Sometimes there is more to the story than just a bored listener. I think his record was 15 minutes. Usually, he was out in under 10 minutes. Brother Leroy (not his real name) just couldn’t seem to stay awake during the sermon. And he wasn’t a quiet sleeper. On occasion, he would snore, but most…

For believers, both old and new relationships carry an eternal weight and value. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. As I headed off to California for the installation of my old friend Matthew J. Hall as provost of Biola University, I commented to my wife, Maria, “I wonder what the most-repeated…

How a social reformer, a lawyer, a doctor, and a peacemaker changed the subcontinent. Women in India have endured often harsh and cruel lives in a society which has long favored boys to girls, sanctioned child marriage, and practiced a dowry system. The government and culture have limited their access to education, employment, and escape…

The Latino population boom has resulted in more passionate, growing churches in the US. Can pastors keep building on the momentum? For years, Hispanic pastors in the United States have watched their flocks grow in faith and number. This year, a long-awaited survey confirmed it nationally. Lifeway Research’s first Hispanic church study, said to be…

Leaders of Russian-speaking followers of Yeshua discuss whether making aliyah is a commandment, a blessing, or a choice. Jews should leave Russia if they can. The stark warning was issued by Pinchas Goldschmidt, the former chief rabbi of Moscow, as 2022 came to a close. After 30 years in office, he left two weeks after…

How the acclaimed Bible teacher found a new church home. In March 2021, I made public my departure from the Southern Baptist Convention, the denomination I’d loved all my life and served since I was 12. For the first time in my life, I didn’t have a home church. Didn’t have a clue where to…

Bauxite mining would threaten birds, plants, and clean water. A Christian conservation group is fighting the Ghana government in court over plans to mine bauxite in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve. The protected highland forest north of the capital, Accra, is home to more than 700 species of butterflies, 239 different birds, and 1,134 plants…

Who knew two nonverbal rocks had so much to say? I don’t remember the last time I said, “I love you” to my parents. In fact, I don’t think they’ve said that to me much either in the 30-something years of my existence. For a Chinese Singaporean family, this is hardly out of the ordinary….