Remembering the first missionary to Muslims, 700 years after his death.

A lighthearted look at what we've all learned about church and the ministry from TV and movies.

Six steps that stop me from dumbing down the gospel (when I remember to follow them).

How I learned to let God do the creative work, and escaped the illusion of novelty.

The Waldensians suffered years of massacre, rape, and pillaging during the Catholic Church’s attempt to stomp it out.

Grant Wacker reflects on how and why we look back.

If for no other reason, it provides perspective and balance

10 things to remember from church history when you're discouraged in ministry.

Studying the Bible in light of the Great Tradition.

A Reformation Day list, picked by historians and theologians.

Why 17th-century poet George Herbert is making a comeback.

Donald Sterling, Cain and Abel, and you.

Abstaining Christian activists of previous generations were radically committed to the common good.

Sociologist Rodney Stark unearths why global religious hostility is on the rise.

Bart Ehrman’s narrative suggests the more educated you are, the less likely you are to believe. My life proves otherwise.

How we have misunderstood Russia, the Crimean Peninsula, and supposedly secular Europe.

Internet bloodletting isn’t helping my ministry

The importance of understanding religious heritage.