Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
Gerald E. Groff is taking the postal service to the US Supreme Court. Behind him is a long line of sabbatarians.
The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 18 over whether a Christian postal worker has a religious right not to deliver mail on Sundays. Though most evangelicals did not object when the US Postal Service started delivering Amazon packages on the first day of the week, there is a long history of Christian opposition to Sunday mail.
This month’s cover story delves into a specific facet of theodicy: animal suffering. Also in this issue: the history of missions in Haiti and how evangelicals can respond to today’s crisis, how the ‘daily quiet time’ may be hindering Bible fluency, and the story of God’s powerful work among Bhutanese Nepali refugees who are impacting American churches and communities.
Excerpt
Meet the unlikely characters who defined this musical classic.
News
After Myanmar’s military raided a compound, a network of ministries helps trafficking victims return home.
Technologies like AI privilege “growth” and “effectiveness” over imagination and inefficiency. God operates differently.
News
Australian Christians are finding ways to support the Jewish community after an ISIS-motivated shooting killed 15.
News
God “draws near to us in our suffering,” local pastor Scott Axtmann preached after Saturday’s deadly attack. Area ministries were active too.
The Bulletin
Shootings prompt a conversation about antisemitism and violence, and Being Human’s Steve Cuss discusses God’s hospitality.
Review
Steven Félix-Jäger’s new volume on biblical, aesthetic, theological, and pastoral considerations in worship will serve many churches.
News
The Grammy-nominated singer jumped from gospel to opera to spirituals to jazz; he considered it all sacred.
