Christmas Doesn’t Need Saving
Holiday specials remind us of a salvation we already have.
Don’t Scoff at ‘Social Justice.’ Don’t Anchor Yourself to It, Either.
Today’s progressive activists have plenty in common with the biblical prophets. But some differences are too vast to ignore.
When God Is Strange and Awful
Victor Lee Austin was living a Song of Songs life. Then he learned what it’s like to become Job.
Dispatches from the Wondrous, Terrifying World of Bible Scholarship
Why studying Scripture professionally can bring great joy—but also great pain.
Blogging, Tweeting, and Instagramming in the Image of God
How the ‘media event’ of Scripture can teach us to use social media wisely.
Our Love Affair with the Letter ‘i’
Digital technology has the hallmarks of an alternative religion. How can we enjoy its blessings without falling into idolatry?
N.T. Wright Wants to Save the Best Worship Songs
The scholar urges the church to stop neglecting Jesus’ prayer book.
Spirituality Starts in the Pews
You can’t search for God in isolation from the institutional church, says Lillian Daniel.
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Terri Schiavo, Easter, and Much More
Few weeks are as heavy on religion news, or death news, as this one.