Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
September 7, 1807: English missionary Robert Morrison, 25, becomes the first Protestant missionary in China. Catholic missionaries beat Protestants by some 225 years—Jesuit Matteo Ricci first arrived in 1582 (see issue 52: Hudson Taylor).
A federal judge on Monday extended deportation protections for Haitian immigrants. While they waited for the ruling, pastors in Springfield, Ohio, gathered and prayed.
A devastating cancer diagnosis wrecked a young couple. But after five years of uncertainty, a chatbot changed everything.
Excerpt
An excerpt from Habits of Resistance: 7 Ways You’re Being Formed by Culture and Gospel Practices to Help You Push Back.
The Bulletin
Palestinians cross into Egypt, Trump’s leaked tax documents, former CNN anchor arrested, and MAGA Jesus vs. the real Jesus.
Review
Becoming Pro-Grace rightly challenges churches to greater compassion but fails to equally uphold the rights of unborn children.
News
As laws and attitudes on prostitution differ from country to country, so do the focuses of local nonprofits.
A conservative pastor I know opened his home to children whose parents were deported. His witness has me examining my comfortable life.