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.…
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…
‘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…
Who Is My Neighbor?
My neighborhood, just outside of Washington, DC, has a strong sense of local community. I know the people on our block, and I love bumping…
The Evangelicalism of Jimmy Carter
When Jimmy Carter spoke about his faith in Christ while campaigning for president in 1976, many evangelicals were ecstatic. No previous presidential candidate had claimed…
Widespread Helene Misery Stretches Christian Relief Groups
Devastating hundreds of miles from the Florida Gulf Coast to Georgia to the mountains of North Carolina, Hurricane Helene has created a complicated equation for…
25 Precepts for This (and Every) Election
The high season of American politics is here. Stomachs are knotted. Electoral trend lines undulate. Betting markets tremble. And what of the American church? Many…
Can a Lebanese Seminary Move Beyond the Liberal-Conservative Impasse?
The oldest Protestant seminary in the Middle East has a new vision. Officially founded in 1932 but with origins dating back to the 19th-century missionary…
Faith Lived Close to the Land
My dad eased his pickup truck along the rolling sidehill, tracing the curves in the rows of hay stretching before us, the steering wheel wandering…
Fasting Is A Good Thing. But For Some of Us, It’s Complicated.
For a time when I was a child, I wanted nothing unless it was grilled cheese—without the bread. My loving parents accommodated me by placing…