Ideas

Jesus’ sacrificial anguish redefined what it means to suffer with purpose.

Good government can and must secure our life and liberty, but our rights don’t depend on anything as flimsy as citizenship.

A controversial Swiss device advertises a quick and painless death. The cross shows us another way.

The church and other institutions that give our lives shape require our commitment, our forgiveness, and our work.

Recent controversies at Wheaton College and Regent College give us opportunity to reflect on our reputation in a watching world.

In those days Donald Trump issued a decree that a tariff should be taken. Was it good news?

But we are also tasked with knowing truth from lies, real hope from false hope, the breath of the Spirit from the suffocation of deceit.

Thorns and thistles may be the Bible’s classic metaphors for evil. But did the biblical writers ever meet kudzu?

A “friendship recession” is no time to wait for friendships to develop from hobbies or happenstance. The Bible assumes more intentionality.

Christians should oppose evils and errors in our society, but we are called to more than mere resistance: vision, tenacity, grace, the proclamation of the gospel.

Bureaucratic efficiency is no excuse for ignoring the vulnerable.

Border regions like mine have absorbed so many new residents so quickly. I want to welcome them and to be honest about what I see.

From the archaeological discoveries of Ur to Mount Ebal, Christians need to be more careful evaluating the facts.

Trump makes quick changes, but some consequences are fatal.

Trump’s new immigration policies will hurt believers at risk for their faith.