Trump’s arrest is another reminder that presidents don’t have political immunity in a democracy In the past couple weeks since Trump’s arrest, I’ve seen some reactions from his conservative supporters along these lines: “If they can go after Trump, they can also go after you”—which is the whole point of the rule of law. Donald…
Administrators are seeking ways to “be alert and sober minded,” adding specialized training, personnel, and physical upgrades. Last month’s shooting at The Covenant School was not only the deadliest in Nashville—it was also the most high-profile attack on a church school in the US. The incident has shaken views of Christian schools as safe havens…
As Christians, we often define ourselves by ideology, but Jesus calls us to a deeper sense of identity. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Sometimes a perfectly good word loses its meaning so much that it ought to be set aside, at least temporarily. Calling someone a “fundamentalist” in 1923—when the…
And other news briefs from Christians around the world. Contemporary Christian music star Steven Curtis Chapman has joined the ranks of George Strait and Madonna as one of the few musicians who have topped radio charts 50 times. Chapman’s song “Don’t Lose Heart,” written about the struggle to hang on to faith in a time…
As an evangelical couple fights adoption law, Native American Christians point to holistic answers. Carol Bremer-Bennett loved her adoptive parents. And the Dutch Reformed family in Michigan was intentional about studying and celebrating her Navajo culture and history from the time they welcomed her into their family in 1969. But when Bremer-Bennett grew up and…
We must be wary of wrongly using the biblical command in order to silence victims of abuse. Forgiveness is the heartbeat of salvation history and the virtue that should mark the followers of Jesus. But those who seek to control and manipulate others can twist even the very heart of the gospel for their perverted…
A new history challenges perceptions that the two are either completely autonomous or completely at odds. Nicholas Spencer’s latest book, Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science and Religion, opens and closes with references to Stephen Jay Gould’s depiction of science and religion as nonoverlapping magisteria, or “NOMA.” By this, he meant that science is about…
It’s easy to forget that even the smallest gifts point to incredible divine abundance. It is difficult to remember just how much we have been given. It would have been enough if God had given us three square meals and a map for the journey. It would have been enough to have the promise of…
With corporate consolidation in worship music, more entities are invested in the songs sung on Sunday mornings. How will their financial incentives shape the church? When worship leader Jonathan Anderson selects the song “Lion and the Lamb” for a service, he thinks about what it means for his multigenerational Assemblies of God church to sing…
An evangelical from Pennsylvania argues the postal service should have accommodated his Sabbatarian beliefs. Maybe if Gerald Groff had only asked for one Sunday off, that would have been okay. Or he could have just asked for part of Sunday, shifting his schedule to deliver the mail after church, and that would have been fine…
