The singer-songwriter’s latest collaboration sets a distinctly biblical course through the Created Order. Theologians often look to artists for inspiration—and, so long as the artist and the inspiration are right, this relationship can greatly benefit Christian thinking. Karl Barth’s emphasis on sin, for instance, would make his work morose if not for his constant rejoinder …
The goal isn’t merely getting closer to God, but making a difference in everyday life. One crisp fall morning, I watched my son’s first-grade soccer team attempt to play soccer. Many of his teammates had not played the game before that season. Even a few weeks in, the young athletes were struggling. While watching, I …
As I faced the Houston floods, I found myself asking questions about God’s providence. As a missionary kid growing up in Guatemala, I survived the destructive effects of a massive earthquake and a major military coup. As an adult now living in Houston, I have survived the destructive effects of a hurricane. But I don’t …
How practicing forbearance strengthens our fellowship and improves our social witness. What happens when we approach theological disagreement not as a problem to solve or a crisis to endure but as an opportunity to practice Christian virtue? Religious communities play an essential role in improving the health of American public life. An unimpeded rise in …
Pro-life minority faces major challenge in ‘most godless country’ in Europe. My family has spent a lot of time at Landspítali, the major hospital in the capital of Iceland. For over a year, our five-year-old son has been undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. Our youngest son, born this April, also spent two months at the hospital …
Michael Cromartie is guiding media elites into a more accurate view of conservative Christians. When Rick Warren arrived at the Faith Angle Forum in Key West, Florida, in May 2005, the megachurch pastor addressed one of the last remaining groups in America that knew almost nothing about him: journalists. In the room were 20 of …
At least, that’s what I expect for the late Michael Cromartie. Michael Cromartie, who passed away earlier today, was one of the most life-affirming people I ever met. He had a radiant personality, deep and winsome faith, endless energy, and tremendous generosity of spirit. He touched and brightened countless lives during his earthly pilgrimage, mine …
Living in the tension between present promise and future fulfillment. “As we have heard, so we have seen in the city of the Lord Almighty, in the city of our God: God makes her secure forever. Within your temple, O God, we meditate on your unfailing love.” –Psalm 48:8–9 I woke up before the sun …
Why the latest manifesto about Christians and economics is important, helpful, and woefully one-sided. At a conference in March 2017, the Lausanne Movement and Business as Mission Global issued the important, helpful, and much-needed “Wealth Creation Manifesto.” While this manifesto is reflective of important biblical themes, it ignores others and ultimately fails to provide the …
Advice for US churches on Category 4 storm from a disaster researcher who survived 2005. If current projections hold true, Hurricane Harvey will be the strongest hurricane to strike the United States since Katrina, Rita, and Wilma hit in 2005. A decade ago, maybe your church volunteered, planned a short-term mission trip, gave money, or …