Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
‘That summer sojourn, / forty years gone’
Drawstrings dangled, elastic held; polished nails picked at nubbled nylon.
We dove and split the sunlit water closing quick as time behind us.
Good Humor dripped manna for ants wandering sere and grainy sidewalks.
Dragonfly by day, firefly by night, we made our way under watchful eyes.
That summer sojourn, forty years gone, just children then, still children now.
John Savoie teaches great books at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
Invisibility, Hudson Taylor, and the mystery of the world: The hopes and fears of invisibility, Hudson Taylor’s mission at 150, and the mystery of the world.
Hispanic American congregations tend to be young, vibrant, and intergenerational. The wider church has much to learn with and from them.
Review
By changing our experience of reality, it tempts those who don’t perceive God to conclude that he doesn’t exist.
The Bulletin
The Bulletin recaps the 2024 vice presidential debate, discusses global religious persecution, and explores the dynamics of celebrity Christianity.
News
Canadian pastors are lagging behind a national push to expand MAID to those with disabilities and mental health conditions.
Excerpt
Yan Yangchu taught thousands of peasants to read and write in the early 20th century.
COVID got us used to staying home. But it’s the work of God’s people to lift up the name of Christ and receive God’s Word—together.
Review
A theologian questions our habit of elevating this goal above all others.
