Seven years ago, the headlines warned that "the Great Barrier Reef is dying." Given the alarm in those headlines, Australia’s most famous natural treasure is surely lost, isn’t it? Well, no. There's a lesson in that, and it starts by seeing the world as God’s creation.
Many have noted the striking coincidences between Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Among them...
Revival can come to California, and the saying, "As California goes, so goes the nation," can bring hope for the future.
What is our hope for a more moral future?
Let’s conduct a brief thought experiment centered on this maxim: When we love someone, we love what they love and hate what they hate.
If I love my friend who has cancer, I must love his children and hate his disease. However, this principle is not entirely true for everyone in every circumstance. For example, if I love my alcoholic friend, I must hate the alcohol he loves and love the sobriety he hates. Thus, our maxim unconditionally applies only to our sinless Lord (Hebrews 4:15). Jesus is the only Person who perfectly loves what I should love and hates what I should hate. In short, to live a moral life, I should love Jesus like he loves me and then love others like he loves them.
If the tragic Christian school shooting by a transgender assailant last week marks a new chapter in our cultural moment, we’ll need to learn afresh what it means to live by hope, do good to those who persecute us, love our neighbors, and build a better future for the sake of Christ.
I became a Christian because I wanted the Christ I saw in the Christians I met. May someone say the same today because of me—and you—to the glory of God.
As headlines about heavy and, at times, overwhelming world events cross our screens, actress and outspoken Christian Cameron Candace Bure encouraged her fans to participate in a "gratitude challenge."
At a time when everyone is frightened and no one knows what to expect, with many unanswered questions, it is so helpful that we have the unchanging Word of God to share. While we can’t provide answers about the immediate future, we can provide bedrock truth about the hope of eternity. And while we have no guarantees of peace in this lifetime, we can share about the Prince of Peace who will guard our hearts and keep our minds at perfect peace when our thoughts are focused on Him.
In the face of such challenges, my claim across this week that Christians should reframe crises as opportunities for the gospel can seem naïve. We understand theologically that we are called to bring the “light of the world” to the darkness, that we are commissioned to make disciples of all nations, even those at war. But it’s not enough to know we are called to be change agents in a broken culture—we must believe that we can make a transformative difference where we are, as we are. To that end, let’s close our week by focusing on the empowering ways God can change us.
