Emily McFarlan Miller

• New Netflix Docuseries Jeen-Yuhs Chronicles Kanye West's Belief in God and Himself Thursday, February 17, 2022
  Netflix recently released a new docuseries chronicling the life and career of rapper Kanye West.
• In Two Years, This Mainline Denomination Has Paid off $100 Million in Medical Debt Tuesday, February 15, 2022
  The United Church of Christ has now paid off more than $100 million in medical debt for people across the United States.
• New Podcast ‘Hark!’ Explores the Stories Behind the Most Beloved Christmas Carols Thursday, December 9, 2021
  Many people don’t know the stories behind their favorite Christmas carols, it turns out. That’s where “Hark! The Stories Behind Our Favorite Christmas Carols” comes in. The new podcast produced by...
• Amid Pandemic and Personal Struggles, Max Lucado Finds Peace in Divine Purpose Wednesday, September 29, 2021
  In an interview with Religion News Service, Christian author and pastor Max Lucado opened up about finding peace in his divine purpose despite the many hardships he is facing.
• Faith-Based Agencies Celebrate 'Return to Moral Leadership' as Biden Raises Refugee Ceiling to 125,000 Wednesday, September 22, 2021
  Faith-based refugee resettlement groups are celebrating the Biden administration’s proposal to admit as many as 125,000 refugees to the United States in the coming year.
• Former US Presidents, Religious Leaders Launch Organization to Aid Afghan Evacuees Wednesday, September 15, 2021
  Three former presidents and first ladies have joined with religious leaders, faith-based refugee resettlement agencies and others to support a new national organization with the goal of making it...
• First Nations Version Translates the New Testament for Native American Readers Wednesday, September 1, 2021
  InterVarsity Press has just published a translation of the New Testament for Native American readers called the "First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament."
• Nadia Bolz-Weber Installed as ELCA's First Pastor of Public Witness Tuesday, August 24, 2021
  This week, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has installed the Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber as its first pastor of public witness.
• CDC Researcher Susan Hillis on How People of Faith Can Support COVID Orphans Monday, August 2, 2021
  A member of the COVID-19 International Task Force at the U.S. CDC, Susan Hillis, is encouraging people of faith to help those who have been orphaned due to COVID-19.
• As United Church of Christ Takes on Race and LGBTQ Issues, Consensus Reigns Thursday, July 8, 2021
  Already, several evangelical denominational meetings have grabbed headlines this summer as they discussed critical race theory, the ordination of those who identify as gay and the Doctrine of...
• Presbyterian Church in America Leaders Say Those Who Identify as Gay Are Not Qualified for Ordination Tuesday, July 6, 2021
  Last week, pastors and church leaders in the Presbyterian Church in America passed an overture at its General Assembly saying those who identify as gay are not qualified for ordination.
• Evangelical Covenant Church Joins List of Protestant Denominations Rebuking Doctrine of Discovery Wednesday, June 30, 2021
  The Evangelical Covenant Church has become the latest Protestant denomination in the U.S. to reject the Doctrine of Discovery, the theological justification that allowed the discovery and...
• Lutheran World Federation Elects First Female General Secretary to Lead Global Communion Tuesday, June 22, 2021
  The Lutheran World Federation has elected the first woman as its next general secretary.
• Wheaton College Rewords Plaque Calling Indigenous People in Mission Field 'Savage' Tuesday, May 25, 2021
  Wheaton College is rewording a plaque on its campus that referred to Indigenous people as “savage Indians.”
• Franklin Graham Urges Evangelicals to Get Vaccinated Before it's 'Too Late' Tuesday, May 18, 2021
  In an interview with Axios over the weekend, evangelist Franklin Graham encouraged evangelical Christians to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
• United Methodist Pastor's Podcast 'Cross Over Q' Challenges Qanon, Comforts Its Victims Wednesday, May 5, 2021
  In late January, United Methodist clergyman Vicar Derek Kubilus launched a podcast called Cross Over Q to open a conversation about QAnon with his fellow Christians, who number among Q's adherents.
• Prominent Georgia Church Leaves United Methodist Church over Pastor's Reassignment Tuesday, April 27, 2021
  The largest United Methodist church in the Atlanta metropolitan region is leaving the denomination over the reassignment of its lead pastor.
• Oscar Nominee Minari Spotlights Korean American Faith and the Role of the Church Monday, April 26, 2021
  Minari tells the story of the Yi family, a Korean American family that moves to an Arkansas farm, depicted as a kind of Eden, in search of the American dream. Along the way, they interact with a...