The idea of religion can often seem serious like fire and brimstone, but it isn’t always a straight-face matter. Religion, and Christianity specifically, is full of joyful moments of laughter and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Faith is likely to be described by Christians as a sacred, cherished, personal, serious part of their lives. After all, accepting what the Bible says, trusting in God's plan, and believing in Christ's ...

What’s so funny about religion? Publishers with new titles that lampoon the faithful hope a whole heaven of a lot. But they acknowledge that taking jokes about God, the cross, the Bible, sin and ...

When it comes to Christian voices on social media, David Regier doesn’t hold a candle to Joel Osteen, Franklin Graham and many other famous preachers. In fact, despite his recently published book, you ...

Christian comedian Kerri Pomarolli confesses she’s been praying for singer Britney Spears “to get into the news again so I can get more work” portraying the haphazard singer in skits on "The Tonight ...

Online, millennial Christians embrace the absurd. In real life, Matthew Pierce is a normal adult. He has a wife, three daughters, and a boring job. He lives in Alabama, where he grew up, and he’s ...

(RNS) — Rachel Held Evans, a popular progressive Christian writer and speaker, died Saturday morning (May 4) at age 37 after a brief illness. Evans had been in a medically induced coma for several ...

Leah Boyd represents a new generation of women in ministry, bringing a sense of humor and hope to theological debates. Going to seminary was Leah Boyd’s “Plan F.” A music education major, performer, ...