Wednesday's News & Ideas - 5/25/2022
- Texas shooting
- SBC to release list of abusers
- Pastor admits ‘adultery’ with minor
- Creative church plants in the U.K.
- Death’s vision
- A hymn for people called to do more than sing and pray
Macron, Pope Francis and other world leaders react to Texas shooting*
The New York Times: “I am left heartbroken by the massacre in the elementary school in Texas. I pray for the children, for the adults killed and for their families,” the pope said after his weekly general audience at the Vatican.
The Conversation: What we know about mass school shootings in the U.S. — and the gunmen who carry them out
Southern Baptist leaders say they will release list of alleged sex abusers*
The Washington Post: The SBC’s Executive Committee issued an apology to sex abuse survivors after the release of an explosive report.
Religion News Service: How the ‘apocalyptic’ Southern Baptist report almost didn’t happen
A pastor quits over ‘adultery,’ but a woman says she was 16 when he abused her
NPR: Pastor John Lowe II admitted a grave sin in an address to his church on Sunday, saying he committed adultery and asking for their forgiveness. But then things took a sudden and dramatic turn: A woman stepped forward to say Lowe had sex with her when she was only 16.
After 2,000 U.K. church buildings close, new church plants get creative
Christianity Today: In England, some rally to restore aging and emptying Anglican sites, while diverse congregations look beyond traditional sanctuaries.
Death’s vision*
The Christian Century: As my father was dying, I saw God’s radiant face more clearly.
The Spark
A hymn for people called to do more than sing and pray
This hymn from Sojourners was written in remembrance of the beloved children of God who died in the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
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