We’ll never reach them with biblical truth without first understanding their experiences. Back in February, a juvenile court judge in Hamilton County, Ohio, pronounced a stunning ruling in the history of American family law. Judge Sylvia Sieve Hendon awarded the grandparents of a transgender 17-year-old boy (i.e., an individual who was born female but understands …
How violence and terror in their homelands spurs migrants to come north. Last month, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to enforce a “zero tolerance” policy when it comes to immigration. Here’s one way he described how this would look: "If you are smuggling a child, then we will prosecute you and that child will …
Along the way, we may be able to show people Jesus. The recent immigration controversy—about the administration’s decision to separate children from their parents at the border—has ended, at least for now, with President Trump’s promise of an executive order to end the practice. His decision was clearly due to the near universal outcry against …
Bruce Ashford models a refreshingly amiable approach. But perhaps he could have used a little more fire and brimstone. For those Americans who think of themselves as residing within the conservative Christian orbit, things might feel a bit odd these days. On the one hand, they have a president who is rather explicit about protecting …
I discovered the deepest joys of fatherhood in the mundane work of domestic life. Attend church on Mother’s Day and you’ll hear how great mom is. Attend on Father’s Day and—if you hear anything about fathers at all—you’ll hear how today’s fathers need to step up and provide. I suspect that the attitude we take …
These athletes aren’t quiet about using their global platforms to share their faith. World Cup fever will be consuming the planet for the next month. As you learn the stories of the hundreds of athletes from nearly three dozen countries, hear them talk about their faith in their own words. Alisson Becker, Goalkeeper (Brazil) One …
There’s more to the singer’s faith than sunshine and blessings. The word icon, despite its clear religious roots, is generally used in a secular sense these days. A true icon, in this sense—a cultural figure who transcends genres and boundaries to win general adulation—is becoming a rare sight in our increasingly fragmented culture. Dolly Parton, …
Four views on why African American Christians have mixed feelings about the Supreme Court’s first ruling on refusing services for same-sex weddings. Recent legal attempts to balance religious freedom with LGBT anti-discrimination efforts have been compared to the push for racial equality during the civil rights movement in the United States decades before. But when …
Why this legal scholar believes state legislatures are the best hope for resolving these persistent conflicts. The US Supreme Court has ruled on the biggest religious liberty case of the year. In a 7–2 vote, the Court sided with a Christian baker who declined to decorate a cake for a same-sex wedding. The baker, Jack …
Despite two strong candidates, if ever there were a time for a woman at the helm of the SBC, it’d be now. When Trayvon Martin was shot and killed because he simply looked “suspicious,” initiated by the fact that Zimmerman viewed him as “suspicious” and chose to pursue him against the order of the police …