Meadow Rue Merrill is a writer living in mid-coast Maine. She is the author of a memoir, Redeeming Ruth, a children’s […]
Meadow Rue Merrill on the How and the Why of Writing as a Christian
D.C.-Area Megachurch Pastor Howard-John Wesley Announces Sabbatical, Says ‘I Feel So Distant From God’
After 30 years of preaching more than 5,000 sermons, the Rev. Howard-John Wesley stood in front of his congregation on […]
Oldest Black Church in United States Finishes Restoration
A 160-year-old church believed to be the oldest black church in the United States and built by enslaved Africans has […]
Kanye West to Headline 2020 Youth Bible Conference
The Strength to Stand Student Bible Conference recently announced that Kanye West will be next month’s conference’s new headliner. Christian […]
Jamie Brown on What to Do With Advent
We’re now in the season of Advent, the liturgical season leading up to Christmas. The word Advent means, literally, “coming”—and this […]
Bible App Reveals Most Popular Bible Verses for 2019
If you’re reading this, chances are high that you have (either currently or at some point in your life) the […]
Greg Laurie Underscores Belief That Jarrid Wilson is in Heaven
In a recent op ed for The Washington Post, Pastor Greg Laurie of Harvest Christian Fellowship reflected on the passing of fellow […]
Pastor and Father of Steelers Linebacker Ryan Shazier Shares How His Son’s Injury Tested His Faith
Two years ago this week, the Shazier family gathered in a hospital, praying for son Ryan Shazier after emergency spinal surgery. Now […]
How to Read Your Bible in the New Year
When it comes to daily (or not-so-daily) Bible reading, January 1 can be a welcome arrival. A new year signals […]
Southern Methodist University Sued Over Attempt to Cut Ties With United Methodist Church
Southern Methodist University is being sued over a recent move to sever control of the school from the United Methodist […]
Wheaton College Mental Health Summit Remembers Jarrid Wilson’s ‘Legacy of Hope’
The day pastor and mental health advocate Jarrid Wilson died was the day organizers began planning a one-day evangelical Christian […]
Republicans Introduce Bill to Defend Both Religious Freedom and LGBT Rights
With the backing of a consortium of Christian colleges and universities, a Utah congressman introduced a bill Friday (Dec. 6) […]
Missionaries Ask for Prayer as They Share the Hope of God in Atheistic Bulgaria
This year’s Week of Prayer for International Missions in the Southern Baptist Convention is Dec. 1-8, focusing on Revelation 7:9 (“I saw […]
The Importance of the Birth of Jesus Being Announced to Lowly Shepherds
Daniel Darling is works for the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission as vice president for communications. Taken […]
New Bill Proposed in Congress Would Protect Religious Groups While Extending Anti-LGBT Discrimination Laws
Congressman Chris Stewart doesn’t expect his bill to pass. But he is proposing the Fairness for All Act anyway. It’s […]
Pepperdine University’s New President Jim Gash Shares How ‘Divine Collision’ With Ugandan Medical Student Shaped His Life
A few hours after Jim Gash’s inauguration this fall as Pepperdine University’s eighth president, his wife, Joline, showed up at […]
Churches Fund Missionaries Through Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
“Cooperative missions has a name and a face — actually, tens of thousands of them,” Paul Chitwood, president of the […]
Oxford Scholar Alister McGrath on How Both Science and Stories Declare God’s Glory
The relationship between Christianity and science is hotly debated, and both believers and skeptics have appealed to Albert Einstein to […]
