In our COVID-remapped world, commutes and work and family rhythms have been permanently altered. So have attitudes toward church participation. I spoke recently with a woman passionately committed to her…
Month: April 2023
As New Creatures, Eat What You Earn: 2 Thessalonians 3:11–16, Part 1 – John Piper
God created mankind for good works. When he makes us new in Christ, his purpose remains the same. Watch Now Read More Desiring God
Gender dysphoria most common among teenage girls with ‘exceptionally high intelligence’: report
A new report reveals that gender dysphoria has the highest prevalence among youth of European descent, with discomfort with one’s gender most common among children, especially girls with “exceptionally high…
Proclaiming Human Dignity with Infectious Joy: Heart by Max
Though Chuck Colson championed throughout his ministry the idea that every single human life has value, it was his grandson Max who brought the lesson home. To be part of…
Find Freedom from Self-Condemnation – Sarah J. Hauser
I’m a failure. My family is better off without me. I’m a terrible friend. I can’t believe I messed up like that again. Why do I even bother trying? Have…
Open Letter to the Prayerless Church – Paul E. Miller
It’s been a hard few years for the church. There’s a sense in which the pandemic sped up a transition we were already in. It took out old solutions that…
Reading Resurrection in the Book of Nature – Joe Deegan
The word “story” can sometimes be synonymous with “tall tale” or something made up. But what do we call a story that corroborates another? If it’s from a trustworthy source,…
Chosen by God: Available in Spanish
No Christian can ignore the topic of predestination, for the word appears on the pages of Scripture. The question, therefore, isn’t whether we believe in predestination but what we believe…
Why Did Jesus Institute the Lord’s Supper on the Passover?
As the book of Exodus begins, Israel has been in Egypt for more than four hundred years (cf. Ex. 12:40). They are now in bondage under an oppressive Pharaoh. The…
CMT Music Awards feature drag performers, Kelsea Ballerini prays for change after Nashville shooting
Days after a trans-identified shooter killed six people at a Tennessee Christian school, the CMT Music Awards featured a music number with several drag performers on stage. Read More The…