One of the brute facts by which we can judge how the ancient world valued women is the common practice of abandoning baby girls. The practice of leaving newborn girls…
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9 Things You Should Know About Religious Freedom in America – Joe Carter
This past Sunday (January 16), the United States observed National Religious Freedom Day 2022. Here are nine things you should know about religious freedom in America since the time of…
Renewing Rome from Within: A Biography of Benedict XVI – Leonardo De Chirico
Popes are fascinating. They have both historical significance and a foundational role in shaping Roman Catholicism globally. But if a pope is also referred to as the “greatest theologian ever…
Why Did God Make Her Like This? – Laura Wifler
Our home is at the end of a cul-de-sac, and because our neighborhood was built on an old Iowa cornfield, it backs up to the only thin band of woods…
Don’t Overlook the First 5 Chapters of Your Bible – Bobby Scott
What do the first five minutes of a movie and the first five pages of your Bible have in common? Well, they’re both beginnings, introducing the viewer or reader to…
Introducing Season 3 of Let’s Talk – Jackie Hill Perry
Let’s Talk, hosted by Jackie Hill Perry, Melissa Kruger, and Jasmine Holmes, is a podcast for women from The Gospel Coalition. Over the next nine weeks, Jackie, Jasmine, and Melissa…
Every Need Is Not a Call – Aimee Joseph
All of us are surrounded by a sea of needs. From the people in our homes and workplaces to refugee families who come to our nation from around the world,…
The Playbook Your Children’s Ministry Needs – John Murchison
During my time leading the children’s ministry at a multisite church, I had the privilege of hiring and training several campus children’s ministry directors. Each time someone joined our team,…
Matrix, Motherhood, Metaverse: Secular ‘Resurrection’ in Recent Films – Brett McCracken
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is history’s most monumental event. No wonder it’s a motif storytellers can’t shake—2,000 years later. In our secular age, “resurrection” remains a compelling and oft-explored…
The Growth of Christianity in the World’s First Atheist Country – Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra
When Asim Hamza was growing up in communist Albania in the 1980s, it was the third poorest country in the world. The farm technology hadn’t been updated since the 1920s.…