Worship Music Is Emotionally Manipulative. Do You Trust the Leader Plucking the Strings?

"Bigger!" said the voice in my in-ear monitor.I was on stage in a dark room, nearly blinded by spotlights. It was my first time leading worship at a big regional conference for college students, and o...

With Drug Overdoses on the Rise, Churches Need an All-Hands-on-Deck Attitude

What would the parable of the Good Samaritan look like today?In the United States, the man lying beside the road may well be dying from an overdose of fentanyl.Over the course of the pandemic, social ...

Russell Moore: I Already Miss Tim Keller's Wise Voice

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore's newsletter. Subscribe here."Gandalf isn't supposed to die."That text appeared on my phone yesterday from a New York City pastor who worked closely with Tim ...

Tim Keller Changed Church Planting, from City to City

"Christians are called to be an alternate city within every earthly city," Tim Keller wrote for CT in 2006. "We must live in the city to serve all the peoples in it, not just our own tribe. We must lo...

She Was Born into Slavery. She Became a Missionary to Africa at 56.

At the turn of the 20th century, the Congo Free State was one of the hardest places to be a human. For several decades, Belgian soldiers and business owners brutalized thousands of Congolese locals. T...

The case for the abolition of abortion

The case for the abolition of abortion

Died: Tim Keller, New York City Pastor Who Modeled Winsome Witness

Tim Keller, a New York City pastor who ministered to young urban professionals and in the process became a leading example for how a winsome Christian witness could win a hearing for the gospel even i...

What Was Tim Keller's Greatest Legacy?

Brought to you by [photo1] Newsweek called him "C.S. Lewis for the twenty-first century." While Tim Keller (1950-2023) had his unique role and vocation, many would agree that ...

UK is one of the least religious countries in the world - study

UK is one of the least religious countries in the world - study

The Dwight Schrute Theory of American Culture

This piece was adapted from Russell Moore's newsletter. Subscribe here.This week on my podcast, I talked to Rainn Wilson, the writer, actor, and comedian who played the character Dwight Schrute on The...

Australian Gamblers Could Lose Less Money, Thanks to These Christians

The former CEO of World Vision Australia, Tim Costello, often says that no one gambles away money like Australians.He's not wrong.Aussies lose more than $25 billion a year to gambling, the largest per...

Malaysia's Death Penalty Is No Longer Mandatory. Advocate Wishes Christian Conversation Was.

On April 3, Malaysia's parliament voted to abolish the mandatory death penalty. In its place, the courts may mete out alternative sentences such as life imprisonment or whipping."[For] people who get ...

Rainn Wilson Tells Me Where I'm Wrong on Spirituality

Whenever I'm about to do something, I think 'Would an idiot do that?' And if they would, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute, The Office
In an age of cultural division and religious disagre...

Sudan's increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum

Sudan's increased fighting empties Christian clerics from the capital Khartoum

How a South African orphan's faith in God gave him the strength to graduate from medical school

How a South African orphan's faith in God gave him the strength to graduate from medical school

Hollywood, exorcisms and evil

Hollywood, exorcisms and evil

God and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

God and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

British teens have positive view of Jesus, study finds

British teens have positive view of Jesus, study finds

Why Christian Prayers for Israel Matter

There's an incredible global phenomenon taking place with millions of Christians fasting and praying for Israel this month. While the phenomenon of Christians praying for Israel is not new, this may b...

Calls for swift action to end 'anti-Christian' violence in India

Calls for swift action to end 'anti-Christian' violence in India