Wrestling with faith in the Silence: A movie review
Based on the 1966 Shusaku Endo novel of the same name, Silence is the story of two Portuguese Jesuit priests who travel to Japan in the 1600’s to find their mentor and spread Christianity. In remaining...
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What the cross means when you’re feeling crushed
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed.” (2 Cor. 4:8) Suffering can be so painful and dark that normalcy can seem like a distant memory from another life—an easier one, a happier one. Like a...
View Article5 facts about the National Day of Prayer
Today is the National Day of Prayer, an annual day of observance celebrated by Americans of various faiths. Here are five facts you should know about the day when people are asked "to turn to God in...
View ArticleSometimes faith requires caring less
When we think of someone with a strong faith, we tend to think of someone with strong emotions and convictions. They are people who have an unflinching look in their eye when they speak, pray like...
View ArticleIs the Reformation still necessary?
It's an oft-repeated question: Is the Reformation still necessary? During this commemoration of Luther’s protest, it’s proper to consider how the Reformation impulse of yesteryear applies to our...
View Article500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation
Andrew Walker, director of policy studies, breaks down what the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation means to modern day Christianity. The post 500th year anniversary of the Protestant...
View ArticleBook review: Divided by Faith
If you are one of those people who thinks that racism is created mainly by the way we talk about it—or by talking about it at all—you should cancel your appointments one day in the next week, and read...
View ArticleWhat if cancer is a gift?
Four months ago I found a lump in my breast. And the Spirit clearly prompted, “This lump is a gift.” This summer was the first time in a decade that I felt well. I was sleeping, I had energy, my usual...
View ArticleGrieving with hope after another tragedy
Yesterday we witnessed another mass shooting. As students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., were preparing for the end of another school day, a lone gunman entered the building...
View ArticleWhat we can learn from Billy Graham about navigating church and state
In the aftermath of Billy Graham’s death, much attention has turned to Graham’s relationship with U.S. presidents during his lifetime. Having some degree of religious influence with every president...
View ArticleWhen passions don’t pay: Trusting God with your work
A friend sat across from me and said, “I know my job is good work, but I’m just not passionate about it. I know I’m called to this other kind of work, and I’m wondering when God will let me actually do...
View ArticleDo Christians have to leave their faith at the door when they serve in a...
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View Article7 ways to glorify Christ in your work: Part 1
In Ephesians 6:5–9 Paul finishes his “household codes” by addressing slaves/bondservants and masters and how they ought to work as unto the Lord. In fact, Paul makes five explicit references to Christ...
View ArticleWhy faith should lead us on criminal justice reform
My grandmother on my mother’s side was born on Zakynthos, a small Greek island in the Ionian Sea. I was raised Greek Orthodox and will always remember her telling me the story of the patron Saint of...
View ArticleWhy Americans go—or don’t go—to religious services
About a third of Americans (36 percent) say they attend religious services at least once a week, and nearly the same percentage (30 percent) say they seldom or never attend religious services. A recent...
View ArticleWho are you ministering to with your presence?
I was serving in rural Kenya with a mission team building an aquaponics system that would benefit a local church. It was hard work, and we were behind schedule. One afternoon, with precious few hours...
View ArticleChristians, pray for your brothers and sisters in North Korea
A call to action for the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. “Each person received one handful of rotten corn [and] there was nothing else to eat.” “People are obligated to work more...
View Article3 ways to pray for Haiti
The nation of Haiti is currently experiencing civil unrest, and violent protests over extreme inflation and allegations of government corruption. Demonstrators have demanded the resignation of...
View ArticleAugust Profiles: Russell Moore on faith, family, and friendships from...
With Congress in August recess, we take a break from our usual policy focused conversations to bring you interviews with leaders we admire. We hope to bring you interesting profiles of people shaping...
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We are not invincible
“But I have a son,” Kate Bowler responded when she was told that she had Stage IV cancer. This devastating news came at a point in Bowler’s life when she had it all—a Ph.D. from Duke University, her...
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