(ANALYSIS) When MLK said character should be a goal of education, he presumably meant that moral intelligence should be developed. Everyone (except the psychopath) has a sense of morality. That’s what Jefferson meant when he declared that all men are created equal. But how to develop moral intelligence is much debated.
Read More(OPINION) Christians understand what science reveals: masculinity and femininity are fixed moral categories that God has made and declared to be good. When societies reject God’s moral law, anarchy results. God’s people must boldly declare to the world what is true. At the same time, we must communicate the good news of the Gospel to those who disagree.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Where are there lots of evangelical Christians in the United States, and where is it hard to find one? That’s actually a really difficult question to answer from a methodological perspective. Very few surveys offer enough granularity to provide rigorous state-level estimates, let alone data at the county level. But because of the rapid acceleration of Artificial Intelligence, I can actually provide you all with a really good answer now.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he asked several of his friends to continue his life’s work building what he called “beloved community.” One of the people he invited was the Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, poet and mindfulness teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. Their shared vision shows how democracy could flourish when citizens practice compassion and peaceful action.
Read More(ANALYSIS) The Bible portrayed many courageous women, yet few appeared as leaders in the New Testament. Early Christian apocryphal texts preserved such figures, including Thecla, who endured persecution, performed miracles, preached the gospel, and inspired debates about women’s authority and leadership in the early Christian world.
Read MoreA recent New York Times feature noted that quarterback Fernando Mendoza, before helping change University of Indiana football history, excelled at Belen Jesuit, an all-boys Catholic school in Miami, and then Miami Columbus High, another all-boys Catholic school. Oh, and his mother was a star athlete at Lourdes Academy, an all-girls Catholic school.
Read MoreDuring the Holocaust, concealment was a condition of survival under persecution. Survivors’ testimony illuminates both the ingenuity required to endure such pressure and the emotional costs of erasing parts of oneself. In a moment of rising nationalism, antisemitism and mass displacement, their stories carry renewed urgency.
Read MoreRobert D. Wolgemuth, a respected Christian author, publisher and literary agent whose quiet leadership helped shape evangelical publishing for more than five decades, died on Jan. 10. He was 77. His family said Wolgemuth succumbed after “a brief but intense battle” with pneumonia complications. He was widely regarded as a servant-leader whose influence extended far beyond book contracts.
Read MoreIndia recorded 1,318 in-person hate speech incidents in 2025, averaging more than three each day and overwhelmingly led by Hindu nationalist groups affiliated with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The report supports the inference that a political choice is behind the sustained scale of public incitement, which undermines both the rule of law and the idea of equal citizenship.
Read MoreViolence against Christians has reached an all-time high in 15 countries, with 388 million people facing severe persecution worldwide, Open Doors reported. Nigeria remains the deadliest nation, while Syria saw the largest single-year rise amid instability. Other dangerous parts of the world include North Korea, Somalia and Yemen.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Philip Yancey, a bestselling evangelical author known for emphasizing grace and compassion, retired after confessing to an eight-year adulterous relationship. His fall has sparked renewed debate within evangelical Christianity about sin, forgiveness, accountability and the dangers of weaponizing grace, especially amid broader concerns over moral failures.
Read MoreA Nigerian minister and humanitarian urged the U.S. government to use peaceful methods to address religious persecution during a Jan. 13 USCIRF hearing in Washington. Rebecca Dali said bombing worsened trauma for communities and encouraged intelligence-based cooperation, as witnesses testified about Christian persecution in multiple countries worldwide.
Read MoreLifeway Research estimates 3,800 new Protestant churches were started in the U.S., while 4,000 churches were closed. This is based on analysis of congregational information provided by 35 denominations or faith groups, representing 58% of all Protestant churches.
Read MoreRight now, across the waters of the world, massive cargo ships are floating from Hong Kong to Houston, from Marseille to Newark, from San Diego to Seoul. The ships carry everything from bananas to coal to toothbrushes. Some estimates claim that 90% of all goods purchased in the U.S. spent some time on the sea. Nearly 200 years ago, the Seamen's Church Institute set out to serve these mariners. They are still doing so today.
Read MoreFor four million Deaf South Africans and millions across the world, a long spiritual silence has been broken. Many in the Deaf community say they yearn to connect with God, but earlier versions of the Bible, usually available in only text or audio, are inaccessible. And they cannot depend on the verbal message from the pulpit on Sundays.
Read MoreSeven years after assuming the presidency of the Moody Bible Institute in a time of crisis, Mark Jobe has announced he’ll step down at the end of the institution’s fiscal and academic year.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Lots. And no expert is better equipped to portray the turbulence than Washington University political scientist Ryan Burge.
Read More(ANALYSIS) Divinity schools hardly mention the huge issue of reuse and redevelopment of faith properties in their curricula, nor do urban planning programs, at least not yet. Perhaps a curriculum that engages experts and examines relevant case studies is in order if we are to form strategies for emptying faith properties — our semester-long adventure can serve as a prototype.
Read MoreChristians are bringing light amid the evil, with many treating the wounded at homes to avoid certain arrest at hospitals. Christians are also taking food and water into crowds of protesters amid Iran’s humanitarian crisis. One Christian couple prepared 50 sandwiches, put them in their backpacks along with bottles of water and distributed the food to protesters.
Read More(OPINION) Christian Reconstructionism was a small but influential movement within conservative Protestantism that argued society should be governed by biblical law. Originating with R. J. Rushdoony, its ideas spread through churches, homeschooling, and dominionist networks, shaping debates over religion, politics and culture in the United States.
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