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15 ways my husband and I guard our marriage while still loving our friends of the opposite sex. With recent allegations of indiscretion against a prominent megachurch pastor, some Christian leaders have doubled down on the so-called Billy Graham Rule, which dictates that men and women should never meet alone. Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary presidentContinue reading “It’s Not Billy Graham Rule or Bust”

UK scientist R.J. ‘Sam’ Berry (1934-2018): a real scientist with real faith “As a Christian at university, I was faced with a hierarchy of possibilities. The really holy people became missionaries, the rather holy people were ordained, and the fairly holy people became teachers; the ‘also rans’ did all the other jobs in the world,”Continue reading “The Myth of the Holy Hierarchy”

Chuck Colson tells the inside story of the most controversial relationship in Graham’s life. Billy Graham's relationship to President Richard Nixon was a tricky one, Charles Colson said in this exclusive interview before his death in 2012. As special counsel for Nixon before his own conversion to Christ, Colson often assisted in arranging meetings betweenContinue reading “Interview: Inside the Nixon Years”

Evangelism has the ability to make some of us very uncomfortable. We worry about offending people. We agonize over saying something wrong, unorthodox, or unhelpful that might end up leading someone further from Christ in lieu of closer to him. While we certainly don’t want to share Jesus carelessly or apart from the spirit’s leading,Continue reading “Is Your Church Really Focused on Evangelism? Maybe Not.”

The Holy Spirit’s involvement in our lives through the cultivation of holiness, spiritual gifts, and worship. Ed: You say that the secret to experiencing the Christian life is allowing the Holy Spirit to empower us to live as God wants us to live. Why do you think so many Christians today are nervous and hesitantContinue reading “One-on-One with Scot McKnight on “Open to the Spirit””

After decades shut out of refugee camps, medical missionaries in Bangladesh offer victims expert care and spiritual resources. It wasn’t that Memorial Christian Hospital (MCH) in southeastern Bangladesh had no warning. Steve Kelley, a surgeon at the Baptist facility, got a call from Doctors Without Borders (DWB) on a Friday afternoon last August. “He wasContinue reading “When the Rohingya Came, This Christian Hospital Was Ready”

Hard work is a virtue. But Scripture warns of its vice. If our era had a buzzword, hustle would be a fierce contender. In 2018, if you don’t have a side hustle, a fever, a pet project that you’re fanatically growing, optimizing, organizing, or creatively monetizing, we want to know: Are you even trying? AreContinue reading “Lord, Save Me from My Side Hustle”

‘Vile, evil, and satanic’ attacks by Fulani now outnumber Boko Haram, one of the world’s deadliest terror groups. An attack on morning Mass at a Catholic church in central Nigeria yesterday left 2 priests and at least 16 parishioners dead, adding to the hundreds killed by herders in the region so far this year. PoliceContinue reading “Nigerian Mass Becomes a Massacre: Herdsmen Kill 18 Worshipers, Adding to Hundreds of Victims”

Does God talk to you? Has God punished you? Here’s how denomination, gender, and political party relate to how we see the divine. “We believe in God,” Amy Grant famously sang in the ’90s. Today, 4 out of 5 Americans still say the same. But according to a new survey, what they mean by GodContinue reading “80% of Americans Believe in God. Pew Found Out What They Mean.”

How a residential program in Virginia goes beyond crisis pregnancy aid. In the living room at Carried to Full Term (CTFT), a residential home for mothers in Haymarket, Virginia, seven-month-old Fabia crawls toward her mother, stretches out her arms, and whimpers. Her mother, Samrawit (Sam) Biru, obliges and picks her up. The two touch headsContinue reading “Community Home Offers ‘Boot Camp’ for Pregnant Moms”