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While the word “empathy” is modern, its practice is deeply woven throughout Scripture. From God’s commands to care for the vulnerable to Jesus’ example of entering fully into human experience, the Bible offers a vision of empathy rooted in love, humility, ...
Around 1 a.m. on June 2, the Israeli military showed up at a six-story apartment building in Ramallah in the West Bank and started smashing down doors, looking for college student Natalie Abudayyeh. On the fourth floor, Natalie and her two roommates, all of whom attended Birzeit ...
Rigorous exposition isn’t at odds with engaging preaching. Pastor John encourages pastors to work for creativity when technical, abstract sermons feel easier.Listen Now...
I work for a Christian organization that does not have a healthy culture. This leads me to feel a lot of discouragement and cynicism. I know the world is full of sin, including at Christian ministries. How can I think biblically about the way Christian work should be done in this...
North Korea (MNN) — You may have heard rumors that North Korea’s heavy surveillance and internment of Christians have destroyed the underground church. Floyd Brobbel with the Voice of the Martyrs Canada says those tactics stop traditional gatherings, but the church is far from de...
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I’m walking through a season of suffering in the form of cancer. My weeks are filled with trips to the hospital, blood draws, and days resting in bed. I’m thankful the cancer is very treatable and the outcome looks good. It has given me a unique opportunity to reflect on how the ...
How do we respond when the curse encroaches on our lives? In Psalm 108, David guides us to groan, praise, ask, trust, and tread.Watch Now
Why should we refuse to get sucked in by the empty promises of this world? Because this age is passing away; nothing it offers will eternally satisfy.Watch Now...
In a world bent on immediate gratification, the life of a missionary just doesn’t make sense. Why on earth would anyone give up the security of a job, the comforts of home, and the familiarity of friends, family, and culture to proclaim the gospel among another people in a differ...
Jim and Allie finally had the keys to their dream house. It was a beautiful little home, nestled in the Blue Ridge mountains and close to the Swannanoa river. The happy couple spent the next several years making the house into a home. Family pictures on the wall. Dishes in the ca...
China (MNN) – Nearly a year has passed since Pastor Wang Lin of Zion Church was imprisoned in China. His wife, Sarah Su, recently spoke with The Voice of the Martyrs USA about her husband’s imprisonment, their family’s struggle, and his enduring commitment to the Gospel. “The mom...
The most unsettling sentence in the Bible about human speech is spoken in a fight. In Matthew 12, the Pharisees have already gone out and “conspired against” Jesus, “how to destroy him” (v. 14, ESV throughout). They have watched him heal a blind and mute man, and concluded, in pu...
This piece was adapted from CT’s books newsletter. Subscribe here. Scott S. Greenberger, The Forsaken Founder: Gouverneur Morris, the Unsung Patriot Who Wrote the Constitution, Stood Up to Slavery, and Survived the Reign of Terror (37 Ink, 2026) “We the people of the United State...
What does the Bible say about poverty? About God’s heart for the vulnerable? About the Christian response to poverty? What does Jesus teach about poverty? These are all common questions when we consider the topic of poverty in Scripture. Believe it or not, there are a lot o...
Does the gospel have the power to bridge the chasms within our polarized society? In the second of this two-part episode, recorded at TGC25, Bill Riedel gives pastoral reflections on how we can seek to be faithful in proclaiming the good news in our polarized contexts. He talks a...
Not long ago, our church got an unexpected lesson in the importance of religious liberty. We’ve been looking for property for a permanent location for our Chapel Hill campus, which currently meets in a high school. We found a piece of land in Chatham County, North Carolina, and w...
Syria (MNN) – Continued tensions in Syria this week come on the heels of President Ahmed al-Sharaa declaring the country to be on a new trajectory – one that prizes democracy and will unite military groups into one Syrian army. Leaders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which...
USA (MNN) — Going into 2027, World Missionary Press (WMP) will send 750,000 “date books” to federal, state, and local prisons across the U.S. Used a little like a diary, the date books contain a space for every day with a verse and a place to write notes. For the first time, WMP ...
“I can’t even text my friend without asking AI what to say first,” one of the girls in my eighth- and ninth-grade small group told me. It’s no surprise that each generation, for the most part, uses technology more than the generation before. However, I wasn't expecting the hyperd...
“You have to come check out this church,” my mom excitedly told me. “The pastor reminds me of you. He’s in a wheelchair and full of so much joy!” That day, in my early 20s, was the first time I saw someone like me front and center in a church. It was a wonderful surprise. Read mo...
The Bible movies and TV shows of the past few decades—going back to 1995’s Joseph and 1998’s Prince of Egypt—have tended to cover four basic categories: Genesis, Moses, Saul and David, and Jesus and the disciples. Origin stories, in other words, about the earliest days of Judaism...
Over the past three years, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard someone say something like “I believe in God, but I’m against organized religion,” “I’m spiritual, but I’m not religious,” or “I have faith, but I don’t need to be a part of a church.” As Brad Edwards points ...
