In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave specific instructions for embodying his story with our lives. None of it “works” in this political climate. The gospel is many things, but at its heart ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Badly-needed funds are on the way to repair a deteriorating, historic Shreveport church. Antioch Baptist Church was organized in 1866 by 73 formerly enslaved people.

The unsolved theft of the $150,000 jewel-laden relic, which rested atop a marble statue of the Virgin Mary and was donated by parishioners more than a century ago after a fire, shocked and saddened ...

The surprise of the movie will be a shock to some viewers, but in other ways, the message behind the surprise is an important critique of the church and its traditions. But more on that in a moment.