Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
A look at five updates to the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible.
The official Bible translation of the National Council of Churches, commonly used by academics and mainline Presbyterians, Lutherans, and Episcopalians, has been revised for the first time since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The NRSVue—which stands for New Revised Standard Version updated edition—has about 20,000 edits. The changes incorporate new scholarship on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as stylistic changes to keep up with the evolution of English.
SOURCE: National Council of Churches
This issue we give special attention to the thousands of US pastors who faithfully labor unseen and who wonder how much longer they can hold themselves together. COVID-19 put unique strains on clergy—a group that was already seeing rising rates of burnout—and the effects will linger long after most Americans have put their masks away. In our cover story, Kyle Rohane argues that pastors are less likely than other workers to join the Big Quit. It sounds like good news and is, in ways. But in other ways, it’s a warning.
Even the most admirable societal aims become spiritual distortions when we treat them as ultimate.
“If we are going to help others understand who Jesus is, our own lives must reflect his character and love.”
News
Judge John R. Tunheim said the US government had made a “solemn promise” to the persecuted whom it had welcomed to the country.
The Russell Moore Show
The author of Theo of Golden sits down with Russell in Andrew Peterson’s Chapter House for a conversation on the breakout novel.
News
Violent clashes have led many Christians to emigrate, yet some church leaders see a revival brewing.
Review
Matthew Avery Sutton’s impressive new history is insightful, helpful, colorful—and incomplete.
The When Calls the Heart author launched the modern Christian romance genre, seeking to tell stories of faith in hardship.
News
Despite this good news out of the state of Uttar Pradesh, believers remain concerned about the abuse of anticonversion laws.
