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  • God blessed us with plenty. How do we give it away wisely?

    God blessed us with plenty. How do we give it away wisely?

    After years of debt, one couple finds themselves in a season of plenty and wonders how to give faithfully when their income comes from real estate, dividends, and irregular sources. The answer starts with remembering that God owns it all.

  • Harry Potter, Narnia, Tolkien return. What should the Church do?

    Harry Potter, Narnia, Tolkien return. What should the Church do?

    Within the next 16 months, three fantasy worlds that shaped a generation will return. Christians should pay attention.

  • America hides death. That's why euthanasia seems acceptable

    America hides death. That's why euthanasia seems acceptable

    American culture works hard to hide death, from body bags to lethal injection. But obscuring death obscures essential truths about human nature, and it has made an oxymoron like "euthanasia" seem plausible.

  • Pornography isn't just a private sin. It's a spiritual system

    Pornography isn't just a private sin. It's a spiritual system

    Two responses dominate the Church's approach to pornography. One says it's a sin to resist, and the other says it's a compulsion to treat. Both describe something real, and both fall short, because neither can see what the Church is actually fighting.

  • Bakker and Gortner died days apart. Their lives are a warning

    Bakker and Gortner died days apart. Their lives are a warning

    In October 2026, America lost two men whose names became shorthand for religious showmanship. Their lives leave a question every thinking person should ponder: Is ritual without redemption possible?

  • 5 cautions before you trust a 'word from the Lord'

    5 cautions before you trust a 'word from the Lord'

    God still uses dreams, visions and the gifts of the Spirit to guide His people. But they're the vitamin, not the meal. When they replace Scripture, believers become unstable and easily misled.

  • Married to an abuser for 30 years: What I wish my church knew

    Married to an abuser for 30 years: What I wish my church knew

    My husband told me the only vow he'd keep was to make my life a living hell. To our neighbors and church, he was charming and kind. It took me 30 years, and 10 minutes of hurried packing, to finally get free.

  • How endless scrolling is quietly discipling Christians

    How endless scrolling is quietly discipling Christians

    Christians have spent years asking whether particular technologies are good or bad. That question is not useless, but it is becoming too small. The more urgent question is what these technologies are teaching us to notice.

  • God isn't punishing you. He's pruning you.

    God isn't punishing you. He's pruning you.

    expect God to deal with our sin and selfishness. But what happens when He begins asking for things that aren't wrong, like a cherished relationship, a role that gave us purpose, or a future we thought was settled? Jesus said the Father prunes the branches that bear fruit, and that should change the way we view loss.

  • Church attendance didn't predict antisemitism. Theology did.

    Church attendance didn't predict antisemitism. Theology did.

    In a survey of more than 1,000 young Christian men, how often they attended church didn't predict antisemitic attitudes. What they believed about God's promises to the Jewish people did, and that should get the Church's attention.

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