At 70, Frederick Buechner looks back on his ministry in letters. (From 1997)

Pay attention to the sin of passivity, especially in church leaders dealing with abused women.

A selection of the late author’s CT publications.

While searching through old files, radio producers at Back to the Bible discovered an unpublished work written by the late missionary pioneer.

As a longtime Christian bookseller, I figured I’d enjoy a fellow bookseller’s ode to browsing, buying, and reading. Here’s why it left me feeling conflicted.

Too often, our (mis)understanding of the Good News devalues a vital, life-shaping, world-changing relationship with God himself.

Our view of gender roles and relations should begin with Christ’s pattern of humility.

In Christ, we can handle even the toughest conversations without speaking past one another.

A sociologist explores some of the factors driving them away, but her “accrued resentments” get in the way of a fair picture.

As his widow, I live with grief every day. But I also live in the Good Shepherd’s grip.

A new history argues that Protestant ministers have traded prophetic introspection for triumphalist civil religion.

Richard Mouw reflects on the moral and spiritual work of loving your country.

Paul Miller’s critique of political idolatry is persuasive. His defense of patriotic civil religion, less so.

How Fulton J. Sheen and Walter A. Maier unlocked the evangelistic power of the airwaves.

I bounced from home to home before finding the Father my heart yearned for.

A theologian (and amateur musician) explores the connection between them.

Different languages and ethnicities aren’t a consequence of sin, but a part of God’s plan.

Why James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and other African American masters deserve an audience among all believers.

Chosen by Andrew Arndt, author of “Streams in the Wasteland: Finding Spiritual Renewal with the Desert Fathers and Mothers.”