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The Good Gift of a Downcast Soul
How our emotions—even the unpleasant ones—point us back to a loving God.
I Marked People for Death. Jesus Marked Me for Life.
How a gang leader found salvation in prison.
Fitness Trackers, Dating Apps, and Other Ladders to Nowhere
Why secular substitutes for religion will always leave us exhausted and unhappy.
The Most Effective Response to Poverty? Worshipping the True God
Even more than better systems and better policies, we need better theology.
Why I Always Pray at the End of the Day
We didn't accomplish everything we should have. God reminds us we didn't need to.
Lessons on Christian Rhetoric from Five of its Greatest Practitioners
If the enemies of truth employ the arts of persuasion, then lovers of truth have no choice but to employ them more effectively.
The Rise of Conversational Churches
Why a growing number of congregations are taking deliberate steps to relearn the habit of talking together.
Is Islam Receptive to Religious Freedom?
The short-term outlook appears grim, says scholar Daniel Philpott, but there are grounds for hope.
What Is Cultural Apologetics?
Effective apologetics today requires a genuine missionary encounter.
Palm Sunday and the Gift of Disillusionment
How the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry—and my chronic pain diagnosis—helped me trade in false hopes for a truer picture of God.
What the Kingdom of God Is Like
The kingdom was central to Jesus’ teaching, but it can be divisive for his followers.
Waiting Time Isn’t Wasted Time
As technology makes the world go faster, life’s little delays feel increasingly intolerable. Why we shouldn’t be in such a rush to get rid of them.
21 Unremarkable Martyrs and Their Remarkable Gifts to the World
A writer goes in search of the young Coptic Christian men executed on film by ISIS.
God Saved Me From Suicide
I wanted nothing to do with faith. That changed the night I tried to take my own life.
Has Academic Theology Lost Its Way?
Two theologians ask how their discipline can start mattering to ordinary believers again.
The Three Horizons of Old Testament Prophecy
The prophets launch their words into the future. Where do they land?
Delivering a Stillborn Baby Taught Me the Transience of Death
When I found out about my daughter's condition, I felt the destruction of my plans and hopes. But this place of limitation also revealed God’s profound love.
A New Set of Spotlights on Elisabeth Elliot
What we learn about her life and work from two releases of previously unpublished writings.
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