Grace Community Church of Marblehead, Mass., was vandalized after the congregation removed LGBT pride flags that were posted on church property by a preschool that rents space at the church. Mike Richmond, an openly gay man who co-owns Pleasant Street Preschool with his partner, took to Instagram last Wednesday to complain about the removal of the flags. The church was vandalized with LGBT-themed graffiti a day later. Read more.

A 19-year-old Oklahoma man was arrested for allegedly filming and photographing minors in the bathroom at the Kiamichi Baptist Assembly camp in Talihina. Kiamichi told CP that Luke Bartels is a recent high school graduate who came with his group as a camper and that they immediately called the sheriff when they were informed that he had taken pictures of male members of his group in their underwear. Read more.

For the first time in nearly 200 years, Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, Calif., held Sunday services that featured drag performers speaking to audiences that included young children. The church thanked God for the "gift of drag queens" during the "Drag Queen Bible Story Hour," which was hosted by LGBT advocate Rev. Jane Spahr and performers "Joann Fabrixxx" and "Flamy Grant." Read more.

Tosha Lamdin Williams, the co-founder of Vanguard Church, weighs in on the Southern Baptist Convention's position on women in pastoral leadership and reflects on her own experience of being told she could not use her spiritual gifts because she is a woman. Williams describes serving alongside her husband for the last 27 years, saying, "My commission has been to submissively, and yet simultaneously, courageously, boldly, vocally lead all those God has entrusted to me." Read more.

Pastor Shane Idleman addresses sin, avoiding temporary pleasure and the importance of developing a strong spiritual life. "Do you have a powerful devotional life that consists of prayer, worship, and the reading and studying of God's word? This is how you win the battle within," he writes. Read more.

As the national seminary of The Christian and Missionary Alliance, ATS offers a variety of programs with concentrations in Christian Leadership, Biblical Literature, Missions, Church Development, and Urban Ministries. Learn More

The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a lower court decision that stopped South Carolina from terminating a Medicaid provider agreement with Planned Parenthood due to the organization providing abortion services. The Supreme Court ordered the 4th Circuit to consider the case in light of Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Cty. v. Talevski, a 2022 decision in which the high court ruled 7-2 that provisions in the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act created enforceable rights for nursing home residents. Read more.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes expects to see record-breaking summer camp attendance this year, with as many as 100,000 expected to attend around 900 camps worldwide. Kellen Cox, executive vice president of ministry advancement, told CP he believes the growth in FCA camp involvement is happening "because God is doing unbelievable kingdom work and raising up more workers for the harvest." Read more.