In the 2025 State of the Bible study, American Bible Society homed in on issues of identity among Americans, because research ...
The clarity and simplicity of these themes is a strength of the book, as is the frequent use of diagrams to illustrate them.
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In an age of rage bait, Christians are called to be angry without sin

Columnist responds to Oxford’s rage bait Word of the Year with biblical, Advent guidance on being angry without sin and choosing peace.
Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work ...
This month, Ligonier Ministries released the 2025 results from The State of Theology survey. Several of this year’s findings reveal significant confusion in the church. For instance: 64% of American ...
Suicide is one of the most heartbreaking issues people face. Families grieve, churches wrestle with hard questions, and individuals struggle with despair. We’ll look at what Scripture says about ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Empathy is usually regarded as a virtue, a key to human decency and kindness. And yet, with increasing momentum, voices on the Christian right are preaching that it has become a vice ...
Is ignorance a sin? Often, it is. But to discuss ignorance, we must begin with ignorance’s opposite— knowledge. The biblical idea of knowledge is almost always a positive one. In fact, we follow a God ...
When President Donald Trump attended a prayer service at the Washington Cathedral in January, Bishop Marian Edgar Budde had a message for him. Now that he was president again, he could show “mercy” to ...
The heartbreaking reality of suicide touches countless lives, leaving behind pain, questions, and uncertainty for those affected. Among the questions Christians may wrestle with is whether suicide ...
With Valentine's Day this week, the subject of love may be on people's minds more than usual. Unfortunately, the subject of empathy, often connected to and associated with love, seems to be under ...
Pastor and theologian John Piper tackled one of Christianity’s enduring debates — how Scripture addresses witchcraft and sorcery — in a recent episode of his “Ask Pastor John” podcast. The question, ...