Public pressure to sign or abstain from them undermines their greatest value. Two recent documents remind us of the importance of doctrinal clarity and how hard it is to achieve unity on doctrine. The Nashville Statement addresses a burning issue of our day: human sexuality. The social and political pressures to deny the biblical teaching …
How the church can play a key role in better stewardship of antibacterial medicine and avert a global health crisis. In 2013 the American Academy of Pediatrics began encouraging doctors to treat certain ear infections with what they called “watchful waiting,” an attempt to combat the skyrocketing incidence of antibacterial resistance that was due in …
How religious convictions have influenced our relationships with our firearms. It’s just days after the worst mass shooting in American history on a church property. As CT reported earlier this week: At least 26 worshipers, ranging in ages from 5 to 72, have died from First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, according to Texas authorities. …
The God of Thunder’s return to the big screen strikes a timely balance between gravitas, humor, and big, dumb fun. This article contains spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok. Is it ever okay to laugh at death? This was the question stuck in my mind as I waited for the obligatory Marvel end-of-credits scene after Thor: Ragnarok. …
What we know—and what we can guess—about the reformer’s wife, Katharina von Bora. How do you write a book about a woman whose life story is vitally important to world history, yet almost completely unknown? It’s hard to overestimate the significance of Katharina von Bora, whose marriage to and influence upon Martin Luther had tremendous …
I was parked between “spiritual but not religious” and “New Age dilettante” when depression threw me into God’s arms. I have always been a person of gloom. Even as a small child, I suffered bouts of depression salted with anxiety before I even knew what the words meant. From toddlerhood on, insomnia overtook me as …
Our reviewer says Netflix’s new crime drama is the service’s best show yet. This article contains spoilers for the first season of Mindhunter. “I am human and nothing human is alien to me.” — Terrence I know we’re still cheering for the arrival of Stranger Things 2, but I’m here to tell you that Mindhunter …
The first in a series on the meaning and place of a historic movement. The evangelical faith is going through another of its spasms of critical self-reflection. Every week, it seems another prominent person claims that “evangelicalism is in crisis” or that they no longer want to be identified with the word evangelical. This sort …
The post-Reformation theologian has suggestions for post-Christian America. The United States is currently in uncharted waters, both political and religious. As Harvard comparative religion professor Diana L. Eck noted, “Historians tells us that America has always been a land of many religions, and that is true. … The immigrants of the last three decades, however, …
On the evangelist’s 99th birthday, we look at the role desire played in so many decisions for Christ. Deciding for Christ In the fall of 1958, Billy Graham returned to his hometown, Charlotte, North Carolina, for a five-week crusade. He was just thirty-nine years old, but he already had ten years’ experience preaching around the …