God chose a Hebrew raised as an Egyptian to lead his people out of slavery. I was six when I found out my sister and I didn’t have the same father. I was six when I realized that someone could be married more than once. I was six when I started asking questions about how…
Can the creator of “God Made a Fighter” political ads woo evangelicals from Trump? Will they, or won’t they? The question of white evangelical voters’ support for former president Donald Trump isn’t over yet. As Florida governor Ron DeSantis seems to be preparing to formally enter the Republican presidential primary for 2024, it could launch…
Even if the debt ceiling resolves, we should consider future generations. When my husband and I wanted to buy our first house in 2012, we ran into a problem: Neither of us had a credit history. We both came from families with a typical evangelical wariness of debt, and so we’d gotten all the way…
Taiwanese Christians thought a zombie-themed show dishonored God. I’m not sure their response was Christlike. Last year, the Tainan Fine Arts Museum announced a forthcoming exhibition featuring images of ghosts and zombies. To contextualize the show, which originated in France, curators incorporated artwork inspired by local folk beliefs and cultural stories of various Asian countries….
If you’re dating seriously, don’t slide into a life-long commitment. Decide on it. A substantial number of practicing Christians believe that living together before marriage is a good idea—at least 41 percent, by one estimate. Although far more nonreligious people believe the same thing (88%), 41 percent is not a small group, and it’s likely…
But he gave me something more enduring. On Thanksgiving week the year I turned 11, my father had a heart attack and died suddenly in his sleep. My parents had divorced when I was two, and my dad lived by himself in an apartment in suburban Atlanta. He was a man of exceptional kindness and…
Yet churches struggle to prepare those coming next. Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida, has gotten serious about raising up a new generation of pastors. Normally, the congregation produces one or two young people every couple of years who feel a call. Right now, however, 12 young men are preparing to enter pastoral ministry. Ted…
The Hong Kong Christian actress and singer experienced God’s grace in depression and marital crisis and grew in her acting career “I give today’s glory and praise to God. I want to thank God for not giving me a smooth path, because only without a smooth path have I better learned to be humble and…
A Thai-Chinese Australian works to help Christians better engage the invisible migrants in their midst. 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. Sydney is Australia’s second most populous city, with about 4.8 million people, and has…
Enrollment numbers, financial challenges, and the pandemic spelled the end. Iowa Wesleyan University freshman Emma Soukup started crying when she heard the news that her school, a 181-year-old United Methodist institution, would close at the end of this semester. She told the Des Moines Register it felt like a tornado devastated her home. She called…
