In his 1996 novel, In the Beauty of the Lilies, John Updike has a fictional Reformed Presbyterian minister feel his faith abandon him like an…
The Chinese Christian Who Helped Overcome Illiteracy in Asia
In 1918, Yan Yangchu (Y. C. James Yen) set sail from the United States for France despite the possible threat of submarine attacks during World…
Evangelicals Struggle to Preach Life in the Top Country for Assisted Death
Canadian Christians increasingly find their pro-life values in conflict with their nation’s rapid acceptance of medical assistance in dying (MAID). Many say churches could be…
No More Sundays on the Couch
It is Sunday morning and quiet throughout our house. The first morning light is slipping through our blinds, just enough for my husband to read…
What Would Lecrae Do?
For the first few minutes of Kendrick Lamar’s new song, I only half listened, nodding in time to the hypnotic beat while responding to emails…
Safety Shouldn’t Come First
You may be tempted to read The Pursuit of Safety: A Theology of Danger, Risk, and Security with an eye toward determining whether and to…
A Hurricane Doesn’t Tell Us Who to Hate
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. My family is from one of the most hurricane-prone places in the United States—our hometown was virtually…
‘It’s Okay to Say We’re Born Again’
Nowhere on its website or in its founding documents does the new Global Methodist Church call itself evangelical. Perhaps the term is too controversial, too…
The Bible Contains Discrepancies. That Doesn’t Make It Untrustworthy.
In 1983, biblical scholar Robert Gundry was ousted from the Evangelical Theological Society. Gundry, in his lengthy commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, had suggested…
The Gettys’ Modern Hymn Movement Has Theological Pull
The success of “In Christ Alone” established Keith Getty as one of the leading songwriters in what he refers to as the modern hymn movement.…