Melissa Kruger, Jasmine Holmes, and Jackie Hill Perry all come from different church backgrounds with different views of spiritual gifts. Yet when they talk about this sometimes-contentious subject, they find…
Month: March 2021
20 Quotes from Tim Keller on Resurrection Hope – Matt Smethurst
I recently read Tim Keller’s stirring new book Hope in Times of Fear: The Resurrection and the Meaning of Easter (Viking, 2021) [interview]. Here are 20 quotes that caught my attention.…
Why We’re Not Honest on Our Knees – Kyle Strobel
I remember reading a book in college about prayer, hoping (in my naïveté) that it would solve all my difficulties in prayer. I found prayer frustrating, difficult, and humbling. The book…
How Will COVID Permanently Change Churches? – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
In the middle of March last year, churches across America shut their doors and warned congregants to stay home. The sheltering-in-place was supposed to last a few weeks, just long…
Meanwhile in Hong Kong . . . The Tyranny Expands
According to a recent article in The Guardian, “Nearly every main voice of dissent in Hong Kong is now in jail or exile.” The latest chapter of Beijing’s grab for power saw…
$5 Friday (And More): Faith, the Reformation, & Calvinism
It’s time for our weekly $5 Friday sale. This week’s resources include such topics as faith, the Reformation, Calvinism, the Psalms, the parables of Jesus, justification, and more. Plus, several…
Massachusetts Supreme Court Rules Against Christian College in First Amendment Decision
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that Professor Margaret DeWeese-Boyd, who taught in Gordon College’s Department of Sociology and Social Work, was not employed as a minister, but as a Christian…
Nomination of Radical Pro-Abortion Xavier Becerra as HHS Secretary Advances
Despite the concerns of pro-life advocates, it appears like Xavier Becerra will be confirmed as the Secretary of Health and Human Services. This will put babies and women at risk,…
Andrew Cuomo, Ravi Zacharias, Jerry Falwell Jr. and the Temptation of Sexual Sin
Bipartisan calls for Andrew Cuomo’s resignation continue to mount following the emergence of a sixth woman accusing the New York governor of sexual misconduct. Defiant and denying any wrongdoing, Governor…
Texas Wins Court Victory in Ongoing Effort to Defund Planned Parenthood
The state of Texas has been trying to disqualify and defund Planned Parenthood (PP) from its Medicaid program ever since investigations by David Daleiden and several congressional committees indicated that…