Theology+Spirituality

Job’s Most Beloved Verse May Be Different Than You Think
Job 13:15 is more anguished—and encouraging—in its original wording.
Who Is My Digital Neighbor?
A Christian call to reject polarizing public discourse.
Fixing Our Privacy Settings
Why Christians should worry less about protecting their information and think more about giving it away.
How US Law Defines Privacy
Legal definitions of privacy focus on these three key areas of protection.
Madeleine L’Engle: ‘We Must Be Willing to Live by Paradox and Contradiction and Surprise’
A new “spiritual biography” of the author of A Wrinkle in Time celebrates her refusal to be pigeonholed.
Russell Moore: Family Life Isn’t Just Humbling—It’s Humiliating
But our failures as parents and spouses, as sons and daughters, ultimately point the way to something better.
Europe’s Big Mission Field: Nominals
How do you persuade someone who already thinks they’re a Christian to become one?
How Faith Changes Campus Sex Assaults
Cultures of restraint fare better than cultures of mere consent, research shows.
Jackie Hill Perry: I Loved My Girlfriend—but God Loved Me More
How an epiphany about the wages of my sin opened the door for his cleansing light.
Do All Plants Go to Heaven?
Where there may be room for GMOs and other modern agriculture in the New Jerusalem.
How to Avoid the Folly of the Pharisees
The real mistake made by Jesus' classic adversaries might surprise you.
How Fiction Fueled Madeleine L’Engle’s Faith
How does a lonely kid understand that she’s loved by God? An author’s childhood holds the answer.
Why Zika, and Other Viruses, Don’t Disprove God’s Goodness
A microbiologist reflects on the problem of evil in human diseases.
John Piper Changed ‘Great Is Thy Faithfulness.’ Experts Weigh In.
Reformed tweaks to Methodist hit raise the question: Should hymns keep the theological orientation of their authors?
What We Lose When Hymnbooks Disappear
Tangible objects of faith play an essential role in binding a community of believers together.
Bethel Church Survives Redding Carr Fire, But Still Faces Heat
Social media debate on intersection of disaster relief and theology echoes Osteen-Harvey episode.
The Other Benedict Option: Humility
What a sixth-century monk can teach all of us about public engagement
My Foster Daughter Was Separated from Her Family at the Border
Caring for someone else’s kid brought heartbreak. But it also drew me closer to God’s kingdom purposes.
Pew: Why Americans Go to Church or Stay Home
Among regular attenders of religious services: 2 in 3 go because of their kids, Catholics half as likely as Protestants to value sermons, and 1 in 5 don’t usually feel God’s presence.
Prosperity Gospel Taught to 4 in 10 Evangelical Churchgoers
Survey finds most Protestants believe God wants them to prosper financially. But views diverge on whether they must tithe to receive it.

Top Story April 25, 2024

If This Ain’t Country, Expand Your Canon
If This Ain’t Country, Expand Your Canon
Beyoncé’s right. Whether listening to Cowboy Carter or reading theology, diversity is a good thing.

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