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

One rainy Sunday in late September, a thin, young figure trudged onto the bus with a bright red blanket wrapped around his shoulders.

One of my goals in teaching African church history is to dispel the myth all too present in Africa that Christianity is a white person’s religion.

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

I see Christians debating about the “sin of empathy.” Is that a biblical teaching?

I have to make a big decision regarding a job opportunity. I've been reading my Bible and praying, but I still don’t know what to do. How do I know whether I’m making the right choice?

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.

Should I feel guilty for the unjust actions of my ancestors or my country even if the actions happened before I was born?

As I tucked one of our younger kids into bed, tears began to fall.

“Let us go then, you and I, to the place our Rabbi lies.”

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

A holistic gospel witness is a challenge to popular reductions of the gospel that diminish the full scope of the good news that Jesus proclaimed and lived.

My married kids don’t want to have children. To me, this is a self-centered decision. How can I convince them to be fruitful and multiply?

Like the psalmists of old, I have been lamenting lately, honestly sharing my griefs, fears, and frustrations with God. Allow me to share some of them with you.

Because God’s desire is to partner with humanity, our small contribution matters.

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

Are children capable of taking on lead roles in our worship services, such as in reading Scripture, praying, blessing, or ushering? If so, how might we encourage this?

I have multiple jobs. I don’t think I can afford to give any of them up, but I feel like I’m being pulled in different directions. Is there anything I can do?

Cathy sat on a bench by the library, smoking a cigarette and clutching a cup of coffee.

Because God is so good, God has orchestrated creation to take care of its own dead bodies.

There are times when we are the ones who are hiding. But there are also times when God’s people trust and obey yet still feel empty and forgotten.

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