The help I once thought was readily and unreservedly available is not. And some of those I once thought were willing to provide whatever was necessary in order to preserve precious human life have proved not to be so willing.

When people grumble about The Banner, I fear they have forgotten to read it correctly.

Many of us live lives that feel exhaustingly fast paced, running constantly but never really feeling caught up. How might we deal with that?

Especially toward guests, kèqì is an overwhelming, welcoming force.

Isolation has crept in slowly—first through busyness, then through screens, and now through habits we don’t even question. It’s not just sad—it’s spiritually dangerous.

Healing is not linear; neither is grief.

As popular as it is, few people seem to know or even care about the origin and authorship of the Serenity Prayer.

We need not a new approach, but a return to the ordinary tools by which Christ has always formed his people.

We must demand accountability for those who have been notified of abuse allegations, only to rationalize, cover up, and even deny them.

Do we choose God or does God choose us? Admittedly, there are Bible passages to support both.

While our national discourse rightfully condemns Islamophobia and antisemitism, the systematic persecution of Christians around the world receives only a fraction of our collective outrage.

Whatever it is you want to do someday—whatever it is, go home and do it today.

Little did we fathom that our new bundle of feline joy came bearing surprises.

The church paved a way for me to discover my purpose and build a meaningful life. Christ followers everywhere must continue that work.

The CRC has been inviting people from five or six classes at a time to gather in major cities and share stories of the challenges, opportunities, and Spirit-led transformation they’re seeing in their local communities.

To Charlie Kirk, Mike Huckabee, and every Christian taught to fear my people and my city—come and see.

Modern American evangelicalism often implicitly (and at times explicitly) suggests the church should play an all-encompassing role in the life of the Christian.

If the past few years taught us anything, it’s that a church needs durable forces to counter its own worst tendencies.

We live in a time that encourages anything and everything but reflection.

Jesus told us how to handle our differences, and it’s not chaotic or complicated.

Overwhelm is so pervasive in our world as a whole, including within the church.

While it contains deep wisdom on life, the book is easily passed over because of the unsavory negativity.

Naturally, we want to showcase our strength. But Paul reminds the whole church that the good news resonates best when we are weak, needy, vulnerable, and unpolished.