Even in its most tear-jerking moments, the runaway NBC hit affirms our eternal hope. Caution, many spoilers ahead. If you haven’t seen NBC’s smash hit show This Is Us, it’s likely that you’ve at least heard about it (and equally likely that the person who told you about it cried a little during the explanation). …
I felt distant from God until I witnessed a medical miracle. My eyes darted to the tracing on the cardiac monitor. The gaps between my patient’s heartbeats lengthened. The plodding rhythm meant that blood, oozing from beneath his fractured skull, was crowding out his brain. He was 22, and someone had bludgeoned him with a …
Two Reformed schools demonstrate an important lesson in rivalry. A few years ago, an ESPN poll ranked the biggest rivalries in college basketball. Of course, Duke University and the University of North Carolina topped the list. Then came the University of Tennessee and the University of Connecticut women’s teams, then the University of Kentucky and …
Hundreds, including seminary presidents, have signed a statement on salvation criticized by both Reformed and Arminian theologians. A statement by a non-Calvinist faction of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has launched infighting within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, and tensions are expected to escalate Tuesday as church leaders descend on New Orleans. While the election …
TRAPPIST-1 is not our new home. The Creator declared it good anyway. An increasing number of people today are putting their hopes in the stars. The eminent Cambridge physicist Stephen Hawking noted in a recent speech that humans must “continue to go into space for the future of humanity.” In February, that humanist glimmer of …
The Bible teacher and author says we’ve reached a new crossroads for women in the church. How can we chart the best path forward? If women’s ministry is undergoing a renaissance—and many suggest that it is—then leaders like Jen Wilkin might just be the church’s latter-day Da Vincis. A speaker, writer, and Bible teacher based …
Even his happiest, most heartwarming music has been fueled by tragedy and pain. With five Grammys, dozens of Dove Awards, and over 11 million records sold, Steven Curtis Chapman is one of the most decorated artists in Christian music history. Now, 30 years since the release of his first album, the songwriter has published a …
The patience of the Lord can be a heavy burden. Moses was well-acquainted with the patience of God. He pled for Israel when they betrayed the Lord with the Golden Calf. For years he dealt with the Israelites in the desert, their complaining and recalcitrance. They “vexed the Holy One of Israel” (Ps. 78:41), and …
Cairo bishop resists efforts to deny his church independence. Egypt’s top Anglican leader is accusing its top evangelical leader of attempting a “hostile takeover” to prevent Egyptian Anglicans from achieving state recognition as an independent national church. The dispute first surfaced in 2001, but this past summer Egypt’s High Administrative Court ruled against Anglican independence. …
Evangelicals have mixed feelings about mayor Marcelo Crivella, the latest symbol of Protestant ascendancy in Catholic Brazil. The mayor of Rio de Janeiro has always features prominently in the city’s raucous Carnival, a licentious celebration that runs the five days before Ash Wednesday. But this year, for the first time in memory, the mayor skipped …