Throughout history, believers have taken risks of love for the sake of the kingdom.

How can we effect change if we can’t find common ground with people who see things differently?

I’ve been blessed by my friendships with debate opponents, despite strong disagreements.

Shortening the distance between our guests and a relationship with Jesus. That's what a welcoming church is all about.

How Jesus modeled relationships of surprising frankness and trust.

Two new books consider the personal, practical, and theological sides of welcoming the stranger.

As a child of the Iranian Revolution, I wanted nothing to do with religion.

Why we shouldn’t let the Billy Graham Rule—or the “Billy Crystal Rule”—define how men and women relate.

How prayer and friendship helped an expecting mother through a devastating fetal diagnosis.

The modern world has crippled our capacity for speaking with one another. How can we restore this dying art?

He was a budding white nationalist leader. His friends thought he could be something different.

Orientation is not necessarily sexual, Nate Collins says.

The more often people go, the more likely they are to invite someone to come along.

The simplest questions can open the door to amazing conversations.

15 ways my husband and I guard our marriage while still loving our friends of the opposite sex.

It has nothing to do with entertainment—and everything to do with addressing the crisis of unbelief.

A scholar’s journey through the region reveals much more than Baptists and church barbecues.

A letter of encouragement—and realism—to Christian men considering marriage.

Craig Detweiler sees spiritual significance underneath the stereotypes.