Series
Longform
Our longform series invites readers to engage a wide range of topics with depth. In an age of lots of noise, this series seeks to help equip, inform, and encourage our readers to live as disciples of Christ.
Why the Global Church Still Needs the Creeds
The creeds are universal not because they are disembodied and atemporal truths but because they are a moment in the organic growth and development of the church, Christ’s body.
The Mission Field We Don’t Think About
Thousands are living out their final years in isolating, impoverished, and even dangerous environments. Christians cannot stand for this.
3 Eras Shape Modern Missions
We can benefit best from missions history when we don’t focus exclusively on any one era and its emphases.
Our Missions Approach Is Too Western
Even in a postcolonial world, our current missiological strategies can still be deeply Western in potentially harmful ways.
Are You Suffering? Find Comfort in God’s Vengeance.
Is a longing for retribution one of our worst human instincts? Could it be one of the most beautiful?
Savior or Stoics? Why Modern Men Look for Spiritual Wisdom Outside the Church
Men in search of meaning are turning to self-help authors who offer ancient wisdom. But what about Jesus?
Liberalism Is (Still) a Threat to Fundamentalism
According to Fosdick, if the church did not offer new ideas for a new day, it would suffer embarrassment and sink into irrelevance.
Friendship and Belonging in Middle Age
There are no adequate substitutes for a kind look from a friend, or a sympathetic word, or the hard advice you need, or a reminder of Christ’s love.
How COVID Has Affected Our Friendships—and What to Do About It
In the past 20 months, we’ve seen the cure for one pandemic has only deepened another one.
Attend to the Eternities amid the Noise of the News
Increased abundance, and speed of news, threaten to damage our ability to see what’s really happening—and to respond rightly.
How 5 Pastors Are (Re)Gathering Members and Energizing Volunteers
“There is no substitute for personal interaction in getting people back.”
Saturday Justice: How Church-Based Legal Aid Is Growing
How one Christian attorney is moving the needle on injustice, one Saturday morning at a time.
Justice and Mercy at the Southern Border
Sharing the gospel and providing for tangible needs—like Jesus did—goes hand in hand.
Beautiful Difference: The (Whole-Bible) Complementarity of Male and Female
The case for complementarity does not begin in Paul’s letters. It is written into creation.
