Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
December 15, 1418: English pre-Reformer John Oldcastle is burned alive for his efforts to preserve and promote the cause of the Lollards (preachers who spread John Wycliffe’s views). Shakespeare reportedly based his character Falstaff on Oldcastle (see issue 3: John Wycliffe).
December 15, 1900: Count Leo Tolstoy writes to the tsar asking him to end religious persecution in Russia.
Public Theology Project
The right kind of waiting can save us. The wrong kind will destroy us.
The Russell Moore Show
Cultural critic and essayist Chuck Klosterman about his new book and what the sport tells us about ourselves.
News
After Maduro’s ouster, ministries in Cúcuta, Colombia, don’t know if Venezuelan migrants will return home or if more will flee.
Demonstrators should not disrupt worship services. ICE should be competent, cool-headed, and constrained by the Constitution.
Review
A new book values justice for Black Americans, but its secular thesis only goes so far.
The Bulletin
War powers resolution dies in Senate, immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, and Anne Applebaum on the war in Ukraine.
Yes, Christianity can improve your life, build social cohesion, and foster respect for reality. But more importantly, Jesus is our Savior.