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AI Tech Bros Seem Awful. They Might Be Telling Us the Truth.
This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. Our science fiction movies had it wrong. They always pictured that, when a mad scientist said his creation was now out of his control and the very survival of the species might be at stake, people would eithe...
Why I'm a Professional ‘Third Wheel’
It’s five o’clock rush hour on Wednesday afternoon, and I’m trying to think happy thoughts on my weekly one-and-a-half-hour drudge through Nashville to visit my friends Chase and Paige. The drive itself is easily my least favorite part of the week, but as I arrive and see their 3...
How ‘Harm Reduction’ Harms the Homeless
For many years, it was widely accepted that the way to help people addicted to drugs was to support them through detoxing: Get the substance out of their system to give them a shot at life without it. More recently, however, the doctrine of “harm reduction” has partially supplant...
When Lack of Accountability Leads to the ‘Death of the Pastor’s Wife’
“The church has died. The church has closed down,” said lawyer Russell Long. Long was representing John-Paul “JP” Miller, pastor of the nondenominational Solid Rock Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The church’s closure was due to external pressure, Long claimed. For months...
Jonah and the People God Pitied
Why does God rescue rebels? John Piper shows from Jonah 4:1–11 how mercy received becomes mercy shown.Watch Now
Christ Delights in Work Well Done
“What do you like about the kind of work you do?” I asked a fellow dad as we watched our sons during their basketball practice. It wasn’t an unusual question for me to ask, as I’m naturally curious about people’s careers and work environments. His answer, however, surprised me: “...
Why We Said ‘No’ to IVF and ‘Yes’ to Embryo Adoption
The 2019 Book of Common Prayer contains a liturgy of thanksgiving for the birth of a child and one of thanksgiving for the adoption of a child. When our daughter was born in September 2024, we asked our pastor to come to the hospital to pray both these prayers for our new baby. N...
The Backlash Against a White House Plan to Pay Stay-at-Home Parents
Beverly Hallberg has helped conservatives craft their policies and messages for over 20 years. As president of a training firm, District Media Group, she’s often the one behind the scenes prepping faith-based and conservative influencers and lawmakers on how to get ready for prim...
The Seductive Ideology of Estrangement
The most revealing sign of civic unrest is not the slogans shouted in public but the relationships abandoned in private. Since 2020, I’ve traveled around the country giving talks on a destabilizing ideology that seemed, almost overnight, to be everywhere. The Q&A sessions quickly...
1 Corinthians 2:1–5, Part 3: What Is the Demonstration of the Spirit and Power?
How did Paul demonstrate the power of the Spirit in his ministry? By preaching in weakness, Paul showed a faith that boasts only in Christ crucified.Watch Now...
Christian Women and the Poison of Porn
According to Covenant Eyes, an esteemed internet accountability and screen-monitoring service, 40 percent of professing Christian women consume pornography. That is astoundingly tragic because “consuming pornography” is consuming poison. If you are reading this and you are one of...
Why Our Baptist Forebears Wouldn’t Support Blasphemy Laws
In recent weeks, there’s been quite a dustup over a recently released book in which R. Albert Mohler Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argues that “the government has the full right to restrict and punish blasphemy.” Not only was this an about-face from...
"Here on my own will": Maharashtra churches adapt to anti-conversion law
India (MNN) – Name. Address. Government ID. In parts of Maharashtra, India, going to church now comes with paperwork. Some churches are asking worshippers to sign consent forms stating they came voluntarily and were not pressured to convert. The precaution comes after Maharashtra...
Houthis tighten their grip as millions in Yemen face hunger and uncertainty
Yemen (MNN) — Conflict within Yemen and with its neighbors has been escalating. Last week, the Iran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding dozens and damaging oil facilities. They proceeded to capture Yemen’s port city of Mocha on September 10, which was fo...
Wendell Berry, ‘Bad-Weather Churchgoer’
Wendell Berry—who died on August 31 at the age of 92—deeply influenced countless Christians through his fiction, essays, and poetry. I count myself among his adoring fans. To me, Berry was a prophet, critiquing the church’s excesses and idols while proclaiming what it could be, a...
Christian Humility Isn’t Just ‘Thinking of Yourself Less’
Scripture honors and commands humility, but what does it look like in practice? A line widely misattributed to C. S. Lewis offers a memorable answer: “Humility is not thinking less of ourselves; it is thinking of ourselves less.” That definition has been popular among American Ch...
It’s Not Good to Be Alone—with Chatbots
We’ve heard that we have a God-shaped vacuum. Genesis 2 suggests we also have a human-shaped vacuum: “It is not good for the man to be alone” (v. 18). Out of all the times God calls creation “good” in the first chapters of the Bible, here’s the one instance that’s “not good”—our ...
Asa and the Folly of Self-Reliance
Why is self-reliance so foolish? John Piper opens 2 Chronicles 16:9 to show how it forfeits the help God gives to those who trust him.Watch Now
The Joy That Sustained Jesus
Jesus endured unspeakable agony at the cross. Pastor John marvels at the force of his love sustained by expectant joy.Listen Now
Where Is God When Sleep Won’t Come?
I stare at the clock: 3:00am. If I fall asleep right now, I can still get three hours. Nighttimes are full of these elementary calculations when you’re an insomniac. Insomnia has been my constant companion since high school. Some seasons are worse than others, but the worst of my...
9/11 Prayer Walk
Christina Stanton runs one of the most unique 9/11 walking tours in NYC. When Christians and church groups taker her tour, she offers to turn it into something special: a prayer walk. Kristy Etheridge takes us on this unique tour of the World Trade Center memorial site on the 25t...
1 Corinthians 2:1–5, Part 2: The Crucified Christ and the Trembling Apostle
Paul relates everything to Christ crucified, including his own ability to preach. How else could he promote faith that boasts in God’s power?Watch Now
Invite God into Your Anxieties
Since COVID, there have been plenty of fine sermons, blogs, articles, and books about anxiety. There have been even more books and discussion about rest, one of anxiety’s opposites. But it is hard to see much impact from all this teaching. Today, anxiety simply is. It seems to ha...
Cancel Culture Has Forgotten How to Forgive
The Christian faith hinges on forgiveness. Christ’s work on the cross initiated what would forever mark history. Church fathers like Irenaeus and Athanasius wrote about forgiveness as an essential part of the Christian life. Some of Tim Keller’s last published words appear in For...