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You Are the Light of the Public Square
October 8, 2024
American Christians can illuminate our countryโs politicsโif we engage with moral imagination, neighborliness, boldness, and humility.
Faith Lived Close to the Land
Growing up on a farm indelibly shaped my understanding of God and his creation. Itโs an increasingly uncommon experience.
Pastors, We Have to Play the Long Game
My whole ministry, Iโve 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.
Writers
Give Gen Z Students Some Credit
Donโt โSpiritually Bypassโ Your Church-Hurt Neighbor
Like the Good Samaritan, weโre called to offer a healing balm, not pour salt on their wounds.
Sports Betting Has Become Too Prevalent for Christians to Ignore
Online gambling isnโt necessarily sinful, but itโs 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.
School Screens Are Worst for the Least of These
Unclench Your Fist
Instead of white-knuckling our way through life in a pluralistic, rapidly changing society, Christians should learn from Augustineโs openhanded discipleship.
The Church Can Help End the Phone-Based Childhood
Christians fought for laws to protect children during the Industrial Revolution. We can do it again in the smartphone age.
The Soul of MAGA
The loves and desires that draw evangelicals to Donald Trump.
Women Agree: Alcoholism Is a Big Concern in Their Circles
Responses to our May/June issue.
A Vision for Repair
We donโt fix things anymoreโrelationships, democracies, or socks. Thatโs a problem.
Making Space for โYearnersโ
Some in our churches live in the borderlands between committed faith and disbelief.
Calling Is More Than Your Job
We often conflate our vocation with Godโs purpose for our lives. Is that biblical?