The particularities of people groups can aid the work of understanding and proclaiming the gospel. The worldwide growth of Christianity has brought about a flowering of theological perspectives. Yet many Western theologians have little familiarity with theologians working in non-Western contexts. Stephen T. Pardue, a professor at the Asia Graduate School of Theology, addresses this…

Our hearts aren’t prepared for the Lord until they are ready to love others. The Book of Luke, more than any of the other Gospels, presents a sweeping look at Jesus’ teachings on ethics. Over half the parables we have from Jesus are unique to Luke. They cover topics like how to steward money and…

“Sensitive” types like me won’t always mesh with more intimidating activists. But we need each other to thrive. In almost every nonprofit or social enterprise job I’ve had, at least one coworker terrified me. There was the boss who gave unexpectedly negative feedback on my performance review. There was the director who had sudden, inexplicable…

Mikhail Manzurin prayed for Ukraine during church services and eventually fled to the United States. In September 2022, five days after Russian president Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization of 300,000 military reservists to continue his country’s invasion of Ukraine, Mikhail Manzurin took a bus from Russia into Kazakhstan and did not return. The 25-year-old was…

Resurrection South Austin is the latest to go, citing issues around race, women, sexual minorities, and abuse response. In the past year, two Anglican congregations in the US have left their more theologically conservative denomination for the mainline Episcopal Church. Formed in 2009, the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is known for taking in…

Wary of West African war and Western sanctions, Christian minority in the jihadist-plagued Sahel region nervously prays for peace. The military coup in Niger has now entered its third week. Four days after the July 26 putsch, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) threatened military action if democratic rule was not restored…

Are we using this calamity to hide from our sins? Since the beginning of May, more than 180 people have lost their lives in the northeastern Indian state of Manipur. Most of these victims are Christians from the minority Kuki-Zo tribe and, in turn, thousands from these communities have fled from the violence for shelter…

Many evangelicals have stuck with the former president through his legal troubles, moral failings, and public indiscretions On the eve of former president Donald Trump’s indictment on charges that he attempted to overturn the presidential election of 2020, Franklin Graham, head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and Samaritan’s Purse, appeared on Greta Van Susteren’s…