Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 23, 1683: English Quaker William Penn, an advocate of peace and religious toleration, signs a treaty with the American Indians of Pennsylvania. Voltaire said the agreement was the only treaty never sworn to and never broken.
June 23, 1780: American troops, using hymnal pages from the First Presbyterian Church for gun wadding, stops the British advance on Springfield, New Jersey (see issue 50: American Revolution).
Silence from Scripture on new technologies and the ethical questions they raise is no excuse for silence from the church.
More believers from China and Taiwan are finding Eastern Christianity appealing. I sought to uncover why.
Controversial excavation in Jerusalem reveals new links to the biblical record.
News
“Almost everybody has lost somebody, and quite a few people have lost very much.”
Public Theology Project
Believers can disagree on migration policies—but the Word of God should shape how we minister to vulnerable people.
Review
A new history of American apologetics from Daniel K. Williams offers careful detail, worthwhile lessons, and an ambitious, sprawling, rollicking narrative.
Faced with encouragement to lessen technology use, younger Christians with far-flung families wonder how to stay connected.
The Russell Moore Show
What if the most decisive battles in our time aren’t fought with ballots or bombs—but with the imagination?