Advancing the stories and ideas of the kingdom of God.
May 28, 1533: English reformer Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, declares King Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn valid, having earlier approved the king's divorce of Catherine of Aragon (see issue 48: Thomas Cranmer).
May 28, 1841: Edwin Moody dies, leaving his wife to raise 4-year-old Dwight Lyman and eight other children. D.L. Moody went on to become the leading American evangelist of his generation (see issue 25: D.L. Moody).
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.