Articles

• What Herman Bavinck Taught Me About Modern Medicine

  ‘Might it not be that only theology can save medicine?’ asks Jeffrey Bishop in ‘Anticipatory Corpse.’ Physician and seminarian Joel Cho says yes.

• You Don’t Need Another Prayer Technique

  We neglect prayer not because we don’t have the ideal system in place but because we don’t really feel like we need it.

• New Mobile Game ‘Serpent and the Seed’ Is Biblical and Beautiful

  Brett McCracken interviews video game developer Andy Geers, whose ‘Serpent and the Seed’ brings Scripture’s big story to a mobile game.

• UK Chooses Death from Beginning to End

  Two Parliament votes this week show that the cultural landscape of the UK is moving further and further away from its Christian roots.

• 4 Gospel Truths About Repentance from Hosea

  Repentance is about agreeing with God about who he is, who we are, and how we can be restored to a right relationship with him.

• Why Black Churches Need to Preserve Their History

  The black church has affirmed and defended human dignity throughout its history. It must take up this mantle again.

• Supreme Court Protects Parental Rights in Transgender Treatment Case

  In another victory for parental rights, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Tennessee law restricting certain medical treatments for transgender minors.

• Serving like Jesus at Work

  Servant leadership is one of the most influential and highly debated leadership theories of the last 40 years.

• God’s Good Design for Marriage: 5 Doctrinal Dimensions

  These five biblical angles help us celebrate and commend God’s good design for marriage in a time when many diminish or undermine it.

• How I Became a Better Church Member After My Friend’s Adultery

  God uses us, the people of God, to help each other persevere in faithfulness. 

• Reflecting on the Mother Emanuel AME Church Shooting: 10 Years Later

  Many have forgotten the lessons learned from the shooting, but hope for racial reconciliation through the gospel remains.

• The Leper’s Cleansing and Our Salvation

  Jesus cleansed the leper to make him part of the end-time Israel—a new class of cleansed and consecrated priests.

• Spiritual Disciplines for Tired Dads

  Talking about ‘spiritual disciplines’ and ‘rules of life’ is all the rage. But how does that work for exhausted dads of younger kids?

• ‘The State of Biblical Fatherhood’: Sobering Reality and Substantial Opportunity for Churches

  While sociologists have studied fatherhood for decades, until now the church has lacked reliable data on how Christian men live out their role as spiritual leaders.

• The FAQs: What You Should Know About the PCA General Assembly

  Through the General Assembly, the purity, peace, and mission of the PCA are maintained and promoted. Here’s what to expect as it meets this month.

• Take a Closer Look at Noah’s Ark

  The Genesis narrative presents the ark as a microcosm of creation, where the Creator dwelled with and ruled over his covenant people.

• Where to Find Your Happy Place

  In Jesus, God’s dwelling place and the location of happiness have been concentrated from a place into a person.

• Should I Network at Church?

  The church can be the place where believers model networking with a greater purpose: God’s glory and God’s kingdom.