Religion
When the world is in chaos or we face difficulty or tragedy, it can feel like God is watching us—as Bette Midler famously sang—“from a distance.” Sometimes o...
Ludwig Wittgenstein once observed, “Sometimes an expression has to be withdrawn from language and sent for cleaning—then it can be put back into circulation....
In this episode, Kendra Dahl, Rebecca McLaughlin, Jen Oshman, and Wendy Alsup consider the Bible’s teaching about women through a Jesus-centered understandin...
When we think of “Gospel narratives,” we naturally think of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. After all, they’re the main accounts we have of Jesus’s life. For ...
In this episode of You’re Not Crazy, Ray Ortlund and Sam Allberry are joined by special guest Paul Tripp to discuss the pastoral dangers of pride, isolation,...
Budde, 65, asked president to ‘have mercy’ on immigrants and LGBTQ+ people in prayer service on TuesdayUS politics live – latest updatesThe Right Rev Mariann...
Mariann Edgar Budde’s inaugural prayer service sermon draws fury from conservatives as others praise her ‘courage’US politics live – latest updatesAfter a bi...
Five years ago, I would have been embarrassed to say I was a Christian here at the University of Oxford.
When I started my master’s program, I came mentally...
In this lecture, Don Carson discusses two depictions of God in the Bible: the God who inspires worship from his people and the God who is unfathomably wise. ...
At a recent (Christian) school event we attended as a family, I was intrigued to hear one administrator commend the faith to high schoolers.
“It works,” he ...
As snow fell on Zurich’s narrow streets on January 21, 1525, a group of young Swiss reformers huddled inside Felix Manz’s home in the shadow of the Grossmüns...
Sodalitium of Christian Life ended after investigation found sexual and spiritual abuses and financial mismanagementPope Francis has taken the remarkable ste...
Its dean has launched an emergency appeal to raise £300k by the end of March as costs climb to over £2m a yearBeneath the breathtaking oak ceiling of Peterbo...
Another high-profile pastor resigns in disgrace. For love of power or a fleeting season of forbidden pleasure, he forfeits his hard-earned reputation, his po...
In my work as a historian, I study and write about sports and Christianity in America. My first book is all about the ways that Christians, for more than a c...
Pastoral ministry is far more than preaching. Pastors are fundamentally shepherds, which means we’re called to care for particular sheep. How can we do that ...
The small things in life often bring the most joy. One of those small things is a hot shower after playing soccer in the driving rain and freezing cold. I ar...
The first ever memoir by a living pope reveals a warm, emotionally intelligent man who loves football and ‘cutting-edge’ cinema – but skates over the more co...
We don’t like to admit we’re scared. No one wants to be thought a coward. Admitting fear or anxiety feels like admitting weakness, and we constantly encounte...
The church is always situated in a cultural context. Ever since the early church, Christians have grappled with how to speak the gospel into culture and beco...
When Frodo stands before the Council of Elrond, learning how his uncle’s ring connects to an ancient story of darkness and hope, he’s experiencing something ...
