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The Contours of the Land in Israel's History
The Land of Palestine
The land of Palestine took its name from the Philistines (the Pelishtim in Hebrew) who settled along the Mediterranean coast from Joppa to Gaza about 1300–12...
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Gender and Sexual Identity: We Need a Fresh Perspective for Our People
For many years the intersection of gay identity and Christian identity in the United States was a virtual no-man’s land. Nate Collins is one...
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2 Crucial Lessons the Western Church Can Learn from African Christianity
Meet Francinah Baloyi.
Francinah was born into a family of traditional spiritual healers of African traditional religion who were strongly o...
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What Are the Top 10 Problems People Have with God?
We are living in one of the most skeptical eras ever.
Whether because of #FakeNews or post-modern relativism, our post-truth world posses a ...
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Was Katie Luther Spiritual? The Piety of the Reformation’s First Lady
In Katie Luther, Ruth Tucker introduces us to Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther and First Lady of the Reformation.
This is not the s...
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5 Things You Need to Know About Katie Luther
They say behind every great man is a great woman.
The same holds true for Martin Luther. And Ruth Tucker wants to introduce her to you in he...
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How to Apply the Bible to Your Life in Four Steps
One hallmark of biblical interpretation is the meant-means distinction: we need to determine what the Bible meant (to the original author an...
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2 Views on Human Evolution: Evolutionary-Creation vs. Unique-Origin
Discussions surrounding Christianity and science have been fraught with taut rhetoric and polarizing polemics on both sides of the aisle. Th...
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Darwin, Darwinism, and the "Dictionary of Christianity and Science"
Faith and science have been both kissing cousins and sworn enemies throughout Western history.
That tension, however, hasn’t stopped Paul Co...
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Advice for Integrating the Essentials of Christian Thought with Learning
Doctrine. Politics. Church government. Moral issues. Christians disagree on just about everything under the sun. Yet a unity remains, center...
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Worship Pastor, Are You a "Church Lover" First?
If you’re a worship pastor, you’re probably known as many things: song leader, lead musician, artist.
What about church lover?
Given the cri...
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Can You Be Committed to Both God’s Word and the Spirit’s Gifts?
Pastor and author Sam Storms has been laboring and praying for what many have said is an elusive dream. What is he searching for?
a local ch...
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Sixteen Ways Worship Pastors Can Engage Pastorally
What role does a worship leader play in the modern church?
Song leader? Lead musician? Not really.
Zac Hicks wants to help fellow worship le...
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“Redemptive Release” for Wayward Souls - 3 Biblical Examples
What do you do when someone you love—a friend, a spouse, a child—goes wayward, as we sometimes say? And how do you pursue someone who has hu...
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5 Things Russell Jeung Learned Among Ancestors & Refugees
From Syrian refugees to Latin American immigrants, Westerners are wrestling with complicated realities of exile in all of its forms.
What do...
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The “War on Christmas” and Jewish-Christian Dialogue
My wife and I visited our local Costco this weekend to get a good deal on a vacuum, only to be greeted by rows of fake LED-lighted Christmas...
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10 New Online Courses Announced
Whatever you want to learn—and however you desire to grow—we want to make sure there’s an online course for you.
That’s why, in addition to...
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