Theology+Spirituality
Trump’s Would-Be Assassin and the Twisted Quest for Human GloryPolitical violence offers a false sense of meaning. The church must model a different kind of glory. Our Old Leaders Won’t Walk Away, and That’s About More Than PoliticsWhat the presidential debate and its aftermath should tell us about our culture of geriatric childishness.
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Catholic Miracle Stories Should Take Us Outside Our Protestant Comfort ZonesEven when they strain credulity, they can challenge our assumptions about popular piety and the limits of the possible.
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Artistic Humility in the Age of ‘Hot AI Jesus’As digital enticements proliferate, Michelangelo and the apostle Paul teach us to seek humbler, faithful art forms.
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Until the Next World Comes, Christians Hold This World TogetherHow the early church’s example of public witness helps us avoid the extremes of triumphalism and retreat.
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Missionaries Have Gone to Thailand for 200 Years. Why Aren’t There More Christians?The Buddhist nation hosts many Christian conferences, but the faith hasn’t taken root. Five local church leaders discuss why.
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Jesus Didn’t Grasp for Status. But I Sure Do.He “made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.” I dread admitting I don’t have a fancy new job.
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Modern Secularism Makes No Sense Without ChristianityA new book argues that early Protestant thinking helped fuel an anti-supernatural worldview. But that worldview retains more Protestantism than it cares to admit.
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Theocracy Is Not the Enemy of PluralismGod’s rule is inherently true and doesn’t require that we force it on anyone.
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Isaac Asimov Believed the World Could Go on for Thousands More Years. Why Can’t Christians?Why the church so often (erroneously) predicts our own demise.Français
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The Lovely Country That Smells of EvilA memoir of apartheid-era South Africa juggles affection, anger, and hope for redemption.
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Celebrating the Stars and Their Maker on Māori New YearAs Matariki is celebrated in New Zealand, Christians navigate a return to the festival’s pagan roots.
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Biblical Reflections from a Ukrainian Theologian’s War DiaryAs Russia’s invasion fades from Western interest, daily musings from an evangelical seminary leader remind readers of the war’s ongoing reality for Ukrainian Christians who stay and serve.русскийУкраїнська
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A New Blueprint for Chinese Churches: Beyond the Four WallsIn a rapidly urbanizing China, some houses of worship are taking inspiration from the Bible while rethinking local architectural tradition.简体中文繁體中文
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Scarcity’s Strange GiftsChurch attendance is down. Giving is iffy. Ministers are tired. But God is with us in lean times too.
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Why Israel’s Most Pious Jews Refuse Military ServiceMessianic Jewish leader explains how Christians can best engage the ultra-Orthodox Haredim, who tremble at God’s word as they avoid the war in Gaza.FrançaisрусскийУкраїнська
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Three Evangelical ‘Founding Fathers’ and Their Complicated Relationships to SlaveryA new book steers between full condemnation and “men of their time” dodges.简体中文繁體中文
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‘Going for the Jugular’ Does Not Wash Away SinWhy the life and death of disgraced culture warrior Paul Pressler should serve as a warning to all of us.
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What If the Christian Sexual Ethic Becomes a Feature, Not a Bug?Evangelicals tend to assume our sexual ethic is deeply unpopular. But the wind may be shifting as thought leaders increasingly declare Christianity a cultural asset.
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I’m Trading My Career for Motherhood. Neither Will Fulfill Me.This isn’t a female problem, but a human one.Português
News & Reporting
- Baptism by Flood: Kherson Christians Persevere After Ukraine Dam’s DestructionOccupied, liberated, and now underwater, Kherson remains on the frontline of fighting—and faith, as a local seminary president explains.
- Digital Bibles Help Men Read More But Retain LessData suggests Christians are unaware of the effect the medium has on the message.español
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