By Leanne Swift I’ve been praying lately that the Lord would show me how I could be more effective in his service. I think he answered by revealing something that has been holding me back in many ways: self preservation.  It has begun to gnaw at my soul. Websters defines self-preservation like this: 1. preservation of...

Paul E. Miller. A Loving Life: In a World of Broken Relationships.  Wheaton: Crossway, 2014.  172 pp.  $12.99. Love is pervasive. Everybody loves something or someone.  We love our spouses, children, cars, antiques, sports teams, novels, pizza joints, movies, tribes of friends—and the list goes on and on.  In fact “love” is thrown around so...

By Owen Strachan The ministry of Tim Keller and his wife Kathy at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City is well-known. Many of us have learned in life-shaping ways from Tim’s preaching. His book on the prodigal son and his work on our functional idols have been transformative for me and many, many others. Keller’s preaching...

By Christine Hoover Editor’s Note: One of our regular writers, Christine Hoover, shares her insights on women, friendship, and ministry. We hope you are encouraged as much as we were. ********************************************************************** You’re usually going to have to be the initiator. Other women will assume that you’re too busy, that you have tons of friends, and...

“What is liberty without wisdom and without virtue?  It is the greatest of all possible evils.” – Irish statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke By Michael Berry: Today is Tuesday, March 25, 2014.  The United States Supreme Court will hear arguments on behalf of two private, for-profit corporations, Hobby Lobby Stores, and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation. ...

As always, the heart of the debate between complementarianism and egalitarianism is hermeneutics. For millenia Christian’s have held that the task of interpreting Scripture is not separated from the task of loving our neighbor as ourselves. Regretfully, church history shows us that sometimes the Bible has been (mis)used to keep unjust cultural norms in place....