Religion
At Katie’s funeral, I felt sadness but also anger. She devoted her life to the church, but her family was still, somehow, seen as unworthyHelen Berry is an a...
A mysterious traveler overtook Faithful on the road, hit him, knocked him down, and left him for dead. In this famous passage from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Pr...
In 1949, the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS) was founded at a YMCA in Cincinnati as a society of scholars, theologians, and pastors who felt strongly t...
As a young child in the early ’80s, I listened to Psalty records as I fell asleep. By the time I was going to school, we had a van with a tape deck and a few...
Christmas Day has come and gone. We’ve enjoyed the celebrations, opened the presents, and eaten the food. Perhaps it’s time to pack up your decorations (thou...
As a low-level employee doing mundane tasks, how can I find purpose in my work?
“Does this really matter?”
The teenager at a fast-food restaurant wonders...
Joanna Kimbrel, Amy Gannett, Gretchen Saffles, and Trillia Newbell reflect on their practice of spiritual disciplines, offering encouragement and practical s...
On Monday mornings, many pastors consider stepping away from their ministry. According to a 2022 Barna study, more than half of pastors who have considered q...
At the start of each new year, I feel the urge to take life more seriously: my Bible reading, my prayer habits, my discipline, my health, my relationships, m...
In this lecture, Don Carson discusses God’s sovereignty and covenant promises as he unpacks Abraham’s story in Genesis 12. Carson critiques common misconcept...
The past year was characterized by apocalyptic predictions and institutional demolition. Our presidential candidates issued doomsday warnings about the end o...
Readers respond to the archbishop of York saying the church should kneel in penitence as it faces criticism over its handling of abuse casesIt is difficult t...
As we age, it’s natural to look back at years past. Reflection can be helpful—an important way we grow in wisdom. But for parents, this process can be painfu...
The UK’s first black female bishop has always been a fearless defender of people’s rights, from Montego Bay to the streets of Dover, as she recalls in her me...
There’s a fresh-faced feeling to early January. As one year winds up and another lies open before us, anything seems possible. We’re told this is going to be...
Home to choir singers for 650 years, Grade-1 listed Vicar’s Close by Wells Cathedral is in need of funding to keep its medieval houses liveable – and its uni...
I’m tempted to say the best film I saw in 2024 was a four-minute Volvo advertisement. If you haven’t seen the viral short film yet, which features cinematogr...
The Foundation of a Strong Muslim Marriage
Did you know that many Muslim couples worldwide face challenges in communication within the first five years of ...
“Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God.” These are the opening words of one of the best-known hymns of John Newton (1725–1807), a slave t...
The parliamentary procedures known as Robert’s Rules of Order were published in 1876 because Christians had gotten unruly arguing about how to spread the gos...
During my master’s in philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, I shared the gospel with students from China, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Canada, the Phi...
