Their sins and scandals were extreme, but it’s too easy to dismiss them as an aberration. The apostle Paul considered himself the “chief of sinners,” but then again, he never met Jim Bakker. The latter’s ministry got off to an innocent enough start. Jim and his wife, Tammy Faye, were young, no-name, itinerant Pentecostal evangelists …
The best-selling author talks about why she thinks it was real. In 1999, orthopedic surgeon Mary Neal was kayaking on a river in southern Chile when she got trapped under a waterfall and apparently drowned. In the thirty minutes she was "dead," she says, she experienced some incredible things, which she finally described in her …
President Albert Mohler speaks to CT about the controversy over a longtime professor’s departure. Eric Johnson is a leading Christian psychology professor and a 17-year veteran at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Students praise his compassion; fellow psychologists, his scholarship; colleagues, his faith. And many of them are confused why he apparently no longer has a …
The late apologist’s mentor and “uncle” said his lightning-bright legacy will live on. The first time I saw Nabeel Qureshi, he sat at a table across from me, his one leg constantly moving almost subconsciously, warming up for a run. It was a habit of his restless disposition. That was Nabeel in true expression; he …
Through investigations, dreams, and visions, Jesus asked me to forsake my Muslim family. "Allahu Akbar. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." These are the first words of the Muslim call to prayer. They were also the first words ever spoken to …
The Corinthian church reminds us that Democrats and Republicans must work together to care for the least of these. During one of the Gospels’ most well-known episodes, Jesus prophesied in Matthew 25 that when the Son of Man comes, he will separate all people into two groups and tell the group on the right that …
Native Christians still wrestle with how their culture fits into their churches. More than 20 years ago, Mohawk musician Jonathan Maracle says, God told him to use his drum—an instrument used in traditional religious ceremonies—while playing at a conference for First Nation Christians. The ensuing performance spawned his music ministry, Broken Walls. And it also …
Over 5 years of weekly dinners, ‘America’s Theologian’ became a mentor and a dear friend. I first met Robert Jenson in the fall of 2007, just after I had begun my doctoral studies at Princeton Theological Seminary. I had become friends with two other students, and one day one of us observed that a world-class …
Pope Francis’s critique of President Trump would apply to 96 percent of Americans, surveys suggest. If President Donald Trump really was pro-life, Pope Francis said on Monday, then America’s chief executive wouldn’t end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. “If he is a good pro-life believer, he must understand that family is the …
It turns out that lustily fighting for the truth isn’t what God asks of us. “Flee from youthful lusts,” Paul warned Timothy (2 Tim. 2:22, NASB). For Bible-believing Christians eager to live rightly, this has long been a key verse. We know that we can grant such youthful lusts no quarter in our lives. So …