Religion
Big history is fashionable again. Authors, publishers, and readers agree that large-scale, sweeping world histories, as ambitious and unwieldy as they might ...
Two of the most beautiful things I saw on TV last year were broadcasts from Paris, taking place in the city’s two most iconic structures. One was explicitly ...
I recently preached on Jesus’s most revolutionary ethical teaching––love your enemies (Matt. 5:44). It stands as a Mount Everest among ethical instructions t...
Did you know that 1 in 8 adults globally experiences mental health issues such as depression and anxiety, with over 280 million people affected by depression...
My friends Ben and Paige have a 3-year-old named Ruth who loves playing hide-and-seek. Ruth hiding from her dad is one of the sweetest things I’ve seen. For ...
My mentor phoned me. His voice broke telling of another pastor disqualified over sexual sin. We didn’t see it coming. Neither of us imagined this man would b...
In this lecture, Don Carson examines the biblical concept of God as the reigning King. He contrasts modern perceptions of monarchy with ancient understanding...
The North African bishop Augustine of Hippo (354–430) is one of Christianity’s most formidable thinkers. Many esteem him as a great theologian, others as an ...
One of the hardest aspects of my pastorate has been trying to disciple someone experiencing deconstruction. Much of my pastoral effort in the last few years ...
Pope’s appointment of progressive Robert McElroy comes as rightwing Catholics wield notable influence in US capitalWhen the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxto...
At a Christian youth rally, I observed something that gave me pause. As one of the worship sessions was winding down, the worship leader led us in the song “...
“Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching,” Paul exhorts the young pastor Timothy (1 Tim. 4:16). For many of us, it’s dangerously easy to guard our...
Parents must frequently say ‘no’ to their own wants and needs to serve their child’s long-term flourishing – and growth into a wonderful adultRead more in ou...
After welcoming our first child recently, I feel a new calling to be a “keeper”—to keep watch over my son, keep his environment safe, keep him changed and fe...
If you traveled back to the early 1960s, you’d be hard-pressed to find Christians hopeful about the country’s trajectory. The sexual revolution, hippie movem...
Even for a state used to dramatic natural disasters and not-uncommon apocalyptic scenes, this week’s wildfires in the Los Angeles area were especially scary ...
Our digital devices are history’s first “natural” technology. The printing press and the telephone, for example, each changed the world by doing a particular...
Did you know that many married couples report feeling emotionally disconnected from their spouses on marital satisfaction? This is a silent crisis affecting ...
When the aging Baptist preacher John Leland took to his diary in December 1826, he recorded “two remarkable events” that had transpired over the previous yea...
When Jimmy Carter ran for president in 1976, he mentioned almost casually that he was a “born-again Christian.” In an era before the rise of the Christian Ri...
The Middle Ages are over and distant. Theology is no longer considered the “queen of the sciences.” So, what does a medieval theologian like Thomas Aquinas (...
