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Hillsong’s Global Appeal, Explained by Sociologists
Australian worship movement flourishes in both post-communist Budapest and post-church Seattle because it confronts the historical establishment.
“What are you saying? What are you thinking? What are you doing?” The man on stage flashes a toothy smile as he scans the thousands of...
December 31, 1969
For Christian Women, Persecution Looks Like Rape
Around the globe, female followers of the faith suffer sexual violence, forced marriage, forced abortions, travel bans, and trafficking.
For years, Nigerian doctor Rebecca Dali has cared for her country’s poor and widows. But it was her most recent efforts—reintegrating former Boko...
December 31, 1969
‘I Was a TSA Agent, and You Fed Me’
Ten places where churches are helping unpaid and furloughed federal employees during the partial government shutdown.
“Rise mercifully upon our darkened hearts, and deliver us from the trench warfare of yet another government shutdown,” Senate Chaplain Barry Black prayed on the final...
December 31, 1969
One-on-One with Jamie Aten on ‘A Walking Disaster’
"It is through our weakness that we are able to experience God’s strength more fully."
Ed: How did you first get involved in doing disaster work?
Jamie: I didn’t set out to do disaster work. While I was studying to be a psychologist, I had planned on studying rural mental health...
December 31, 1969
Margaret Feinberg: Scripture Is My Food for Thought
A conversation with the author of ‘Taste and See: Discovering God among Butchers, Bakers, and Fresh Food Makers.’
Margaret Feinberg longs to see Christians awaken to the culinary themes in Scripture. “Once you start looking for food in the Bible,” she says, “you discover...
December 31, 1969
A Time for War and a Time for Peace
Evangelical attitudes on foreign policy are more complicated than the warmonger stereotype suggests.
Since the 1980s, white evangelicals have been among the most ardent supporters of the Republican Party and an aggressive foreign policy. From Ronald Reagan confronting the Soviet Union to George...
December 31, 1969
Going Dutch: Netherlands Imports Nashville Statement Controversy
Latest translation of US evangelical document on LGBT issues divides Dutch Bible Belt and leads to criminal threats against a Christian politician.
When the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood (CBMW) debuted its treatise on gender and sexuality at a Southern Baptist conference in 2017, the...
December 31, 1969
Preoccupied with Love: Lifting High Evangelism Again
An interview with Trillia Newbell.
Ed: It’s hard to deny that we are living in challenging times culturally. The church’s influence is fading and we are struggling to find answers to some hard questions. What’s your take on the health of the church today, especially as it...
December 31, 1969
Pastor Matt Chandler on Going Back to School at The Wheaton Grad School
At 45, Matt Chandler enrolled in the graduate program at Wheaton College. I asked him why.
Matt Chandler and I are both in class right now— finishing up his first week in our graduate program. Last night, I talked to Matt about why he decided to go back to school.
Now, I should note...
December 31, 1969
The Rise of Women’s Rights and Religious Liberties in the Muslim World
Tunisia is now the front runner in expanding women’s rights and religious liberties in the Muslim nations.
Tunisia is now the front runner in expanding women’s rights and religious liberties in the Muslim nations. And the world is watching. In 2017, Tunisia’s President Essibsi...
December 31, 1969
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