Eugene Cho explains why he stepped down from Quest Church, ministers reflect on Eugene Peterson’s influence, and Noe Garcia reveals the challenges of hosting John McCain’s memorial service.

Both C. S. Lewis and Job held onto their faith when their worlds imploded. Now psychologists suggest clues to understanding how the mind endures in suffering.

God’s messengers can be both bombastic and surprisingly subdued.

Two of our favorite Christmas stories teach us that no one can be redeemed in isolation.

How a theology of the ordinary informs Advent.

How the question behind the recently controversial Christmas song stirs us to worship.

Finding common ground so that the Virgin Mary becomes less of a battleground.

This season demands a clear view of darkness. Here’s how scholars reckon with it.

A conversation on reading with an avid reader, “Book Girl” Sarah Clarkson.

Why the supernatural events of this season are both credible and incredible.

Can’t get enough of Christmas? You’ll love the prequels and sequels.

I never imagined my fibromyalgia would help me serve refugees. But chronic pain is something we both understand.

Two Indian missions experts weigh in on how the young American’s failed attempt will impact local efforts to reach Andaman tribes.

In the midst of Nazi resistance, this Christian martyr offered three models for the season of waiting.

Why we shouldn’t let the Billy Graham Rule—or the “Billy Crystal Rule”—define how men and women relate.

Christmas reminds us that faith in the future does not erase our pain in the present.

How the Great Migration changed music in the black church forever.

Creation care does more than conservation. It cultivates faith formation, says A Rocha.

Randall Stephens’s history pays attention to political and cultural flash points—without losing focus on the music itself.

What Christians gain from traveling the world.

In the midst of relational uncertainty, this season invites me to savor God’s goodness.