtle messages that said, “You can be part of us, but only if your child disappears.”But you didn’t disappear your child. You chose them.