Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
December 24, 1223: Francis of Assisi stages history’s first living nativity scene, complete with live animals, in a cave near Greccio, Italy (see issue 42: Francis of Assisi).
December 24, 1491: Spanish ascetic and theologian Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Jesuits, is born in Guipuzcoa, Spain. His order quickly became a great power in Roman Catholicism and led the Counter-Reformation.
December 24, 1818: Franz Gruber composes “Silent Night” in the St. Nicholas Church of Oberndorf, Austria.
Analysis
Even in San Francisco, some change is possible: The Tenderloin neighborhood is improving.
Excerpt
An excerpt from Discipling the Diseased Imagination: Spiritual Formation and the Healing of Our Hearts.
At the Korean Lunar New Year, everyone turns a year older. Psalm 103 frames aging as a sign of God’s sustenance.
Being Human
How can we make the Bible more accessible and less intimidating?
The Russell Moore Show
Russell answers a listener question about how a Martina McBride song helps us better love our neighbors.
Analysis
Pro-life political wins correlate with church attendance rates. So what do you do if most of your neighbors stay home on Sunday morning?
Parenting books—even Christian ones—capitalize on fear and longing, sometimes making promises that don’t hold true.
Evangelicals who back the president should no longer contort themselves to support a morally bankrupt leader.