A think-tank leader and former presidential aide shares his debt of gratitude to the people of Madison Park, Alabama.

Why we need to love ourselves to effectively love our neighbor and share the gospel.

And how the church can help nurture their desire to integrate spirituality and social justice in fresh ways.

How evangelicals read Scripture.

Former gymnast Rachael Denhollander spent years discovering God’s perspective on sexual abuse. Then her advocacy for survivors cost her her church.

As a parent, I feel caught between the needs of my children and the needs of my neighbors.

Research is confirming ancient wisdom about human nature. But can it really make us better people?

How a church father loved God with his rational mind.

What Tony Perkins gets almost right and Jerry Falwell Jr. gets wrong.

The recent New Testament dust-up between big-name scholars reminds us how hard—and important—Bible translation can be.

I almost distanced myself from the label years ago, but I’m glad I stayed.

Lessons from attachment theory on building secure and trusting intimacy.

The moral imagination of literature speaks volumes.

A year after the first Women’s March, politics continue to splinter the women’s movement.

Scripture offers a radical framework for understanding anger and forgiveness.

The African religious imagination already anticipates Christ.

A tribute to the legendary composer, singer, and pianist Edwin Hawkins.

Despite political and military tensions in the region, the director of Christian Friends of Korea is committed to medical ministry.

We emulate Jesus when we expose abuse. But dividing it into special categories may do more harm than good.

Christians can expand their compassion by looking at the deeper story of development and immigration.

How theological differences over sex have fueled some of the bitterest political fights of the past century and more.

I was welcomed by my future in-laws who were unwelcome in my own country.

Why evangelicals give pride of place to penal substitutionary understandings of the Cross.

As our children come of age, how do we talk about the brutal realities of a broken world?

Why your identity isn’t rooted in possessions and appearances.

Announcing our best essays: thoughtful writing on the Enlightenment, the Galapagos and more

How Tinder helped me come to terms with my evangelical identity.

“It’s possible for a church with deep resources for doing good to get co-opted by nationalism. I don’t want that to happen now.”

A New Year's resolution that could make a big difference.

Sermons belong in church, not our earbuds.

The problems are real—but exaggerated.

The holy work of change requires a power much greater than personal discipline.

Does the cottage industry around Christian subculture nostalgia reveal the church’s failures—or its successes?