One of the hardest aspects of my pastorate has been trying to disciple someone experiencing deconstruction. Much of my pastoral effort in the last few years has been devoted to…
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Want to Grow as a Cultural Apologist? Learn from Augustine. – Joshua Chatraw
The North African bishop Augustine of Hippo (354–430) is one of Christianity’s most formidable thinkers. Many esteem him as a great theologian, others as an insightful pastor. More recently, a…
The Soul of the Pastor – Ligon Duncan, Matt Smethurst
“Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching,” Paul exhorts the young pastor Timothy (1 Tim. 4:16). For many of us, it’s dangerously easy to guard our doctrine…
When Contextualization Becomes Compromise – Paul Bang
At a Christian youth rally, I observed something that gave me pause. As one of the worship sessions was winding down, the worship leader led us in the song “There…
What Are You Called to Keep? – Kaitlin Febles
After welcoming our first child recently, I feel a new calling to be a “keeper”—to keep watch over my son, keep his environment safe, keep him changed and fed, keep…
Los Angeles Fires: How to Help – Brett McCracken
Even for a state used to dramatic natural disasters and not-uncommon apocalyptic scenes, this week’s wildfires in the Los Angeles area were especially scary and devastating. Large sections of prominent,…
Is Meta Chasing the Anti-Progressive Vibe Shift? – Patrick Miller
If you traveled back to the early 1960s, you’d be hard-pressed to find Christians hopeful about the country’s trajectory. The sexual revolution, hippie movement, and summer of love suggested the…
Why People Are Leaving the Church – Jim Davis, Michael Graham
We’re currently living through the largest and fastest religious shift in U.S. history, with 40 million people having left houses of worship, mainly in the last 25 years. In this…
Beware the Fractured Mirror of Digital Technology – Joshua Chatraw
Our digital devices are history’s first “natural” technology. The printing press and the telephone, for example, each changed the world by doing a particular task. But digital technology doesn’t do…
From Plains to the White House: Jimmy Carter’s Legacy for Evangelicals – Barry Hankins
When Jimmy Carter ran for president in 1976, he mentioned almost casually that he was a “born-again Christian.” In an era before the rise of the Christian Right and “evangelical…