Azerbaijani offensive shatters 33-year effort at nation-building, depopulating majority of enclave from fear of genocide. Despite depression, Bible Society leader says, “God will not abandon us.” Suddenly, more than 80 percent of people in Nagorno-Karabakh have fled. Last week the unrecognized Armenian republic, called “Artsakh” by its 120,000 residents, suffered an invasion by Azerbaijan, which is recognized internationally…
Technology can serve the church. But it can’t replace the good, frustrating, endless work of ministry. What should ministers do about artificial intelligence? Over the last year or so, we’ve been inundated with breathless stories about ChatGPT and similar programs that eerily mimic, equal, or surpass the voice, language, and powers of the human mind….
There is much to admire in her views on church and community, but also much to find troubling in her new polemic. If Rosaria Butterfield’s courage “waned and waxed” in writing Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, as she reports in her acknowledgements section, you wouldn’t know it from the text. Her tone is urgent…
Those in the countries where the HIV/AIDS program has saved millions of lives feel sidelined by the American debate. African Christians who have long worked against HIV/AIDS either in health facilities or in church ministry are anxiously watching the current AIDS fight in Congress, which will have direct effects on their programs on the ground….
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…
