John Starke gives us a compelling vision of the praying life—and the practices to turn that vision into a reality.

In an era of anxiety about personal boundaries and sexual signals, Jesus shows us how to minister to others with care and sensitivity.

Chosen by Heather Day Gilbert, author of contemporary mysteries and Viking historical novels.

Chosen by Jeffrey Munroe, author of “Reading Buechner: Exploring the Work of a Master Memoirist, Novelist, Theologian, and Preacher” (InterVarsity Press).

Or is it faith? Or some complex combination of both?

An experienced editor shows how well-crafted words can help us serve God and neighbor.

Our picks for the books most likely to shape evangelical life, thought, and culture.

I used to be repulsed by Ephesians 5. Then I learned to see Paul’s instructions through a gospel lens.

When God announced the birth of Christ to sweaty, uncouth shepherds, he signaled something important about the kind of Messiah he was sending.

The Oxford scholar reflects on the interface between faith and science and how narratives draw us toward belief.

In communist East Germany, the church was supposed to be a refuge from the government’s godlike gaze. But the secret police managed to bribe and flatter their way in.

Why believers shouldn’t throw it away out of embarrassment.

Students and teachers alike need to remember the difference between knowing theology and knowing God.

Compiled by Matt Reynolds.

Historian Alec Ryrie offers a revisionist take on the roots of unbelief. But there’s another story that needs telling.

Wesley Hill shows how each petition points to the character of Christ.

How an earlier generation of believers stretched the boundaries of faith-based political imagination.

The effectiveness of our theological instruction depends ultimately on the presence and activity of the Holy Spirit.

How the Danish philosopher takes an idea that’s congenial to modern ears and turns it upside down.