Joy Clarkson peels back the veil of overfamiliarity from commonplace expressions and images.

Aslan is fictional, but the real Lion of Judah reminds us that we’re forgiven.

A Christian reconciliation group in Israel and Palestine warned that war would come. Now the war threatens their relevance.

As my doubts about his teachings grew, so did a secret fascination with Jesus.

When it comes to defending the faith, local congregations have long been the first line of defense.

How a romance author journeyed with God through an unwanted divorce.

Nijay Gupta helps us rediscover the compelling strangeness of the earliest Christians.

Like the disciples, we need to learn the difference between trust in Jesus and spiritual cockiness.

Attention to bodies and cultural conflict has brought attention to the question of what it means to be human.

We’ve got little information on Jesus’ appearance and personality. But that’s the way God designed it.

Mary Magdalene was a recipient of grace with a story to proclaim.

I want to continue to call myself a complementarian. But we need to reclaim the term.

Are churches moving to an egalitarian model truly embracing female leadership?

The biggest New Testament passages on gender roles may have more to do with marriage than ministry.

Scott W. Sunquist calls the American church to observe the diversity in ecclesiologies around the world.

Will our gender be removed or renewed in the Resurrection?

An oft-forgotten mummy in Scripture teaches us how idolatry deadens, but Jesus awakens.

Anna Broadway’s survey of global singleness challenges a marriage status hierarchy within the church.

I understand frustration with media negativity. But bad news may be God’s invitation to work alongside him.