Harvest Prude

Conditions have not improved for Christians in Iran since pastor Ara Torosian came to the United States as a refugee in 2010. Torosian is grateful for the religious freedom he has found in the United States, where he now pastors a Farsi-speaking congregat... See more

When Sammy Perez was released from federal prison, his worldly goods amounted to “a $25 check and a bus ticket, and pretty much a ‘good luck.’” He was a changed man from the 19-year-old whose grand larceny conviction had landed him a sentence of 11.5 year... See more

A day after President Donald Trump took office, the Department of Homeland Security released a memo reversing a policy that had discouraged immigration officials from making arrests “in or near so-called ‘sensitive’ areas”—places that include churches, sc... See more

This edition is sponsored by Wesleyan Investment Foundation Today’s Briefing A growing number of denominations voted to study how to respond pastorally to the Christian nationalism movement. Gen Z loves spiritual practices. But there’s a danger in discipl... See more

Evangelical Christians are not immune to growing negative sentiment toward Israel among Americans, a new Pew Research Center survey found. While white evangelicals are still more likely to back Israel’s government than other religious groups, their suppor... See more