Imagine a world where high-control pastors could monitor the movements of every staff member, church member or visitor using the power of artificial intelligence. This is the sacralized dystopia being created at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas. Of course, the...
Once again, Robert Jeffress is the talk of the nation because of his political views. If you live outside Dallas, you probably have an image of First Baptist Church of Dallas as one of the largest and most prominent megachurches…
At the 2026 Midterm Republican National Convention in Dallas last week, platform speakers attacked Democratic senatorial candidate James Talarico mercilessly. His Republican opponent and the impeached attorney general of Texas, Ken Paxton, claimed: “I will fight to preserve the American…
If you missed the Sept. 5 college football game between the Western Michigan Broncos of the Mid America Conference and the Michigan Wolverines of the Big Ten Conference, you missed the “second heard around the world.” Not merely willing to…
I just returned from leading a group to visit the Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Ala. Each morning and evening, I offered a meditation to ground us for what we were about to see and process. One of the hymns we…
“Hate the sin, love the sinner” is a phrase familiar to everyone in the arena of faith. It’s a phrase that on its surface seems holy — godly even. It seems like a way to be both lovingly accepting of…
Conservative legal groups are using a narrowly focused Supreme Court ruling to challenge inclusive policies in public schools, according to a new report by Democracy Forward. The 2025 Mahmoud v. Taylor decision held that a Maryland school district must provide…
The year 2026 has been rather momentous for my family. My youngest daughter turned 21 years of age, my oldest daughter turned 25, my wife and I celebrated 35 years of marriage, my aunt (the last of the siblings on…
Imagine a world where high-control pastors could monitor the movements of every staff member, church member or visitor using the power of artificial intelligence. This is the sacralized dystopia being created at Lakepointe Church in Rockwall, Texas. Of course, the…
Friday, on the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I gathered with a group of interfaith individuals to stand outside a mosque. I remember as a young kid having conversations with classmates as they wore their hijabs for the first time and…
If a Methodist church does not recognize the authority of its regional conference or its bishop, is that congregation still a United Methodist church? In its legal dispute with the Horizon West Conference of The United Methodist Church, Highland Park…
Robert Jeffress, senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Dallas, is no stranger to controversy. He has denigrated Christian ethics by openly proclaiming political power as more important than personal character when choosing political candidates. Time and again he’s asked…
Believe it or not, there’s a Republican candidate for public office in Texas who is worse than Ken Paxton. Bo French is so bad that even Sen. John Cornyn called him out on social media this weekend. That’s right, Cornyn,…
