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June 2016

June 22, 2016

Gospel as Oasis: Bringing Economic Flourishing to Urban Deserts

By Joseph Sunde “The Bible has a rich desert theology…He will cause rivers to flow,...

January 2016

January 26, 2016

How Churches Can Help the 93 Percent of U.S. Counties That Haven’t Recovered From Recession

By Joe Carter “Anyone claiming that America’s economy is in decline is peddling fiction,” said...

January 12, 2016

The Trinity and Human Flourishing: A New Ode to Joy

By Charlie Self Followers of Jesus worship a God who is at once the Almighty...

December 2015

December 29, 2015

The Church as Cultural Lifeblood

By Joseph Sunde After years of rejecting or downplaying so-called “organized religion,” evangelicals are beginning...

December 21, 2015

Joy for the World: Restoring the Joy of God to Cultural Witness

By Joseph Sunde Over the last century, Christianity has declined in social influence across much...

December 14, 2015

When the Poor Become Generous

By Chris Horst It is more blessed to give than to receive. How many times...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Living Out Creative Service

By Evan Koons I overheard a story recently at Acton University (a 4-day conference from Acton Institute that offers a...

May 2015

May 12, 2015

The Church: Christ’s Body Offered to the Father

By Evan Koons Remember this: the church is the body of Christ, given as a...

March 2015

March 03, 2015

Lived Memory – Part I

By Evan Koons I think I was in kindergarten. It might have been preschool (both...

October 2014

October 29, 2014

The Soul of the System

By Jordan Ballor In his review of Hunter Baker’s latest book, The System Has a Soul, Doug...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

Letters to the Exiles: A New Approach to Cultural Engagement

By Joseph Sunde “What is our salvation actually for?” It’s a question that Christians neglect...