In the ring and life, he was a “heel” who wanted to be a “babyface.” Wayne Coleman, a teenage Pentecostal preacher who became a professional wrestler and took the name of the world’s most famous evangelist to perform as Superstar Billy Graham, died on Wednesday at age 79. Coleman was a charming, flamboyant, and braggadocious…
A collection of articles by and about the late pastor theologian. Timothy Keller’s influence can be seen and felt across evangelicalism today. He inspired many Christians to reengage with cities, put energy and resources into church planting, and find ways to communicate the gospel clearly and kindly. Keller was a model of winsome apologetics. He…
“We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope.” Tim Keller, a New York City pastor who ministered to young urban professionals and in the process became a leading example for…
In an increasingly divisive world, the pastor theologian’s legacy was walking the higher road—the one less traveled. Hardly anyone could be more qualified than Timothy Keller to receive the Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Witness. It should have been the culmination of a remarkable career. Keller applied Reformed theology to the…
While most still inoculate against MMR, they’re less likely to agree that kids must get the shots to enroll. In what could be a sign of COVID-19’s influence, some sectors of US society—specifically white evangelicals and Republicans—are showing a growing aversion to the requirement that schoolchildren be vaccinated for illnesses like mumps and measles. Overall,…
Yet baptism and attendance numbers continue to recover from pandemic declines. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) saw its largest membership decline in more than a century last year, and church attendance has not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, even though a significant surge in baptisms has Baptists optimistic. Reported SBC church membership fell from 13,680,493 in…
What our anger towards this controversial cultural figure reveals about us. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Back in the early- to mid-2000s, I would guest-host a Christian talk radio program from time to time, and I learned a lot from the experience. One thing I discovered is that two issues,…
Motherhood has been a boon to my work, not a drain. So, let’s get this straight. You two were the mistakes?” My twin sons looked quizzically at their high school teacher, who was joking good-naturedly. He explained that he, too, was a caboose child, born years after his older siblings. “Did your parents give you…
Richard Glossip was set to be lethally injected this month. His case is sowing doubt in the system. For the ninth time, Richard Glossip had an execution date in Oklahoma—this one was set for May 18. He’s been up for execution enough times that conservative Christians in the state have learned about the mishandling of…
Private, state, and charter schools all contribute to the common good. Our debates should reflect that. Ever since COVID-19 gave parents a direct Zoom feed into the challenges faced by the public education system in North America, there’s been growing momentum for policy change. Even The Economist, often skeptical of school choice, recently reported on…
