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May 2021

May 05, 2021

Americans are more optimistic than we have been in fifteen years: The danger of “untethered sympathy” and the power of God’s love

According to a poll taken last weekend, Americans are more optimistic about the nation’s direction...

May 04, 2021

Pastor’s wife advocates for vaccines and receives death threats: A call to courage that glorifies Jesus

Emily Smith is an epidemiologist at Baylor University, the wife of a Baptist pastor, and...

May 03, 2021

Church confirms drag queen for ordination: The urgency and power of personal morality

A gay man who is also a drag queen was recently confirmed by a Methodist...

April 2021

April 30, 2021

A political leader whose faith is deeply encouraging: Preparing for a threat that seeks to replace Christianity

The American media continues to cover President Biden’s Wednesday night address to Congress and the...

April 29, 2021

President Biden delivers first joint address to Congress: Two lessons on God’s calling to serve others

The Constitution requires the president to “from time to time give to the Congress Information...

April 28, 2021

What do a man in a bear suit and the 2020 Census data have in common? One person can make a significant difference

Thirty-three-year-old Jesse Larios from California has been in the news recently after deciding “on a...

April 27, 2021

Biden first US President to acknowledge deaths of Armenian Christians as genocide: Why the Armenian Genocide matters today

President Joe Biden made history this past weekend when he became the first sitting US...

April 26, 2021

Fresh off another Oscar win, Pixar looking to cast its first openly transgender character: How should we respond?

Pixar Animation Studios has become perhaps the most preeminent name in children’s entertainment. They have...

April 23, 2021

The national conversation over Ma’Khia Bryant’s shooting: A call for responding with reason

While the world waited in anticipation for the final verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial...

April 22, 2021

Carrie Underwood and CeCe Winans steal the show at the 2021 ACM Awards: How excellence leads to gospel opportunities

The attention of the nation has been understandably fixed on the aftermath of Derek Chauvin’s...

April 21, 2021

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all three counts: Two potential dangers against which we must guard

Almost eleven months after George Floyd’s death, a jury of his peers found Derek Chauvin...

April 20, 2021

How will the Derek Chauvin trial end? Why we must pray before we post

Closing arguments were heard yesterday in the trial of Derek Chauvin following three weeks of...

April 19, 2021

Man runs from Disneyland to Walt Disney World: How to turn our discouragement into God’s transforming strength

Don Muchow recently ran from Disneyland in Southern California to Walt Disney World in Orlando,...

April 19, 2021

Man runs from Disneyland to Walt Disney World: How to turn our discouragement into God’s transforming strength

Don Muchow recently ran from Disneyland in Southern California to Walt Disney World in Orlando,...

April 16, 2021

Mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis: Five promises we can claim and pray

Eight people were shot and killed and several others injured Thursday night in a mass...

April 16, 2021

Father Damien is a hero for our time: Why suffering service can be our most compelling witness

NOTE: Eight people died and several others were wounded in a mass shooting last night...

April 15, 2021

Pro-life activist was nearly aborted: The power of changed lives and encouragement from one of the greatest sermons of the twentieth century

Christianity Today is profiling a woman who was nearly aborted in 1989. Claire Culwell’s mother...

April 14, 2021

Woman refuses to return $1.2 million after clerical error: A fascinating article by a religious skeptic and the empowering privilege of intercession

Imagine receiving $1.2 million in your brokerage account as the result of a clerical error....

April 13, 2021

Judge rules that Christian club can have Christian leaders: Why our faith is key to experiencing the power of God

Let’s begin with good news you wouldn’t think to be news: a Christian club in...

April 12, 2021

The death of Prince Philip: Continuing the case for Christian optimism

Buckingham Palace announced Friday that Prince Philip had died at the age of ninety-nine. His...

April 09, 2021

Post-pandemic cosmetic procedures and escalating depression: Making a counterintuitive case for Christian optimism

I am writing today to make a case for Christian optimism. My argument is not...

April 08, 2021

The latest in the trial of Derek Chauvin: Joining Jesus in leading souls to eternal life

Witness testimony continued yesterday in the trial of Derek Chauvin. The former Minneapolis police officer...

April 07, 2021

Why Baylor Coach Scott Drew is such an appealing Christian: Three steps to conversations that affect eternity

Scott Drew is one of the most appealing Christians in America these days. As the...

April 06, 2021

The Los Angeles Times publishes Easter articles attacking Easter faith: Three steps to biblical thinking for biblical living

There was a day when Easter Sunday elicited cover stories and headlines on Easter themes...

April 05, 2021

Kanakuk Kamps and the urgency of accountability: Salvation in three tenses and the peril of Christless Christianity

The United Nations has condemned a bombing at an Indonesian church on Palm Sunday, an...

April 02, 2021

Train derailment in Taiwan kills more than three dozen people: Why Good Friday still matters today

The Wall Street Journal is reporting this morning that a passenger train in Taiwan derailed...

April 01, 2021

Famous April Fools’ jokes and the denial of truth: Praying on Maundy Thursday for the faith to have faith

Perhaps the most famous April Fools’ Day joke of all time is the BBC’s “spaghetti...

March 2021

March 31, 2021

Three stories of good news for the church in the culture: The best way to observe Silent Wednesday

When Miami Beach declared a state of emergency recently due to spring break partyers who...

March 30, 2021

A stranded megaship and censored Christians: Three ways to engage our critics with redemptive truth

What ship is longer than the Eiffel Tower’s height and, when loaded, weighs more than...

March 28, 2021

Responding to the Oral Roberts University controversy: Two interrelated imperatives all Christians should embrace today

My wife’s parents lived in Arkansas for many years; we think it is a beautiful...