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Time Is Not a Political Promise
October 21, 2024
Candidates say they’ll revive a gloried past or birth a better future. But Christians especially should know that isn’t how time works.
Why Can’t We Talk to Each Other Anymore?
Online interactions are draining us of energy to have hard conversations in person.
You Don’t Need a Rule of Life
What you need is a church.
Facing My Limits in a Flood Zone
As a minister, I’m used to helping people during crisis. But trapped at home during Hurricane Helene, I could only care for who was in front of me.
You Are the Light of the Public Square
American Christians can illuminate our country’s politics—if we engage with moral imagination, neighborliness, boldness, and humility.
Writers
No More Sundays on the Couch
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.
The Evangelicalism of Jimmy Carter
The former president, who turns 100 on Tuesday, was elected while serving as a Southern Baptist deacon. But he was never fully welcomed by white evangelicals as one of our own.
Who Is My Neighbor?
How Christians can love well in a digitized, global, and polarized world.
25 Precepts for This (and Every) Election
On disagreement, faithfulness, forbearance, and votes.
Faith Lived Close to the Land
Growing up on a farm indelibly shaped my understanding of God and his creation. It’s an increasingly uncommon experience.
Pastors, We Have to Play the Long Game
My whole ministry, I’ve watched fellow pastors crumble. We need to change our scoreboard of success.
Emptying the Nest in Hope, not Fear
When Christian kids leave home, we worry about deconversion. But our trust and hope are in Christ, not well-practiced apologetics.
The United Nations Is a Mission Field
What I have learned representing my Christian organization to diplomats from 193 countries.
Give Gen Z Students Some Credit
Don’t ‘Spiritually Bypass’ Your Church-Hurt Neighbor
Like the Good Samaritan, we’re called to offer a healing balm, not pour salt on their wounds.
Sports Betting Has Become Too Prevalent for Christians to Ignore
Online gambling isn’t necessarily sinful, but it’s certainly not a careful use of the wealth God has given us.
Shielded from Truth at Our Own Expense
The Bible consistently tells us we must examine ourselves and accept correction, but our culture is forgetting the art of fair critique.