In a Ritual Becoming All-too-familiar, Hundreds Gather for Funerals of Slain Police Officers in Baton Rouge and Kansas City

The East Baton Rouge sheriff's deputy killed last Sunday ran to help another officer when he could have stayed safe in the convenience store where he was working off-duty, a minister said at his funeral Saturday. “It's a remarkable story,...

The Myth of ‘White’ Christianity

Despite what one prominent Donald Trump supporter claims, the success of Christianity had very little to do with what many Trump supporters would see as white people. On the first day of the Republican National Convention congressman Steve King suggested...

Matthew Gerald, Police Officer Who Was Killed in Baton Rouge Attack, Honored by Family, Friends and Close Comrades

Family, friends and close comrades came Friday to pay their last respects to Matthew Gerald, a 41-year-old rookie police officer and one of three officers slain by a gunman who was targeting the police. But many of the spots in...

Dallas Police Department Sees Surge in Job Applications After Fatal Ambush Shooting

The Dallas Police Department, which was struggling to recruit officers, has seen a surge in job applications after the ambush shooting this month that killed five officers and brought global attention to the Texas city, officials said on Friday. During...

African-American Lawyer Fights Jail Sentence for Refusing to Remove “Black Lives Matter” Button

An attorney in Youngstown, West Virginia sentenced to five days in jail for refusing to remove a Black Lives Matter button has appealed the charge. Attorney Andrea Burton, who herself is black, was hit with a contempt of court charge...

FBI Joins Hunt for 10-Year-Old Boy Who Ran Away From Home

The FBI has joined the hunt for a 10-year-old Arizona boy who is thought to have climbed out of his bedroom window and ran away last weekend. Jesse Wilson was last seen on Sunday night when he left his home...

LISTEN: Reconciled to God, Part 1 (Revive the Family, Revive the Church, Awaken the Nation, O Lord #170 with Daniel Whyte III)

A series of homilies on Ephesians A homily is "a short talk on a religious or moral topic; a usually short sermon; a lecture or discourse on or of a biblical theme." http://www.buzzsprout.com/3192/403892-reconciled-to-god-part-1-revive-the-family-revive-the-church-awaken-the-nation-o-lord-170.mp3 I am sharing a verse-by-verse series of...

LISTEN: Three Steps to Guaranteed Happiness, Part 3 (Just Jesus Evangelistic Campaign, Day 205 with Daniel Whyte III)

http://www.buzzsprout.com/3192/403887-three-steps-to-guaranteed-happiness-part-3-just-jesus-evangelistic-campaign-day-205.mp3 TEXT: John 13:12-17 12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? 13 Ye call me Master and...

Transgender Student Who Was Born a Girl Sues Wisconsin School District Over Not Being Allowed to Use the Boys’ Restroom

A transgender student filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin school district Tuesday, alleging that the district won’t let him use the boys’ restrooms and repeatedly uses his female birth name, violating federal anti-discrimination laws and the U.S. Constitution. The Transgender...