A La Carte (November 23)
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and family. May it be a day of many blessings. You enjoy your holiday and I’ll get to work...
Category : Christian News Around The Web
Flight to Egypt: How Pastor’s Wife in Gaza Church Got Out
Harrowing journey with children and grandparents reunites family with husband. In lieu of peace, Palestinian Christians sheltering at Orthodox and Catholic churches grow increasingly desperate....
Christmas Celebrations Canceled in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, and Jordan
Gutted by Gaza, Holy Land Christians exchange holiday cheer for a hallowed Christmas Eve in solidarity with suffering neighbors. There will be no Christmas lights...
Metal-Detecting Brits Unearth Medieval Church Artifacts
Archaeologists are using over a million amateur finds to study pilgrimage sites, the Black Death, and the Protestant Reformation. Much has been written about religious...
Before You Go On the Attack
A classic strategy in times of warfare is to dehumanize the enemy. No sooner has a conflict broken out than the two sides begin to...
A La Carte (November 22)
Good morning. May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Is Work Good? “Here’s a quick word association test: What is the first...
Nikki Haley Courts Iowa Evangelicals Amid Poll Surge
Though Trump remains the frontrunner, poll-watchers say the South Carolina Methodist is having her moment. Veteran Iowa GOP activist Marlys Popma has gotten a call...
Online Content Runs from Good to Bad. The Bigger Danger Is Online Habits.
Despite our best intentions, the default practices of digital life can deform our souls. No one with a good car needs to be justified,” declares...
Napoleon Uncomplex
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is well-cast, well-made, and without a thought-provoking theory of its subject’s world-changing appeal. After the violent throes of revolution, in a bankrupt...
Should We Sing About Drowning Our Enemies?
Elevation’s recent hit has stirred a broader discussion on how to incorporate imprecatory language in worship without being triumphalist. “Spiritual Enemies to be Encountered,” one...
My Unlikely, Cross-Cultural Friendsgiving
A tea date with a Middle Eastern stranger led to friendship with women from nearly 20 countries—and changed my perspective on the world. It’s 5...
A La Carte (November 21)
Logos users will want to keep tabs on the Cyber Week Sale that launched yesterday. Lots of commentaries, reference works, and other material is on...
Chapter 9: Beauty from Ashes
Stories from the pandemic remind us that hope abounds even in the most difficult circumstances. Without question, the pandemic was one of the most difficult...
I’ve Been a Prosperity Gospel Parent
As a young mom, I tried to do everything right. The longer I parent, the less I seek “success” and the more I rely on...
Died: Carlton Pearson, Pentecostal Preacher Who Rejected Hell
The former COGIC leader and Oral Roberts mentee said he wore his “heretic” label “like a badge.” When Carlton Pearson was a teenager, he cast...
Depression at the CoRE
Today’s post is sponsored by BJU Seminary and written by Bruce Meyer, biblical counseling faculty member. BJU Seminary equips Christian leaders through an educational and...
First Woman Steps into Leadership of Evangelical Theological Society
Wheaton professor Karen Jobes becomes president a decade after a study found “hostile and unwelcoming” atmosphere. The Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) has instated its first...