Readers and writers pick the best of Her.meneutics.

The most-sung artist in music history opens up about worship, justice, humility, and leading people to experience God on the most successful tour of his career.

The problem with sentimentality, porn, and emotion for emotion’s sake.

Believers around the world are dying for their faith. Where’s the evangelical groundswell for them?

Digital technology has the hallmarks of an alternative religion. How can we enjoy its blessings without falling into idolatry?

How the 'media event' of Scripture can teach us to use social media wisely.

Family: it hurts.

If you Google "off the hook," this is where you land.

Lessons from Jesus Feminist, Talking Taboo, and the Book of Jezebel.

Second verse, pretty much the same as the first.

Let us now praise average men.

The holiday’s jumble of pagan and Christian traditions just reflects how central it is for the imagination of the West.

Walt Disney tries to convince a skeptic . . . and wins.

Reintroducing evangelicals to the heavenly hosts.

Peter Greer, president/CEO of HOPE International, warns against do-gooderism that flaunts its goodness.

What I learned from bird-watching for Jesus.

On being remembered for how we loved, not how much we weighed.

Advice from a husband and counselor on how to respond when your spouse is struggling

A man, the phone he is dating, and the incomparable gift of the Incarnation.

Scripted television still doesn’t get evangelicals.

The author of the year’s most popular Advent devotional shares her family traditions.

Our attempts to portray our Savior, babe or not, fall sinfully short.

How slowing down helps us start stronger churches.

A guide to wise, charitable holiday giving.

True womanhood runs deeper than our girly-girl stereotypes. (Thank God!)

A con artist film that is sometimes great fun, but never reaches the height of its characters' hairdos.

New House of Cards trailer, Christmas picks on Netflix, and more.

Can we really appreciate what's at stake if there's no risk involved?

Vibrant amid persecution, it seeks faithfulness over freedom.

More women are pouring themselves a glass—including me and my Christian friends.

Why do we fail to include some of this year's best books?

Seeing sisterly love at the box office.

Don’t tell us to “just pray.” Pray with us and for us.

An imperfect leader, Mandela pursued justice in a god-fearing way that should inspire us.

And it isn't plagiarism.

A response to ‘I’d rather marry a Proverbs 31 woman than a Victoria’s Secret model’

J.I. Packer's Knowing God turns 40

This Christmas, I’m letting the Bible, instead of my emotions, shape my gift list.

What if evangelical leaders were to imitate the great South African—Yikes!

What kind of love can cast away fear from the Disney Princess?

The Coens are legend-building again, this time with a striking resemblance to one of their old characters.

The legacy of the president who prized reconciliation has much to teach Christians about the necessity, the difficulty, and the limits of politics.

Pausing in the pregnant darkness of “Come, Lord Jesus.”

Good things happen when the bearded arts guy takes on the toddler room.

Millennials’ digital overload calls for lessons in mindfulness.

A contrarian take on small, local agriculture.

Are Christians too quick to judge their friends’ relationships?

10 ways for people in recovery to relieve Christmas anxiety.