Theology+Spirituality
After this week’s UMC votes on LGBTQ issues, African Methodists should join American conservatives in the new Global Methodist denomination.
The widespread outrage over Kristi Noem’s book should awaken moral responsibility—not just toward pets but for one another.
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The Anxious ChurchWhy the church has struggled to address mental illness well and how we can care better.
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Finding a (Real) Christian CollegeA professor explains why examining a school’s doctrinal statement isn’t enough.
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Particular Wrongs Need Particular RemediesEvery sin requires Christ’s atonement. But the Bible shows God punishing—and repairing—different sins differently.
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Billy Graham Preached at His Crusades. His Singers Believed They Were Preaching Too.A late historian explores how crusade hymns told both the classic story of gospel salvation and the evolving story of evangelical worship music.
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Care for the Environment Is Biblical. It’s Also a Witness to Environmentalists.Do activists often invest their work with religious significance? All the more reason for Christians to be discerning co-laborers.
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What Antisemitic Campus Chants Tell Us About This Angry EraThe rage of the mob is a poor substitute for real community.
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Let the Cultural Christians Come unto JesusThe world is realizing anew that our faith has tangible benefits. This is an opportunity for the gospel.简体中文繁體中文
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The Church Shouldn’t Be an Echo ChamberLet us not give up meeting together—even when we disagree.
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Eco-anxiety Is Crippling Gen Z. How Can We Move Forward?Christians can disciple each other toward action, prayer, and hope.
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Let the Seas Rise and Feed the PoorHelping marine biodiversity flourish is a means of participating in God’s work, says an Indonesian theologian.
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Was Paul a Slave?The surprising argument that Saul of Tarsus was born into bondage.
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‘Bluey’: A Heavenly Vision of Life TogetherThe popular kids series reminds parents that playfulness is next to godliness.
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You Can’t Reach People for Christ While Holding Their Culture at Arm’s LengthA veteran missiologist shares a lifetime of lessons on bringing the gospel into unfamiliar settings.
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Filipinos and Americans Diverge on Trusting PastorsStudies find that while less than a third of Americans trust church leaders, 90 percent of Filipinos do.
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Biblical Literacy in a Postliterate AgeWe must always be people of the Word, but we’ll have to reimagine deep engagement with Scripture.简体中文繁體中文
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Finding an Uncontainable God Within Finite Poetic SpacesEastern Orthodox poet Scott Cairns reflects on his new collection, his journey of faith, and poetry’s capacity to apprehend inexhaustible realities.Français
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Forgotten War: Sudan’s Displaced Christians Brace for ‘World’s Worst’ Hunger CrisisInterview with leader of new evangelical alliance describes his escape from Khartoum and the pressure to pick a side.العربيةFrançais
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Sports Can Be a Touchdown for Faith. Beware of Encroachment.As a lifelong athlete and coach, I know sports build character. But I worry about the idolatrous, selfish culture of American athletics.
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Digital Bibles Help Men Read More But Retain LessData suggests Christians are unaware of the effect the medium has on the message.español
Global Gospel Project
Even in the New Testament, talking with God is mostly unilateral. But he does answer.
Português简体中文繁體中文A Word Can Be Worth a Thousand Pictures
Why the pulpit—and not the screen—still belongs at the center of our churches.
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Top Story May 3, 2024
Migrant rights have been off-radar for many Panamanian Christians. But as pressures increase, some are speaking out ahead of this weekend’s general elections.
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