Ralph D West, Houston pastor, cuts ties to Southern Baptists over critical race theory rejection
RNS A pastor pursuing a doctorate at Southwestern Theological Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, announced in an editorial Wednesday that he was withdrawing from his degree program and severing his megachurch’s affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention over a recent statement by its seminary presidents on critical race theory. The move by Rev Ralph […]
After Harvey criticism, US televangelist Joel Osteen opens church to Jews for High Holy Days
RNS Pastor Joel Osteen gives an interview at his Lakewood Church in Houston on 29th August. Osteen and his congregation have set up their church as a shelter for evacuees from the flooding by Tropical Storm Harvey. PICTURE: AP Photo/LM Otero L’Shanah Tovah, y’all. Joel and Victoria Osteen, leaders of Houston’s Lakewood Church, are offering […]
POSTCARDS: CATHOLIC FAITH MOVES HOUSTON’S ‘MATTRESS MACK’ TO SHELTER HURRICANE HARVEY VICTIMS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, reports on how Houston’s ‘Mattress Mack’ was motivated by his faith to help those impacted by Hurricane Harvey…
POSTCARDS: CAR-CARE MINISTRIES A GROWING NICHE IN MIDSIZE US CITIES
MADELEINE BUCKLEY reports on how churches in the US are lending a hand when it comes to car repairs…
DOUG STRINGER: MAKING HIMSELF “AVAILABLE” TO GOD
DAVID ADAMS speaks to Doug Stringer, the founder of a US-based ministry with a global reach…