Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
August 18, 1688: John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim’s Progress preaches his last sermon, in London (see issue 11: John Bunyan).
August 18, 1732: In an emotional farewell service, Moravian Christians at Herrnhut sing 100 hymns and commission Leonard Dober and David Nitschmann as missionaries to slaves in the West Indies. Herrnhut, a community of only 600 members sent more than 70 missionaries between 1732 and 1742 (see issue 1: Nicolaus Zinzendorf).
Evangelicals were optimistic about the global church, afraid of artificial intelligence, and had questions about megachurches.
Pastors can be tempted by the twin enticements of wealth and fame, but praise God for shepherds laboring in faithful obscurity.
This tradition still speaks the language of virtue, a tongue our society has largely lost.
Public Theology Project
When I first taught through Hebrews, I understood doctrine and discipline but not disappointment and disillusionment.
It’s easy to say you love the church universal, the whole bride of Christ. But Scripture unmistakably calls us to love the local congregation too.
Christians have long asked how a good God can let evil happen. My students want to know when the evil will get their due.
It’s a very faith-stretching way to get by, compared to trusting in a salary and benefits.
News
Nearly half of East African women experience abuse at home. Church leaders are working to stop it.