(RNS) — In churches all across the world, partway through the service, half the congregation is asked to leave the sanctuary. While the head pastor leads those in the pews in an in-depth exegetical ...

Here are some formulas suggested to tackle this scenario of God-doubting children: address the doubts head-on; ask God for directions; ask them who is behind all the universe's complex designs and ...

You shall not give any of your children to offer them to Molech, and so profane the name of your God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 18:21 As a nation, we have to ask: When in God’s name are we going to ...

One viewpoint: A bigger family is a mark of godliness. Children are a gift from God. God commands us to have children. God loves children. God places a higher value on kids. Some question: Will God ...

Christina Babin spent most of her childhood in a controversial religious cult — and is now opening up about the trauma she experienced. Babin, now 44, grew up as a member of the Children of God cult: ...

Pope Francis told a group of parents of L.G.B.T. children yesterday that “God loves your children as they are” and “the church loves your children as they are because they are children of God.” He did ...

World Vision, the world’s largest Christian humanitarian organization, revised its 70-year-old child sponsorship model in 2019. Initially piloted in seven churches across the United States, it claims ...