Category : Christian News Around The Web
Singing About Jesus’ Blood Is Weird, But We Do It Anyway
Even if Elevation’s Easter invites don’t spotlight the Crucifixion, it remains central to their worship. I still remember the crunchy, dissonant chords coming through the...
The Story of Jesus Christ Is a True Myth
Every year, we celebrate a dying and rising God who fulfills the hopes of ages past. If you’ve ever attended a liturgical church during Holy...
A Theologian’s Vision of ‘Peasant’ Politics Is Surprisingly Lordly in Scope
Ephraim Radner’s “narrow” concern for protecting the mundane goods of earthly life isn’t so narrow after all. Around 15 years ago, as part of my...
Shoes Stay On for Maundy Thursday
Few Protestant traditions continue the footwashing that Jesus did at the Last Supper. Some want a revival of the practice. Americans get cold feet when...
A World Without Easter
Everything is different because Jesus rose again. But do we live as if we understand he is alive? In the summer of 2022, I visited...
How the Gaucho Stole Easter in Uruguay
More than 100 years ago, Latin America’s most secular country abolished Christian holidays. Local church leaders have struggled to reclaim them since. This week, millions...
Died: Sandra Crouch, Gospel Artist Who Broke with Church to Get Ordained
She won a Grammy for “We Sing Praises,” collaborated with her brother Andraé on “Jesus Is the Answer,” and worked with everyone from Billy Graham...
Praying in the Shadow of Gethsemane
What Jesus’ midnight prayer in the garden tells us about cosmic conflict in the supernatural realm. “Father, if it is your will, please heal your...
The Steep Price of Pilate’s Fame
Billions know the Roman governor’s name. But he didn’t know the very son of God standing before him. I am in the apparently small category...
The Myth Behind the Meaning of Paul’s Words on Women and Childbearing
Sandra Glahn studies the record of an Ephesian goddess to aid our reading of a challenging passage. As a female New Testament scholar, I simply...
How One Indonesian Church Is Fighting Food Insecurity
In the village of Kemadang, long dry spells threatened local farmers’ livelihoods until a church-led granary brought hope. Standing in her rice field in the...
From Passion to the Pews, Major Conferences Inspire Local Worship
Arena events serve as the proving grounds for new music. The 2024 Passion conference opened with a countdown video. The crowd of 55,000 students packed...
Southern Baptists Finally Name New Executive Committee President
Seminary head Jeff Iorg steps in after multiple resignations, failed searches, and back-to-back interim leaders. After more than two years of uncertainty and at times,...
Why Character Doesn’t Matter Anymore
The “cheerful prudery” of Ned Flanders has given way to vulgarity, misogyny, and partisanship. What does this mean for our witness? This piece was adapted...
Must Social Service Providers Nix Their Faith to Receive Federal Funds?
Rather than follow the equal protections secured in Supreme Court decisions, the Biden administration opted for a complicated and soul-killing alternative. Nine federal departments have...
Why Every Day This Week Is Holy
Christians should celebrate from Palm to Easter Sunday—and everything in between. As a child, my twin and I would often stage elaborate bake-offs during the...