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Our September Issue: Nothing to Hide
How much power do secrets hold over the Christian? My neighbor on the flight from Los Angeles to Chicago was a little cagey, but …
How Evangelistically Effective is Church Planting?
Church planting is evangelistically effective only to the degree that it is evangelistically focused from the beginning. In 2002, pastor and author Tim Keller …
Job’s Most Beloved Verse May Be Different Than You Think
Job 13:15 is more anguished—and encouraging—in its original wording. “Oh, Job is so powerful!” said a man I had just met. We had found …
Planting Pastors in the New America: A Case for Civic Advocacy Training
In today’s urban ministry climate, people are not content to settle for “lip service” anymore. I was at the National Latino Evangelical Association a …
Why Prepare for Ministry at a Liberal Arts College?
A liberal arts education does not simply encounter creation; it encounters the Creator. College is not for everyone. Nor is seminary. I’ve written plenty …
How to Avoid the Folly of the Pharisees
The real mistake made by Jesus’ classic adversaries might surprise you. You’ve probably heard someone say at some point “Don’t be such a Pharisee.” …
Aretha Franklin’s One Faith
As her father once said, Aretha was still a gospel singer. Today’s homecoming of Aretha Franklin prompted me to pull out her legendary double-CD …
Will Trump Sanctions Help Andrew Brunson More Than They Hurt Turkish Christians?
Religious freedom advocates consider if the need of the one outweighs the needs of the many. Governments are supposed to take care of their …
Christian College Drops Sex Standards in Law School Bid
Trinity Western University abandons its community covenant after Canadian Supreme Court loss. Two months after Canada’s Supreme Court ruled against what would have been …
Christians to Science: Leave Animals the Way God Designed Them—Except Mosquitoes
Pew finds 7 in 10 Americans, as well as highly committed evangelicals, say the pesky insects should be genetically engineered to reduce disease. When …
