Larry Hoop

Rejoicing in Our Unity

Looking Forward to General Assembly

We have our disagreements, of course, but those are small compared to the things we hold in common.

The Bible and same sex relationships: A review article

Tim Keller critiques books by Matthew Vines and Ken Wilson which argue that the Bible either allows or supports same sex relationships.

American ‘Nones’ Open to Wide Range of Denominations

A new study reveals that Americans have a surprising openness to Christian churches, even those who are supposedly turned off to religion.

Q&A: A look at what’s driving the changes seen in our Religious Landscape Study

David Campbell, director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame, analyzes the findings of the Pew Religious Landscape Study.

Compared with Other Christian Groups, Evangelicals’ Dropoff is Less Steep

Unlike some other groups of Christians in the U.S., evangelical Protestants have not declined much as a share of the U.S. population in recent years.

America’s Changing Religious Landscape

Christians Decline Sharply as Share of Population; Unaffiliated and Other Faiths Continue to Grow

The Christian share of the U.S. population is declining, while the number of U.S. adults who do not identify with any organized religion is growing, according to an extensive new survey by the Pew Research Center.

Rethinking the Role of the Interim Pastor

A church in transition often faces a financial crisis, a moral crisis, and a leadership crisis. Many such churches are turning to intentional interim pastors to shepherd them through this difficult time.

Muslims expected to surpass Jews as second-largest U.S. religious group

If current demographic trends hold, by 2050, Muslims are projected to be more numerous than people who identify as Jewish.

Ex-SC Supreme Court Justice Burnett Now Ministers to Inmates

ENOREE, S.C. (AP) — The sun makes a grand display in one of the ugliest of places. Gold light bathes men playing basketball and gleams on the barbed wire that separates them from the outside. It’s Monday. E.C. Burnett III and three friends are here for their weekly visit. The men are part of a…

Freed from the Fear of Death

We Once Cowered, Now We Taunt

The icy cold hands of death reach out to all humanity, and humanity is enslaved to it. But the enslavement is not to death itself, but to the fear.

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