Even by the standards of other missionaries, the Irish woman’s ministry to sexually exploited children was intrepid. Kneeling bedside, three-year-old Amy Carmichael begged God to make her eyes blue. Sadly, for the toddler, the prayer didn’t spark a miracle. But decades later as a grown woman, after she had left Ireland to make her home…
We live in a world haunted by sin and suffering. But it’s also one that points us to a glory beyond imagining. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. I rarely frequent the app formerly known as Twitter for long enough to be angered by anything, but I was last week. A…
The Christian family says their status has been revoked without warning. A Christian family who fled Germany to be able to homeschool their seven children say they now face deportation, 15 years after arriving in the United States and fighting for asylum. The Romeikes celebrated what their supporters called “an incredible victory that can only…
Azerbaijani offensive shatters 33-year effort at nation-building, depopulating majority of enclave from fear of genocide. Despite depression, Bible Society leader says, “God will not abandon us.” Suddenly, more than 80 percent of people in Nagorno-Karabakh have fled. Last week the unrecognized Armenian republic, called “Artsakh” by its 120,000 residents, suffered an invasion by Azerbaijan, which is recognized internationally…
Technology can serve the church. But it can’t replace the good, frustrating, endless work of ministry. What should ministers do about artificial intelligence? Over the last year or so, we’ve been inundated with breathless stories about ChatGPT and similar programs that eerily mimic, equal, or surpass the voice, language, and powers of the human mind….
There is much to admire in her views on church and community, but also much to find troubling in her new polemic. If Rosaria Butterfield’s courage “waned and waxed” in writing Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, as she reports in her acknowledgements section, you wouldn’t know it from the text. Her tone is urgent…
Those in the countries where the HIV/AIDS program has saved millions of lives feel sidelined by the American debate. African Christians who have long worked against HIV/AIDS either in health facilities or in church ministry are anxiously watching the current AIDS fight in Congress, which will have direct effects on their programs on the ground….
Both talk about endurance in suffering, but only Scripture encourages me to boast in my weakness. I was a bridesmaid at a friend’s wedding this summer. The night before the big day, I ransacked my kitchen to concoct a welcome drink for the groom and his groomsmen. As I stirred oyster sauce, vinegar, ketchup, lemon…
Students impacted by pandemic isolation seem drawn to Christian communities and education. Eleven evangelical college and universities have announced record enrollment this fall—which is a record for breaking records, as far as anyone in Christian higher education remembers. Asbury University saw enrollment jump 20 percent, while East Texas Baptist University’s student population climbed above 1,800,…
I thought I needed to try harder at meditation. What I really needed was the Holy Spirit to enlighten me. I’ve always wanted to be spiritual, but I have trouble believing things,” I said, smiling nervously at the robe-clad Zen Buddhism teacher. We were sitting together in a small room for a one-on-one conversation about…
