Religion
I didn’t embrace the Christian faith until I was on my own in college. Growing up in a pastor’s home, I was never certain about where my family’s faith ended...
Imagine your local church 15 years from now. What’s the same? Maybe the facility you gather in. Hopefully, many of the people now with you are still there. P...
In this episode of The Deep Dish, Courtney Doctor and Melissa Kruger talk with Nancy Guthrie about their prayer lives. They discuss why it makes sense to pra...
“Actually, going to Iowa State was a last-minute decision,” said Haywood Stowe. “I remember that whole time of beginning the school year—there’s all these ev...
A decade ago, during a difficult season caring for my terminally ill mother, I received daily encouragement from Wanda, a 90-year-old saint in our church. He...
The gospel is central to Christianity. Protestants and Roman Catholics have been reflecting on and debating the gospel’s content for centuries. However, Matt...
Five years ago today, we began to realize our world would never be the same.
I remember sitting in my living room and talking with small-group leaders from ...
Marriage isn’t always easy couples can sometimes feel distant, overwhelmed, or disconnected. If you’re struggling to rebuild your connection, Ihsan C...
Several years ago, I took a job as the women’s ministry director at an established church. I walked into a ministry that had gone through years of transition...
Gospel means “good news.” So when I heard that Good News Church had opened a few blocks from where my church meets, I was eager to connect and expectant that...
One of my most important duties as a worship pastor is managing our repertoire of songs and hymns and selecting new songs to introduce to the church. The son...
No matter what you’ve done or how far you’ve gone, I will always love you with a never-ending love.
The words may not have been audible, but they were unden...
On March 8, 1983, Ronald Reagan addressed the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida. The speech became one of the most consequential of hi...
It’s easy to separate the four Gospels from the rest of the New Testament. The Gospels tell us stories about Jesus; they record his words and works. But what...
Public interest in health has soared since the pandemic. The Global Wellness Institute reports that the wellness economy worldwide exceeded $6 trillion in 20...
If your name begins with a title, I don’t trust you. If that offends you, I’m sorry, but it’s not entirely my fault—it’s how I was raised. Presidents are abo...
Courtney Doctor, Melissa Kruger, Vanessa Hawkins, and Jen Wilkin share their experiences of mentoring and being mentored. They discuss the biblical impetus f...
The new 38-mile Archangel’s Way, a pilgrimage route in a rugged corner of Devon, straddles Christendom and ancient pagan sitesThe story of the church of St M...
When you walk through Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem, you’re emotionally exhausted by the end. The pain. The suffering. The ...
In recent years, self-help and productivity gurus have increasingly turned to ancient wisdom to inspire modern audiences. Few have done so as successfully as...
In this lecture, Don Carson critiques Western individualism and its societal effects, explaining the church’s unique role as an eternal institution distinct ...
