Interviews with 63 churches reveal an urgent need for greater mutuality in relationships. When I (Wei-Hao) met with Matthew in a café in eastern Singapore to talk about generational divides in the church, he was very relaxed, jovial, and candid until the issue of church leadership came up. I knew I had touched a raw…
The German philosopher Hartmut Rosa’s concept of ‘resonance’ offers a way through the current malaise. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. A friend told me about a mutual acquaintance who was always a happy, kind person, but who now—at least in some contexts—seems filled with anger and fear. “It’s like I’m…
New report examines the challenges of measuring religion among Chinese Protestants, Catholics, Buddhists, Muslims, and other beliefs. Christianity’s growth in China has stalled since 2010. That’s according to a new Pew Research Center report measuring religion in China published today. In 2010, approximately 23.2 million adults in China self-identified as Christian. In 2018, 19.9 million…
An interview with author Tara Isabella Burton on the history of self-creation—and how the habit usurps our need for God. One of my most recent posts on Instagram is a picture of a loaf of bread I baked. I baked it because I like bread, especially fresh bread, hot out of a 450-degree oven and…
The New York pastor never wanted to build a megachurch. Redeemer Presbyterian Church’s building on West 83rd Street in Manhattan does not call attention to itself. The Crunch gym next door has a bigger, louder sign and doors plastered with offers for memberships. Redeemer’s building of glass and neutral brick blends into the buildings around…
Tim Keller: We often seek short-term satisfaction. But what Jesus offers is far better. The governor and mayor, whether they know it or not, are using the gospel story line. It’s the best one there is. The moralistic story line is, “We are the good people; you are the bad people.” That doesn’t really help…
But it doesn’t mean what you think it means. At the first Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 election, the last biblical reference of the night was also its most significant—and the most often misunderstood. “In his pitch to get to the Oval Office, President Reagan called America the ‘shining city on a hill,’…
Reclaiming the culture wars requires reclaiming wonder. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Last week I was talking with a new believer in Christ—one who came from a thoroughly secular background—and she mentioned that some family members were really worried about her. “I can’t believe you’ve become an evangelical Christian,” one…
These Tennesseans are finding ways to live without adding to the landfill. But they aren’t finding a lot of “zero waste” company. Zach and Sadie McElrath’s six-year-old daughter saw something at a store that caught her eye: a slingshot. But they didn’t buy it for her because it would have ultimately produced landfill waste. Instead,…
More than half of MLB teams offer an annual post-game program with worship and testimony from Christian players. At 8:15 p.m. on a recent Saturday, Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver swung and missed at an 86-mph slider from San Diego Padres closer Josh Hader. Garver’s strikeout secured a 4-0 victory for the home team in…
