Langdon Gilkey was a twentieth-century American theologian and writer who encountered the truth of God’s grace in the most unlikely of places. As a young man, Gilkey…
Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way pastors address the needs of congregants. In the midst of this upheaval, it can be difficult for leaders…
Read More
“We never imagined churches in China and the U.S. would share common, realistic circumstances as quickly as we do today,” a Chinese church leader recently shared, as more than 60…
Read More
If today’s troubles do not signal the beginning of the end, they certainly signal a new day for the world. In today’s global village, a virus…
Read More
It is somewhat of an understatement to say that at this time we are in the “messy middle” of the COVID-19 pandemic—between what was and what is next. Church…
Read More
Whenever you are in a time of stress, you should go to the Psalms. They have a medicine for everything, they depict every situation that a human being can be in, and they've addressed every emotion you could ever have. They also tell you how to process that emotion or about that situation before God.
Read More
I lead a congregation in Rome that thrives on handshakes, cheek kisses, and physical contact. During our services, friends often embrace as they pray for one another.
Not anymore.
Read More
King Street winds through Newtown like a river giving life to all sorts of communities and endeavours. People come to drink and gain life from the area. Newtown, for some, is…
Read More
The traditional narrative of global missions has been churches from the Christianised (and now, ironically, post-Christian) West reaching the rest of the world. This has…
Read More
I rejoice in (and am greatly helped by) the comprehensive awareness of our cultural situation that fills Tim Keller’s How to Reach the West Again. I have not…
Read More
As a second-generation Hispanic urbanite, I feel the force of the challenges presented in How to Reach the West Again on a daily basis: in the home, with my neighbors, and even in the church…
Read More
This discussion is premised on two basic ideas about African society.
The first is this: unlike Western society, which Tim Keller observes has rejected the idea of a “sacred order,” the African conception…
Read More
Tim Keller’s How to Reach the West Again lays out a compelling proposal for how we might effectively engage the emerging culture of a post-Christian West today. My hope is that…
Read More
Intellectual arguments for Christianity don’t carry much weight in a polarized culture. Social arguments are stronger. For missional reasons, the church…
Read More
Many have seen the recent protests on the streets of Hong Kong. Among all the challenges involved, one issue that the church needs to address is the disunity between those with differing political views within the congregation…
Read More
Lebanon’s history, both recent and ancient, has been marked by conquest and war. This shouldn’t be the only thing this beautiful and biblical country is known for, but to deny the history would be untrue…
Read More
As many know, Tokyo is hard at work preparing to host the 32nd Summer Olympic Games in 2020. As the whole city gets ready to host this auspicious festival…
Read More
Claire sat across the table from her friend, the leader of a church near the suburb that God had laid on her heart. After gathering her thoughts, Claire began to speak. She…
Read More