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Cross-racial partnerships only have lasting power if they’re rooted in Scripture. April 4 marks the 50-year anniversary since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. In a time of resurging hate groups and racially charged gatherings, King’s prophetic messages matter now more than ever. Our churches, too, need his message. The New York Times recentlyContinue reading “King’s Dream Succeeds If We Study the Bible”

How the civil-rights hero honed his preaching skills and prophetic vision at a Northern liberal seminary. In this age of the blockbuster superhero movie, audiences have come to expect the hero’s origin story. Why does he wear that cape? Where did she learn to fight like that? Why do they hide behind those secret identities?Continue reading “The Origin Story of Martin Luther King Jr.”

Very often, people behind bars already have a relationship with God. Two centuries ago, philanthropist Elizabeth Fry visited an English prison and left horrified by the filthy conditions. Driven by her Christian faith, Fry spent her life building relationships with the incarcerated and advocating improvements to their physical environment. Dominique Gilliard, the Evangelical Covenant Church’sContinue reading “Interview: Visit Those in Prison. Just Don’t Assume Jesus Didn’t Get There First”

God hasn’t left our students or abandoned our nation’s education system The March for Our Lives—a student led effort to speak out against school shootings—took place in Washington D.C. on Saturday, March 24th. Hundreds of thousands of passionate protesters gathered in our nation’s Capitol to advocate for policy changes in support of an end toContinue reading “God in Suffering: Our Response to Too Many School Shootings”

Viviane Morales explains why truth and repentance will heal the scarred South American nation more than prison sentences for FARC rebels. Why does Viviane Morales, Colombia’s first-ever evangelical presidential candidate, want to lead one of South America’s most troubled countries? It’s more than the chance to become the first female president of the mountainous AndeanContinue reading “Meet the First Female—and Evangelical—Presidential Candidate of Colombia”

Kirbyjon Caldwell has used business as an extension of his Houston ministry for decades. Now, a Chinese bonds deal has gotten him in trouble with the SEC. Thousands of worshipers at a Methodist megachurch in Houston didn’t expect to hear from their pastor’s lawyer on Easter morning. The special guest dropped in to speak daysContinue reading “On Easter, Megachurch Backs Pastor Indicted for $3.5 Million Fraud”

Unlikely finalist Fabricio Alvarado is latest example that evangelicals are a growing political force in Catholic Latin America. A contemporary Christian singer will not be Costa Rica’s next president. Evangelist, performer, and former CBN Spanish news host Fabricio Alvarado Muñoz decisively lost Sunday’s presidential runoff to former minister, Carlos Alvarado Quesada. who received 61 percentContinue reading “Conservative Christian Singer Loses Costa Rica Presidential Race”

Book project follows efforts to present accurate information about Christianity in the now Muslim-majority country. A joint commission of Turkey’s major Christian denominations has published a historic book of concise Christian doctrine, receiving the unprecedented endorsement of all the nation’s Orthodox, Catholic, Armenian, Syriac and Protestant churches. According to Armenian Bishop Sahak Masalyan, keynote speakerContinue reading “Turkey’s Churches, Famous for Historic Schisms, Finally Agree on Doctrine”

When my kid was diagnosed with autism, I thought God had picked the wrong mom. Then I remembered Moses. It was just a piece of paper, weighing less than an ounce, but it was the heaviest burden I would ever hold. Some papers cut deeper than others: divorce papers, a Do Not Resuscitate form, orContinue reading “Special Needs Kids Don’t Need Special Parents”

Graham preached behind the Iron Curtain, driving his critics crazy. The Billy Graham of the 1950s reflected the political mood of the United States of that era. His visceral anticommunism expressed itself during the Greater Los Angeles crusade of 1949 in his assessment of the looming Soviet threat. "Sleek Russian bombers," he said, were poisedContinue reading “How Billy Graham Killed Communism with Kindness”