Believers often characterize salvation only as “being saved from sin and for eternity.” But there is more to salvation — it is also about being saved to be God’s servant and His willing testimony ...

A theologian ponders what a parish of mercy might look like. The Diocese of Portland, Maine, deserves praise for not sweeping a sensitive situation under the rug: A pastor has an affair with a parish ...

Dana Johnson has been down on her luck, homeless on and off the past two years. In September, she spent most of the month living at Jessie's Place, a women's shelter in downtown Birmingham. Jessie's ...

The desire to tithe is the same as the desire to go to church every Sunday, pray when someone needs it and give thanks to God when you’re grateful. For many Christians, tithing is less of an ...

Tithing is generally understood as setting aside 10% of one’s income to be given to one’s local church as an act of worship ...

Tis the season for tithing settlement. Among Mormons, December is a month in which we are invited to voluntarily sit down with the bishop and declare ourselves full or partial tithe payers. In my ...

(RNS) — When I paid tithing to the church, the logistics of sitting down to do it might take up five minutes of my month. Now, it requires a good deal more time and consideration. (RNS) — In this ...