Chapter 6: Outside the Walls
Pandemic disruptions spurred many churches to minister outside the walls of the church. The pandemic held up a mirror to the American church. Congregations that...
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How To Cheapen a Marriage
Have you ever seen someone get married and you are absolutely certain that it’s not out of love for the other person? Maybe the woman...
A La Carte (October 25)
Good morning, my friends. May the Lord be with you and bless you today. Westminster Books has the ESV Alpha Bible on sale along with...
Major City in Thailand Gets Its First Pregnancy Center
A year after the country expanded abortion to 20 weeks, missionary sees Christians “on the cusp of writing the pro-life narrative.” Getting pregnant at 15...
Texas Prisoner Who Leads Death Row Worship Faces Execution
The case of prison convert Will Speer shows the significance of ‘peers’ leading ministry behind bars. The first death row prisoner to help lead a...
You Can Only Break the News of War so Gently
The Israel-Hamas war is thousands of miles from my daughter—and on her phone. I can’t keep her from the world’s sorrows. As we drive to...
A La Carte (October 24)
Over the weekend I mentioned a sale at ChristianBook.com, but I wanted to bring it to your attention again since there are some really good...
Ukraine Passes Law to Ban Russia-Linked Orthodox Church
Threatened amid accusations of collaboration with an enemy state, implementation awaits more votes, presidential signature, and judicial review. UOC leader calls it “a struggle against...
Blessed Are the Thrifty?
Jesus’ teachings challenge how we spend when money is tight. In May, Italy’s government called an emergency meeting over the rising prices of pasta. Italians...
Behold Wonderous Things
This sponsored post was provided by Burke Care, and written by Jim Burke, which invites you to schedule care today with a certified biblical counselor. Open...
Korean American Methodists Struggle to Split from UMC
Some conservative churches that voted to disaffiliate say the denomination has responded by forcing out their pastors and charging them millions to keep their property....
American Evangelicals Divide over Ukraine
Republican candidates make competing arguments to potential voters. Ministers detained by police. A secret service that searches sanctuaries, questions clergy with polygraphs, and puts church...
One Christian’s Quest to Change the Way We See Immigration
Equipped with Scripture, history, and a defunct restaurant on the southern border, Sami DiPasquale hopes he can soften politics-hardened hearts. When Sami DiPasquale visited conflict-torn...
The Black Church Models a Different Conversation About ‘Gender Roles’
How women’s roles have changed in the Black church. Debates about women’s roles in the church are back in the headlines, but a lot of...
Our Divided Age Needs More Talk of Enemies
This sounds counterintuitive. But there are biblical and cultural reasons for believing it. We talk about enemies less than we used to. It may not...
Why Prison Ministries Are Growing
Adaptations for COVID-19 are helping Christians reach incarcerated people, with eager cooperation from government officials. To reach the chapel at the Chillicothe Correctional Institution in...