“We support the rule of law, the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy, but we also want to see a compassionate response to the families attempting to cross the border illegally.”

With the release of the new documentary ‘Elvis Presley: The Searcher,’ gospel music expert Robert F. Darden considers Elvis’ religious roots. (via The Dallas Morning News)

Peru’s newfound hope for its national soccer team as a World Cup contender can give insight into the growing missions mindset among minority-world Christians. (via Baptist Press)

“I wish the organization I lead didn’t exist.” —Albert Reyes, president and CEO of Buckner International, in a commentary on the immigration crisis. (via The Dallas Morning News)

When WMU of Texas reached out to young women, they were overwhelmed by the response. Hundreds of young Latinas gathered at the SHINE conference to talk about everything from suicide to teen pregnancy. (via Faith & Leadership)

Why don’t the evangelicals who are the closest to the president—Paula White-Cain, Dobson, Burns, Jeffress and others—have the moral clarity to publicly say something about the zero tolerance immigration policy?

A move by members of the United Methodist Church to rein in Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a symptom of our exhaustion over the immigration debate. But using church discipline is shortsighted and likely to backfire.

A man does not have to be a father of a daughter to empathize better with women. He need only be a follower of Christ. (via Christianity Today)

Baptist minister Chrissy Tatum Williamson believes the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is “starting to look and feel different now.” And for her, that’s for the better. (via Baptist News Global)

Members of faith communities today often ask, “How will we relate to each other as Christians in a digital world? How will we treat our brothers and sisters in Christ in the ever-changing cyber-world?” Many assume they know the answers, only to discover that not all members of the fellowship share the same convictions.

Faith leaders are excoriating Trump and Sessions for recent immigration policy changes, but RNS columnist Jacob Lupfer sees this crisis as Congress’ fault—specifically, House Republicans who have bet their survival on nativist politics.

Doyle Sager wonders, does my theological education continue to impact me? (via Baptist News Global)