How to know when our feelings are truly from the Spirit. Our deeply reported March cover story examined multiple perspectives on the role of evangelicals in America’s growing commercial surrogacy industry. One supporter of the practice was quoted as saying, “God called me to seek out what seemed like unconventional ways to serve others.” Another …
Cincinnati’s Crossroads uses entrepreneurial strategies for gospel ends. The fastest-growing congregation in America is one you may never have heard of with a name you hear everywhere: Crossroads Church. Crossroads are about as common as First Baptists among today’s non-denominational, contemporary churches. But this particular Crossroads, based in Cincinnati, could have a location near you …
How Christians with intellectual disabilities are serving churches (not just being served by them). “I can’t wait to see what kind of ministry she will have,” our friend said a few weeks after our daughter Penny was born. His words surprised me. Penny was diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth. Her diagnosis swept away one …
But it might be time for it to grow up. In an episode of the second season of the Netflix series Stranger Things, the four junior-high heroes of the hit series dress up as characters from Ghostbusters for Halloween. In their ghost-fighting jumpsuits with blasting packs on their back, they quickly realize they have, quite …
There’s more to the scriptural picture behind “I hate divorce.” I have never recommended or prescribed divorce. How could I as a minister of the Gospel? The Bible makes clear the way in which God views divorce. I have on more than one occasion counseled and aided women in leaving an abusive husband. -Paige Patterson …
Finding faith under unthinkable circumstances. The phone rang in the middle of the night. I squinted in the direction of the alarm clock as Gene reached for the receiver. It was 12:35 a.m. Who would be calling at this hour? Listening to my husband, I instantly knew he was receiving dreadful news. Gene pulled the …
Jesus’ Ascension seems to happen at a rather inopportune time. For those following a liturgical church calendar, Pentecost is generally viewed as the climactic moment of Eastertide. In Acts 2, the Holy Spirit came with stunning fanfare on the little band of believers huddled down praying in that Upper Room. The commotion drew the attention …
A godly tongue speaks humor that heals, not hurts. I grew up in a very funny family—not the kind of funny that sends you to therapy, but the kind that is its own form of therapy. My Irish relatives knew how to lighten even the hardest days with well-timed ironic humor. Some of my funniest …
Another evangelical hero and architect of the movement reflects on Graham’s life and legacy. John R. W. Stott first met Billy Graham in the 1940s, while sharing an open-air meeting at Speakers' Corner in London's Hyde Park. Their shared concern for evangelism led to a close association during Graham's 1954 Harringay crusade, which captivated London …
Here’s the geopolitical context that’s landed this minister in prison. Andrew Brunson had been ministering in Izmir, Turkey, for nearly a quarter of a century before it all changed. In 2016, the American pastor was arrested and thrown in jail, without knowing his charges and without bail. When Brunson’s trial finally started last month, he …