Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
June 15, 1215: King John signs the Magna Carta, which begins, “The Church of England shall be free.
June 15, 1520: In the papal encyclical “Exsurge Domine,” Leo X condemns Martin Luther on 41 of counts of heresy, branding him an enemy of the Roman Catholic Church. After the encyclical, Luther’s works were burned in Rome (see issue 34: Luther’s Early Years).
Public Theology Project
First-century Bethlehem is not an escape from all the political chaos; it’s the epicenter.
How a former MLB player found God and a calling for civic service.
The Russell Moore Show
Gather round ye listeners come…Andrew Peterson is back.
There are still good teachers doing good work. But they can only do so much when state directives and district resources push them online.
The heroine reminds me what it means to be beloved as I raise three children who were abandoned like her.
News
The executive order reverses a Biden-era push for LGBTQ policies that shut Christians out of fostering and adoption, but its legal mechanism is left vague.
They’re not wrong to believe in a contested world. But they’ve misidentified the villains.
The Bulletin
Australia bans social media for kids, CDC’s recommendations change, college football uproar, and the far right lens on history.