In the 1976 Academy Award winning movie Network, the “mad prophet of the airwaves” Howard Beale (played by Peter Finch) tells his television audience to turn off their TV sets and leave them off. I’m thinking maybe the guy was actually on to something, because I didn’t reali...

It’s been 5 days since I arrived in Nashville, and so far, so good. Leaving Austin was harder than I thought it was going to be, but I’m confident I’ll adjust to everything in a few weeks. Working at the United Methodist Publishing House is going to be a blast– the people there have...

Last year, when I was reporting on the United Methodist Church’s “Rethink Church” campaign, I noted the similarity between the look of the UMC’s ad campaign and KFC’s “Unthink Chicken” campaign. The post was written  in fun– I figured the similarity ...

Roland Martin is one of my favorite analysts on CNN. He believes what he says, and he says it with passion, whatever the issue. In a cable news environment full of stale talking points, Roland keeps things interesting. His Twitter feed is no different. Sunday he was Tweeting about his visit to the ...

Adam Hamilton releases his new book today, and it’s probably going to be a little controversial. I haven’t read it yet, but I’m going to soon, and I hope to explore some of the book’s topics right here in a series of blog posts. If it’s like most of Adam’s books,...

by Mark Tooley… My friend Dean Snyder claims my Institute on Religion and Democracy has “crossed a line.” I believe his Foundry United Methodist Church has crossed many a line in violating traditional Christian and United Methodist beliefs over the years. This Fall, Foundry will vote w...

by Dean Snyder… The Institute on Religion and Democracy has crossed a line. They targeted a preacher who agreed to speak at Foundry Church not because of anything she said or did but simply because she agreed to preach at Foundry. Foundry UMC Sure, Foundry Church in Washington, DC, has some...

Rethink Church is a United Methodist marketing initiative that launched last year. I recently interviewed United Methodist Communications General Secretary Larry Hollon about his vision for the campaign. Be sure to look for the print version of this interview in the Aug/Sep/Oct edition of Circuit R...

I found a Religion News Service article at the Washington Post website today that asks the question, “Is the Tea Party unbiblical?” The author’s conclusion seems to be yes, although he does make at least a little effort to see both sides of the argument. I feel that if we’re...

Here’s a discussion about interfaith marriage from the Early Show on CBS: ...