Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
February 22, 1906: Black itinerant evangelist William J. Seymour arrives in Los Angeles to lead a Holiness mission. The group grew larger as word spread of its revival meetings and speaking in tongues, and it eventually moved to a rundown building on Azusa Street. The church's revival is often cited as one of the birthplaces of Pentecostalism (see issue 58: Pentecostalism).
Analysis
Jewish-Christian friendships offer solace and solidarity after antisemitic violence.
Lebanon’s civil war is a taboo subject. A group of Christians and Muslims is broaching it.
Review
Artistically, it’s ambitious. Narratively, it works. But it’s no “The Prince of Egypt.”
Christmastime comes with its own losses and longings. God understands them.
The Russell Moore Show
What if the most radical thing about Christmas isn’t that God came near—but that he came to serve?
Excerpt
Meet the unlikely characters who defined this musical classic.
News
After Myanmar’s military raided a compound, a network of ministries helps trafficking victims return home.
Technologies like AI privilege “growth” and “effectiveness” over imagination and inefficiency. God operates differently.