The Middle Ground Leads to Nowhere
Neutrality doesn’t work in church. But we can recover the heart of our faith. I'm a textbook middle child. I've spent a lifetime perfecting the art of placation, walking fine…
AI Will Shape Your Soul
But how is up to us. It's summer in Silicon Valley, and I'm out for a jog in my neighborhood. It's the most beautiful time of year: blossoming orange trees,…
Honor Thy Church Mothers—with Wages
Despite their crucial role in congregational life, 83 percent of women’s ministry leaders remain unpaid. I want to tell you about a church leader I know. He heads up a…
Sticking Out and Fitting In as an Asian American Believer
Theologian Michelle Lee-Barnewall reflects on her ethnic identity and her identity in Christ. We live in a world where race relations receive near-constant attention. Conversations about race permeate our politics,…
Culture War Is Not Spiritual Warfare
Our ideological opponents are not the enemy. Someone who grew up in a more liberal religious tradition than mine once told me the sermons in his church were always boring,…
The Cost of Creativity: Bonhoeffer Set Aside Ethics For Art. Did He Choose Well?
The theologian set aside his nearly finished magnum opus while in prison, investing instead in creative writing. “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.” “A Christian's…
Day 254: Judgment of Nations (2023)
Fr. Mike continues reading from the book of Jeremiah and emphasizes God’s judgment against the nations surrounding Israel. Fr. Mike also invites us to meditate on the words of the…
Hope’s own Georgia Free Takes Out Top Podcast at this Year’s Christian Media Awards
The CMAA awards acknowledge the hard work of people and organisations sharing the hope of Jesus through media and the arts.
‘Freak accident’: Ragans slips on mound, ending scoreless streak
TORONTO -- Every rise has its fall, but no one expected it to be this literal. Cole Ragans had his scoreless streak end at 26 innings in the Royals’ 5-2…