Congregationalism & Churches
During Songkran, Christians find parallels in honoring their elders but point to the living water. 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. For the first time since the pandemic began, the massive water fights of Songkran… Read More
Popular portrayals of the God-Man can draw admiring crowds, but they can’t create imitating disciples. In the past couple of weeks, people have been talking once again about Jesus Christ Superstar. Not only did a recent Ted Lasso episode feature a song from the 1970s musical, but the original film is airing on BBC—prompting countless… Read More
We owe to Scripture something we don’t owe any other book: our obedience. I grew up in a home that prioritized reading. My father was a first-generation college student, and he majored in business to support his family. He allocated a portion of his monthly wages to the Book of the Month club through Easton… Read More
Shootings have become normal to the American public. But as Christians, we know better. Over the past few days, my city, Nashville, has been grieving and suffering after a terroristic murderer attacked a Christian school and slaughtered six people—including three children. Whenever a school shooting happens in America, our country is shocked and pays attention… Read More
That means dropping the façade and admitting their own struggles. As Generation Z teens grow up, many are moving further away from Christian faith and challenging church leaders to adapt to new expectations from the youngest in their flocks. Last month, Barna Research reported that young adults aged 18 to 22 are half as likely… Read More
Both leaders have huge followings. But how well do we really know them? It is an awesome burden which the biographer takes up,” writes Elisabeth Elliot in her 1968 biography of missionary R. Kenneth Strachan. Any such project is “a judgment—upon the subject most obviously, upon the biographer himself, and upon any who were associated… Read More
Scripture and science suggest that animal suffering fits into a divine artistic story. My Labrador retriever Buffy had a big heart. Our veterinarian, Beth, told us that Buffy had the largest, slowest “athlete’s heart” of any dog she had seen in 20 years of practice. Buffy inherited her athletic heart from her grandmother, a dog… Read More
How a social reformer, a lawyer, a doctor, and a peacemaker changed the subcontinent. Women in India have endured often harsh and cruel lives in a society which has long favored boys to girls, sanctioned child marriage, and practiced a dowry system. The government and culture have limited their access to education, employment, and escape… Read More