Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
August 21, 1874: Henry Ward Beecher, a popular Congregational clergyman from Connecticut, is accused of adultery. Sued for $100,000 by the alleged adulteress's husband, the brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe (and son of evangelical leader Lyman Beecher) would eventually be exonerated by his congregation and the jury (which voted 9-3 in favor of Beecher).
News
A federal judge ruled that ICE can no longer arrest legally admitted refugees in the state, many of whom are persecuted Christians. But damage has been done.
Inside the Ministry
The Big Tent Initiative is building bridges across the American Church.
When Christians neglect the poor and oppressed, it’s not because we love Jesus too much but because we love him too little.
The rapper’s political advocacy seems sincere, but she has fallen into political tribalism.
The Just Life with Benjamin Watson
The harrowing story of whistleblowing from the inside.
Public Theology Project
Ask not what will happen to your country—although that’s of grave importance. Ask what will happen to you.
We must engage the truth of the gospel with relationship and respect.