CeCe Winans on Christian music’s color line, plus Black Baptist organizing, immigration resistance, books and free virtual events. News, Culture & Christianity...for the Times Saturday, July 18, 2026 Read This Newsletter Online Dear Reader, I want to touch on a couple of things before you jump into this edition of the FM Newsletter. First, we previously alerted you to our premium interview with singer CeCe Winans, which includes the full transcript and exclusive audio. In that conversation,...
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Read this newsletter online. NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. Saturday, June 16, 2026 Dear Reader, Faithfully Magazine has been absent from your inbox the past few weekends, and you deserve an explanation. As the volunteer managing editor and newsletter producer, my attention has been largely consumed by caregiving responsibilities for an ill family member — a season made even more demanding by coordinating a move at the same time. If you've walked alongside someone through a...
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Read this newsletter online. NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. Saturday, May 9, 2026 Welcome to this edition of the Faithfully Magazine Newsletter. Here's what's ahead: America's infatuation with sin Pope Leo turns one Israel's hypocrisy, and more... Dear Reader, I've been sitting with the word disenfranchisement this week. If you need a working definition: it's the revocation or restriction of the right to vote for a person or group — often achieved through legal barriers,...
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Read this newsletter online. Please support our Sponsors. NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. Saturday, April 18, 2026 Welcome to this edition of the Faithfully Magazine Newsletter. Here's what's ahead: Trump to read the Bible Black denomination wins major grant Soldiers execute child in school Talk to "Jesus" for less than $3 a month; and more... Dear Reader, President Donald Trump has issued an official statement "Commemorating 250 Years of the Bible in America," coinciding...
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NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. March 14, 2026 Dear Reader, Dr. John M. Perkins, the sharecropper’s son who became a global icon for racial reconciliation and the “father of Christian Community Development,” died Friday, March 13, 2026, surrounded by his wife and family. He was 95. Perkins had been under hospice care since early March, closing a life defined by what he called a “quiet revolution” of love, justice, and the gospel. In addition to reporting on news of his...
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NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. February 9, 2025 Welcome to this edition of the Faithfully Magazine Newsletter. Here's what's ahead: Our exclusive Q&A with N.T. Wright about the transethnic church as the sign of God's victory to the powers; a "Rewind" of a conversation with the Rev. Traci Blackmon — whose words now read as strikingly prescient for this moment, a clip of our interview with stars of "Relationship Goals," and more... Dear Reader, At a time when faith, power,...
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NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. January 7, 2025 Dear Reader, The Christian entertainment world may be facing a major reckoning. In a new video, I review the serious allegations and lawsuits involving gospel music legend and popular "ex-gay" pastor Donnie McClurkin, Hollywood mogul and professed Christian Tyler Perry, and former CCM star Michael Tait. From allegations of abuse during "pray the gay away" counseling sessions to multi-million dollar harassment lawsuits, these...
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NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. December 24, 2025 Welcome to this edition of the Faithfully Magazine Newsletter. Here's what's ahead: Why we need a Brown Jesus; 1,000 pastors trained as "Israel ambassadors;" Muslim-turned-Christian apologist goes viral; Moses the Black hits the big screen; new job openings; and more... Dear Reader, Thousands of nativity scenes are likely displayed on mantels, Christmas trees, and church lawns right now. For many of us, the image is...
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NEWS, CULTURE, AND CHRISTIANITY... FOR THE TIMES. November 15, 2025 Dear Reader, When I recently interviewed Dr. Tony Evans, I started off with questions about his (surprise) restoration — although the interview was initially arranged to address the viral rapture trend in light of his new Revelation Bible study. Given that topic, I attempted to bring attention to eschatological speculation about Donald Trump, ongoing since he emerged as a presidential contender in 2016. Evans, who has...
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