Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
September 5, 1888: Sensational preacher Billy Sunday marries Helen Amelia Thompson, who became his evangelistic campaign adviser. Her organizational talents helped raise him to national prominence.
September 5, 1997: Mother Teresa, winner of the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize and founder of the Missionaries of Charity (now with 517 missions worldwide) dies in Calcutta, India (see issue 65: The Ten Most Influential Christians of the Twentieth Century).
News
The civil rights leader believed in a gospel bigger than race or self-interest.
The Bulletin
The financial and moral toll of war, immigration slows but ministry continues, and why denominations split.
America prepared for a bicentennial, and religious identity dominated the presidential campaign.
The Philadelphia-based pastor discusses how the church can engage Black men and have a biblical approach to government.
Review
The Oscar-nominated film reminds viewers to learn from the past—and to share our stories with the next generation.
The author of the Mitford Years series married at 14, protested segregation, and wrote her first book at 57.
The Just Life with Benjamin Watson
Exploring the sobering connection between modern convenience and human suffering.