Holy Spirit

By Joseph Sunde

For many evangelicals, 2 Chronicles 7:14 has become a predictable refrain for run-of-the-mill civil religion, supposedly offering the promise of national blessing in exchange for political purity.

By Charlie Self

Christian mission, spirituality, and theology have been navigating between isolated individualism and coercive collectivism from the third century to the present.

Both the Old and New Testaments confirm the necessity of personal faith and repentance toward the Lord as a condition of divine favor and ultimate salvation. Yet an equal number of texts affirm participation in the community of God’s people, with an ethos of humility, love and service.

By Charlie Self

By Joseph Sunde

Given the dynamics of the information age and ever-accelerating globalization, humanity faces a wave of new opportunities and challenges when it comes to creating, collaborating, and consuming alongside those in vastly differing contexts.

By Lester DeKoster and Gerard Berghoef

Stewardship has a watchful monitor in the conscience.

By Joseph Sunde

When decrying instances of do-gooder activism gone wrong, it’s become rather routine for critics to respond by saying, “good intentions aren’t enough.” And to a great extent, rightly so.

By Jordan Ballor

By Joseph Sunde

By Joseph Sunde

We’ve seen a renewed focus among Christians on the deeper value, meaning, and significance of our daily work, leading to lots of reflection on how we might “find God in the workplace.” As a result, Christians are becoming ever more attentive to things like vocation and calling, looking for transcendent purpose and value in the world of work, beyond simply funding missionaries or evangelizing co-workers.

By Joseph Sunde

Over the last century, Christianity has declined in social influence across much of the Western world, leading many to believe it has little place or purpose in public life.