Elijah’s greatest lesson came not from fire on the mountain, but from a whisper in the dark. When pastors feel like quitting, God may be just getting started.

The Christian music festival starts Friday, August 1 at the Rock Rest and Hoofbeat Grounds. Crews were on the grounds setting everything up Wednesday.

The I.R.S. recently said that churches could endorse candidates from the pulpit, a shift from a longstanding interpretation ...