Why the church has struggled to address mental illness well and how we can care better.

After years of disagreement and the departure of thousands of churches, the change passed without debate.

Every sin requires Christ’s atonement. But the Bible shows God punishing—and repairing—different sins differently.

A late historian explores how crusade hymns told both the classic story of gospel salvation and the evolving story of evangelical worship music.

Do activists often invest their work with religious significance? All the more reason for Christians to be discerning co-laborers.

The rage of the mob is a poor substitute for real community.

The plan would organize UMC churches in four global regions, with each given more leeway around same-sex marriage and other theological issues.

How the keeper of the beat is adapting to shifts in worship music.

Let us not give up meeting together—even when we disagree.

Helping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.

Alcoholism among women is rising. Can the church help?

A first cohort of scholars consider whether God is calling them to executive leadership.

The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.

The popular kids series reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.

A veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.

Christian artists work at the intersection of music and climate change.

We must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.

Study: 24 percent of clergy in North Carolina are still opposed to same-sex marriage.

Leader explains why the movement is seeing its biggest membership bump in 30 years and its mission for the years ahead.