Month: Prosinec 1969

How Tewahedo Orthodox theology led congregations to become an oasis of forest conservation. In church, Getnet Alemayehu’s father liked to sit beneath a tree, one he had planted himself. In its shade the man would pray, worship, give thanks, and

Observers take wait-and-see approach to televangelist “correcting” his prosperity gospel theology. Benny Hinn says he is done with the prosperity gospel. But longtime observers are not ready to take his word on faith. Hinn has been a leading proponent of

Since the time of the Epistles, church planting has been a natural outflow of the Great Commission. We’re all familiar with the Great Commission, Jesus’ instructions to go out and “make disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28:19-20). These instructions were

Muslim lawyer who helped Hobby Lobby and Hosanna-Tabor win at the Supreme Court details the difficulties Muslims face in securing the freedoms that US Christians demand. Is Islam a religion? This question is regularly posed by populists seeking to restrict

The two faiths have endured similar legal backlash—underscoring the importance of advocating for religious freedom for all. Religious freedom for Muslims in America has become a significant issue in recent years, as Asma Uddin details in her book When Islam

VeggieTales is back, with an emphasis on the New Testament and biblical story. Many evangelical children of the 1990s, raised on the catchy songs of Larry the Cucumber and the thoughtful lessons of Bob the Tomato, are now raising children

Maybe my story and honesty will help you avoid making the same mistakes. About 25 years ago the folks at Leadership Network invited a group of “Young Leaders” to a gathering in Glen Eyrie, Colorado. The goal was that we

Before his death, he tweeted, “Loving Jesus doesn’t always cure suicidal thoughts.” Jarrid Wilson, a California church leader, author, and mental health advocate, died by suicide Monday evening at age 30. Wilson, known as a passionate preacher, most recently was

As many of us learned of Jarrid Wilson’s suicide, I’m reminded that pastors (and Christians) are not immune, and being honest about that is good for all of us. A pastor died by suicide. That’s a sentence that might cause

How I became convinced Christianity is more than ethnicity. As modern society careens to alarming levels of racial polarization, one has to wonder if the ethnic designations on many of our church signs bear any complicity. Korean Presbyterian. German Lutheran.