‘How Great Thou Art’ Gets a New Verse in Matt Redman Collaboration
Songwriters and hit worship singers including Matt Maher, Chris Tomlin, and Mitch Wong come together to celebrate the hymn’s 75th anniversary. The choir and Mr....
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Why Young Men Are Failing to Launch
For Gen Z men who feel purposeless and lost, the way off the couch is the way of the Cross. This piece was adapted from...
Above Reproach? Fewer Americans See Pastors as Ethical
The biblical call to maintain “a good reputation with outsiders” is becoming a bigger challenge in the US as public perception of clergy falls to...
Tahitians First Came to Hawaiʻi in Power. They Later Returned with the Gospel.
A husband-and-wife team introduced a royal to Christianity and her conversion changed the islands forever. In 1822, a group of Protestant missionaries arrived in Hawaiʻi....
The First Native Hawaiian Pastor Became a Missionary to the Marquesas
James Kekela and his team stuck it out on the remote Pacific island chain—and earned recognition from Abraham Lincoln along the way. In 1853, the...
Euthanasia: Why Some Despair Unto Death
As a Christian physician, opposing medically assisted suicide wasn’t enough. I needed to understand why people decide to die. Update (January 25, 2024): An earlier...
Pro-Life Policy in a Post-Roe World
The landmark abortion ruling is dead. We have much to do to make sure babies live. For 50 years, the overturning of Roe v. Wade...
Five Indian Christians Who Fought for India’s Freedom
Following Jesus’ example, many lived simply, humbly, and selflessly to uplift the poor and marginalized, and their faith in God nurtured their hopes for liberation....
Iranians Gain 12 New Ways to Read the Bible
Marginalized minority groups receive New Testament translations. “If Jesus delays his return, they will say: Christians preserved our culture.” Home to the world’s fastest-growing church,...
One Underrated Way to Enrich Your Christian Political Witness: Be a Better Christian
Personal discipleship and spiritual formation are hardly irrelevant to the rough-and-tumble of public debate. As another election year begins and Americans brace for what will...
After New Hampshire, Evangelicals Brace for Another Trump Nomination
Is the church ready for a repeat? After former president Donald Trump bested former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in New Hampshire on Tuesday, the...
Paul Pressler’s Case Haunts Southern Baptist Abuse Reform
The downfall of a prominent leader of the Conservative Resurgence—a “dangerous predator” whose behavior was hidden for decades—symbolizes a wider failure to deal with sex...
Evil Is as Evil Does
The Zone of Interest, nominated for Oscars including best picture, is a Holocaust horror movie about the corruption of the human heart. The verdant and...
‘Past Lives’ Is the Anti-‘Notebook’
We’ve romanticized stories of destiny-driven love—even at the expense of fidelity. This Oscar-nominated drama shows the beauty of limits. Last year, I watched The Notebook...
#122: The Old Work of God Persecutes the New Work
In this episode, Frank and Tim continue the commentary on every reference to the kingdom of God in the Gospels. This episode covers Matthew 21:33-45....
Wrestling with Awkward Stories in the Old Testament
Cringeworthy passages can derail our yearly Bible reading plans. How do we interpret them? On a recent trip to Egypt, the chefs at our hotel...