Join Collin Hansen, Michael Graham, and Sarah Zylstra as they look back on the top theological stories from the last 25 years. In part 1 of this two-part series, Graham…
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‘If Staying Brings Scars’: A Pastor Reflects on Remaining in Beirut – Marwan Aboul-Zelof
Lebanon has lived with conflict for decades. The war between Hezbollah and Israel in 2006 returned and escalated after October 7, 2023. After watching a year of fighting at Lebanon’s…
Discover the Theological Roots of Whole-Person Care – Gregg R. Allison
Today, we’re bombarded by questions like “What is a woman?” “Can biological men play women’s sports?” “Is it possible for a girl to transition to a boy, or for a…
The Last Reformed Blogger – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
Long after it was cool, Tim Challies kept blogging. When his contemporaries—such as Justin Taylor at Between Two Worlds, Joe Carter at Evangelical Outpost, and Jared Wilson at The Gospel-Driven…
Orthodox Yet Modern: Herman Bavinck as Cultural Apologist – N. Gray Sutanto
In How To Reach the West Again, Tim Keller called for Christians to cultivate a “Christian High Theory”: a method of contextualization whereby Christians don’t merely explain the gospel itself…
Welcome Back, Church Planting – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
For a while, it looked like the church-planting party was over. Back in the 2000s and 2010s, everyone was there. In 2001, Tim Keller founded City to City. In 2005,…
Happy Wife, Happy Life? – Cindy Pickett
The year was 1996. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, I stepped into my first day as a federal agent, clad in a crisp cream pantsuit and a sensible ponytail and wearing a…
Stop Telling Teens to ‘Make Their Faith Their Own’ – John Zacchio Jr.
“My son grew up in church, but now he needs to make his faith his own.” “Look, I know your parents are Christians, but you can’t rely on their faith;…
When Iran’s Leaders Praised the Bible – Anthony S. G. Baldwin
Last year at the Vatican Library, I had the chance to see a portion of the Bible with an incredible history. It wasn’t the famous Codex Vaticanus but a translation…
Parenting with Hope in an Anxious Age – Melissa Kruger, Michael J. Kruger
As our children grow and mature, our anxieties as parents often grow right alongside them. How do we navigate concerns about activities, dating, cell phones, social media, and faith questions?…