Mel Gibson’s new film raises questions about religious liberty and moral conviction amidst national turmoil. After scandals and controversy led to his very public downward spiral and subsequent exile from Hollywood a decade ago, Mel Gibson has kept a pretty low profile. The Oscar-winning actor and director of Braveheart and one-time evangelical darling (for directing …
Learning from Paul at the Areopagus, the epicenter of evangelism Over the last five years, my family and I have had the privilege of frequently visiting missionary friends in Athens. Every time I have gone, I have made sure to visit the Areopagus, the scene of Paul’s address in Acts 17. Of course, you have …
Evangelicals, of all people, should not be silent about Donald Trump’s blatant immorality. As a non-profit journalistic organization, Christianity Today is doubly committed to staying neutral regarding political campaigns—the law requires it, and we serve our readers best when we give them the information and analysis they need to make their own judgments. Just because …
Most Christians agree theology is important, but can’t articulate why. These reasons can help. With recent polls showing a declining awareness and interest in theology among evangelicals, we thought of ten reasons why theology matters to every evangelical beyond simply avoiding heresy. Theology matters… 1. Because even evangelicals need evangelizing. There is much handwringing today …
Even at the ballot box, morality is not relative. For years, I have urged Christians to take seriously their obligations as citizens, starting with exercising the right to vote. In the public square and at the ballot box, we must be more engaged, not less. But what happens in a race where Christians are faced …
Ann Voskamp’s rural Canadian life may seem picture perfect. But with her new book, the intensely shy writer could spark a social movement among North American Christians. If you want to know Ann Voskamp, you first have to know her land. Specifically, the county of North Perth (pop. 12,600), 90 minutes west of Toronto, Ontario. …
But Bibliotheca now has company. Making a better Bible is harder than it sounds—even if you’re given more than a million dollars to do it. Adam Lewis Greene, creator of the Kickstarter-funded Bibliotheca, learned the intricacies of the process as about 15,000 supporters waited through two years of production delays. When his project to create …
I had no untapped, unanswered yearnings. All was well in the state of Denmark. And then it wasn’t. I became a Christian on July 7, 2015, after a very pleasant adult life of firm atheism. I’ve found myself telling “the story” when people ask me about it—slightly tweaked for my audience, of course. When talking …
Some visitors claim to be healed. Others claim to receive direct words from God. Is it ‘real’–or dangerous? Source: Christianity Today Most Read
God and women’s freedom are tied up together in Beyoncé’s ‘Lemonade.’ In “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” the third and angriest track on Beyoncé’s album Lemonade, the singer spits out the phrase “God complex” as an insult at the target of her song—contextually, her husband, the rapper Jay-Z, to whom she has been married since 2008. That …