While Christians are deeply sympathetic to those facing suffering and terminal illness, they believe that the answer lies in trusting God and offering support, rather than taking matters of life and death into human hands.
The famous English author G.K. Chesterton once speculated that “We shall soon be in a world in which a man may be howled down for saying that two and two make four, in which furious party cries will be raised against anybody who says that cows have horns, in which people will persecute the heresy of calling a triangle a three-sided figure, and hang a man for maddening mob with the news that grass is green.”
As Christians continue to engage in the public sphere and uphold their Christian beliefs and values, the nation moves closer to a society that acknowledges the vital role of faith in shaping the cultural landscape.
When millions of hardworking, downtrodden, working-class Americans — white, black, Christian, conservative, or whatever their politics may be — heard this man sing, they knew that he was singing about them.
Small churches, which provide opportunities for greater emphasis on personal shepherding, active congregation involvement, and meaningful community, offer unique blessings that can be harder to find in megachurches.
While the rationale behind a boycott is simple, determining when and how to employ a boycott in your personal life and shopping patterns requires discernment. Here are three questions to consider as you navigate this tricky topic.
What would it look like for seminaries to better train pastors to more faithfully and fearlessly engage in politics? Here are three considerations.
The primary purpose of the local church is to preach the Gospel, make disciples and equip its members to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ in the present age.
Here are four Bible verses that provide encouragement for weary Christian parents.
In our increasingly secular society, Christianity gets a bad rap. Religion in general is less and less welcome in the town square. But as I’ve argued elsewhere, you can’t ever truly vacuum religion out of society.
