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…

The early church elevated females for their faith witness, not their fertility. We should do the same today. Single women are having a rough go of it lately. Their growing numbers are blamed for the rise of “woke” politics, millennial selfishness, and even incel culture. In some Christian circles, single women are reminded (in case…

Their faith unrecognized by the government, local believers serve displaced neighbors seeking shelter and the will of God. Local and foreign Christians have joined in relief efforts following last week’s massive earthquake in Morocco. Nearly 3,000 people have died, with more than 5,000 injured. Registering 6.8 on the Richter scale, it is the North African…

Task force and trustees call for community repentance, starting with a change to the name of the library. Wheaton College embraced racist attitudes that “created an inhospitable and sometimes hostile campus environment for persons of color,” according to a 122-page review of the school’s history released by trustees today. Though the flagship evangelical institution was…

But then my path to preaching took an unexpected turn. My sophomore year of high school, I met a girl at a party. We talked on the phone for a few weeks before finally setting a date to meet up again. She lived in the Lincoln Park projects in Huntsville, Alabama. I relied on her…

The abrupt departure of Alliance University and The King’s College leaves a hole in an influential city. Don’t you love New York in the fall?” says Joe Fox in the classic romantic movie You’ve Got Mail. “It makes me want to buy school supplies.” But students seeking a New York City fall at an evangelical…