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Women
Why the Church Needs Single Parents, and Single Parents Need the Church
Families with one parent are part of God’s family. But how do we minister to their complex needs?

Ruth Moon Mari | April 25, 2019
The Exchange
Are Evangelicals More Altruistic than Other Groups?
We have hard data about just how much altruism is practiced by Americans from all religious affiliations.

Ryan Burge | April 25, 2019

Book Review
The Good Gift of a Downcast Soul
How our emotions—even the unpleasant ones—point us back to a loving God.

Elyse Fitzpatrick | April 24, 2019
Speaking Out
Six Biblical Responses to Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings
Colombo theologian: God gives Christians the freedom to leave the revenge cycle and instead love and bless Muslims.

Ajith Fernando | April 23, 2019
Pending Resolution
Of Truth-Telling and Bridge-Building
How Jesus modeled relationships of surprising frankness and trust.

April 22, 2019
Testimony
I Marked People for Death. Jesus Marked Me for Life.
How a Latino gang leader found salvation in prison.

Casey Diaz | April 22, 2019
Spirited Life
Bringing a Tent Peg to a Sword Fight
Why God sends his people into battle armed with the tools of everyday life.

Andrew Wilson | April 22, 2019
Book Review
Fitness Trackers, Dating Apps, and Other Ladders to Nowhere
Why secular substitutes for religion will always leave us exhausted and unhappy.

Leslie Leyland Fields | April 22, 2019
Book Review
The Most Effective Response to Poverty? Worshipping the True God
Even more than better systems and better policies, we need better theology.

Tom Nelson | April 22, 2019
Excerpt
Why I Always Pray at the End of the Day
We didn't accomplish everything we should have. God reminds us we didn't need to.

Justin Whitmel Earley | April 22, 2019
Interview
Lessons on Christian Rhetoric from Five of its Greatest Practitioners
If the enemies of truth employ the arts of persuasion, then lovers of truth have no choice but to employ them more effectively.

Interview by Erin Straza | April 22, 2019
Biblical Theology
Worship God at All Times. If Necessary, Use Music.
It turns out the Bible’s idea of worship is mostly about posture, not music or praise.

Daniel I. Block | April 22, 2019
The Exchange
O Death, Where Is Your Victory? Reflections of Death at Easter
The fact that Jesus climbed out of that tomb changes everything.

Ed Stetzer and Gabriella Siefert | April 21, 2019
Love That Will Not Let Go
Mary Magdalene both clung to the risen Christ and went out to bear witness.

Simon Chan | April 20, 2019
Women
Why ‘Being Christian Without the Church’ Fails the Good Friday Test
According to the gospel of John, the cross casts us into community.

Fleming Rutledge | April 19, 2019
Women
Easter Joy Belongs to the Melancholy
The celebration of Christ’s resurrection stands in contrast to Christmas joy.

Elisabeth Rain Kincaid | April 18, 2019
The Exchange
True Tolerance Opens the Door for All to Share Their Beliefs, Including Christians
Sometimes culture makes it difficult, but there are aspects of culture that are quite conducive to evangelism.

Ed Stetzer | April 18, 2019
Christ's Confident Resolve
What Jesus' arrest and trial can teach us about facing opposition.

Darrell L. Bock | April 18, 2019
Suffering and Submission in Gethsemane
Even as Jesus struggled, he was resolute about what he wanted most of all.

Nancy Guthrie | April 18, 2019
Holy Week
Joy, the Overlooked Aspect of the Cross
Even in the midst of the sorrow, pain, and shame of the cross, Good Friday is still very good.

Geoff Holsclaw | April 17, 2019

Global Gospel Project

No, Prayer Isn’t Really a Conversation
Even in the New Testament, talking with God is mostly unilateral. But he does answer.
Why You Can't Read Scripture Alone
Studying the Bible in light of the Great Tradition.
A Word Can Be Worth a Thousand Pictures
Why the pulpit—and not the screen—still belongs at the center of our churches.

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News

Sri Lankan Sunday School Was ‘Willing to Die for Christ’ on Easter. Half Did.

Amid funerals and fears after ISIS-linked attacks, Christian leaders across the island explain how they are guiding the faithful on mourning and Muslims.