Church Sign of the Week: God Loves Harry Potter Fans Too
This week’s best church sign comes to us from North Decatur United Methodist Church, where both Muggles and Slytherins are welcomed to attend. Real talk: How often do you think…
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Jesse Carey is an editor at RELEVANT and a mainstay on the weekly RELEVANT Podcast. He lives in Virginia Beach with his wife and two kids.
Jim Gaffigan on Wife’s Brain Tumor Recovery: We Are the Beneficiary of Miracles
Jim Gaffigan was recently a guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his new comedy album, Noble Ape, but opened up about his wife Jeannie’s brain tumor. Jeannie, who is…
Paula White Said That If Jesus Entered a Country Illegally ‘He Would Not Have Been Our Messiah’
New Destiny Christian Center pastor and spiritual adviser to President Trump Paula White recently visited a facility that housed undocumented immigrant children in Virginia. She praised the center saying, “The…
Science and Faith Shouldn’t Be at Odds
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2017 following the release of Bill Nye’s Netflix show. We are re-running it again today following the discussion involving creationism and comments…
Lecrae Goes Deep on Drug Culture, Wealth and Collaborating With Waka Flocka Flame
Since coming on the scene in 2004, Lecrae has occupied two distinct worlds: the spiritual and the secular. His music is inspired by real-life instances amid real-world issues, but it…
Here’s the Church Sign of the Week
This week’s best church sign goes to the United Methodist Board of Church and Society in Washington D.C. “‘I was a stranger and you ripped my child from me’ Wait…
Franklin Graham: Separating Families at the Border Is ‘Disgraceful’
One of the White House’s most vocal supporters is speaking out against the administration’s new “zero tolerance” immigration policy. Because of the new policy implemented by Attorney General Jeff Sessions,…
The SBC Released a Report That Says ‘We Deny That the Gospel Is Primarily Concerned With Social Justice’
This week an “Evangelism Task Force” appointed by Southern Baptist Convention President Steve Gaines in 2017 released the findings of its report. Their assignment was to “investigate the possibilities for…
White Evangelicals Are the Group Least Likely to Think the U.S. Should Help Refugees
Pew Research Center has released the findings of a study that has found that slightly more than half of Americans—51 percent—believe that the United States has a responsibility to welcome…
Christian Leaders: Trump’s ‘Animals’ Statement Is in Direct Opposition to the Bible’s Idea of ‘Imago Dei’
Author, Bible teacher, speaker and Saddleback Church co-founder Kay Warren is among the Christians who have responded to President Trump’s recent comments, in which he referred to suspected members of…
Should Christians Own Nice Things?
There’s an interesting tension arising among socially conscious consumers—especially Christians. We are living in an era of artisanal boom. As a backlash against cheap, mass-produced products, many young consumers are…
Lawmakers Want ‘In God We Trust’ Posted in Public Schools. Why?
This week, a Minnesota State Senate committee held a hearing to discuss a new bill which would ask public schools to place a poster that says “In God We Trust” in a…
Chip Gaines Is Right. Work-Life ‘Balance’ Is Overrated
This week, USA Today columnist Daryl Austin wrote an article called, “For Chip and Joanna Gaines, family first is a talking point. But is it reality?” that’s getting a lot…
Paige Patterson Made Some Really Creepy Comments About a 16-Year-Old Girl When He Was President of the SBC
Current Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary President Paige Patterson has come under fire in recent days for resurfaced comments in which he encouraged women in abusive relationships to stay with their…
Derek Minor Had a Great Response to Kanye West’s Problem With the Phrase ‘God-Fearing’
As you’ve probably noticed, Kanye West is back on Twitter, and for the last week he’s been firing off a variety of tweets on topics like politics, social issues and…