Saddleback Church wants to keep its place in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC).The California megachurch--once one of the biggest in the denomination--plans to appeal the SBC's move to disfellowsh...
Jesus called the Spirit the Comforter, and sometimes the Holy Ghost. It is the presence of the Spirit that sanctifies and convicts Christians after they are saved. It is the Spirit who works in the li...
This is the third article in the Engaging Buddhism series, which explores different facets of Buddhism and how Christians can engage with and minister to Buddhists.Sydney is Australia's second most po...
Our March cover story, "Ministers in Ukraine Are 'Ready to Meet God at Any Moment,'" featured the stories of pastors risking everything to serve their fellow Ukrainians on the frontlines of war. Reade...
When composer Christopher Tyler Nickel set out to create an oratorio of Mark's gospel, he made an ambitious decision to set not just the narrative but the whole text to music, word for word.The result...
Retired Marine Roy Link didn't know 2-year-old JJ Rowland or his family, but when the 62-year-old man heard a boy had gone missing, he couldn't resist joining the search. He turned to God for help, an...
Turning back to God and repenting of the sin in our lives is a blessing in and of itself. To know that we can turn back to God and He will receive us is the greatest blessing of all.
Christian Atsu kicked his last goal on February 5. He ran up to the soccer ball and slammed it with his deft left foot, shooting it past 10 opposing players and a goalie in the fifth minute of extra t...
For our final issue of 2022, Mike Cosper spoke with U2 frontman Bono--rock star, Christian, and author of a new memoir--about lament, grief, hope, and "punk rock prayers."Some readers expressed gratit...
On Lent and 'being' Lent
[photo1] (Photo: Unsplash/Kelly Sikkema)
This year Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 22 February, six and a half weeks before Easter, and provides a 40-day perio...
Ex-gay prosecution in Malta is globally significant for free speech
[photo1] Matthew Grech left behind homosexual relationships after becoming a Christian.
The prosecution of Maltese ex-gay ...
There are no oranges in Artsakh for Christmas.
Celebrated on January 6 according to the local Orthodox calendar, holiday festivities will be curtailed this year in the disputed Caucasus enclave of ...
What is the matter with theology today? Far from being described by the string of virtues that make up the fruit of the Spirit, much of what is labeled "theology" is insecurity and fury disguised as d...
Reading the Gospel of John through Palestinian Eyes
Yohanna Katanacho
Palestinian theologian Yohanna Katanacho describes Jesus as "shaped by first-century Judaism" but also as one who "redefine...
President Daniel Ortega suspended 2,600 nonprofits in Nicaragua in 2022, including an orphanage, an association of theologians, and many other Christian organizations. He started to suppress criticism...
The Christmas tree is a tradition older than Christmas
[photo1] (Photo: Getty/iStock)
Why, every Christmas, do so many people endure the mess of dried pine needles, the risk of a fire hazard...
The choice to the Church: speak up or keep your head down
[photo1] Dr Gavin Ashenden(Photo: Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury)
How might St Paul, the Archduke Ferdinand and the Catholic Church ...
Read Matthew 2:1-12 and Isaiah 49:6; 60:3
Throughout history, humans have looked up to the night sky to search for signs from above. That proclivity has led many to worship the sta...