Mandisa, Grammy-winning singer and ‘American Idol’ alum, dies at 47
Nashville, Tennessee, US AP Mandisa, a contemporary Christian singer who appeared on American Idol and won a Grammy for her 2013 album Overcomer, has died. She was 47. A representative for the singer told The Associated Press that the singer was found dead in her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday. The representative said the cause […]
After tragedy: A year after deadly Nashville shooting, Christian school relies on faith – and adopted dogs
TRAVIS LOLLER, of Associated Press, reports on the tight bonds that have developed after the shared suffering of a Christian school in Tennessee…
Welcome to The Cove: No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it’s still a party at this Christian nightclub
LUIS ANDRES HENAO and JESSIE WARDARSKI, of Associated Press, report from Nashville, Tennessee…
Two Nashville churches, wrecked by tornadoes years apart, lean on each other in storms’ wake
Nashville, Tennessee, USAP After a March, 2020, tornado destroyed Rev Jacques Boyd’s Nashville church, his friend, Rev Vincent Johnson, lent him space to worship in. Nearly four years later, Boyd has offered to return the favour for the exact same reason. “Whatever we have is available to them,” said Boyd, who leads Mount Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, […]
Worship in song: At Sing! Global, a faithful pushback to the spread of megachurch praise music
Keith and Kristyn Getty’s hymn conference brings Christians together to sing tunes from historic hymnals, from Celtic traditions and new creations – and to share a common love and culture of sacred music. GRACE BECKNER reports for Religion News Service…
Scott Sauls, author and Nashville pastor, placed on indefinite leave of absence
RNS Rev Scott Sauls, an influential evangelical Christian pastor and author, has been placed on an indefinite leave of absence from the Nashville church he has pastored since 2012. His leave was announced Sunday during a member meeting at Christ Presbyterian, a prominent Presbyterian Church in America congregation. Rev Scott Sauls preaches at Christ Presbyterian Church in […]
In the US, SBC official Brent Leatherwood urges Tennessee lawmakers to pass red flag law
United StatesRNS In late March, Brent Leatherwood got what he called “the most terrifying call a parent could imagine.” There was a shooter at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, where his three children attend. His children survived the attack. Three of their schoolmates did not. Three of the staff at the school were also killed. Brent […]
Postcards: In Nashville, Palm Sunday is a balm after school shooting – pastors
HOLLY MEYER, of Associated Press, reports from Tennessee in the wake of last week’s school shooting…
Push for reform: Tennessee’s God and guns culture under fire as protests mount in Capitol
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports that hundreds of protesters rallied at the Tennessee Capitol this week amid calls for red flag laws and other reforms in the wake of the state’s deadliest school shooting…
Sight-Seeing: Weeping in Nashville
SCOTT SAULS, senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, contemplates – in an article published by Religion News Service – the ‘why?’ of this week’s shooting…