It’s hard to talk about racial injustice, isn’t it? Undoubtedly there are many factors contributing to this difficulty, ranging from personal experience to political affiliation to one’s understanding and interpretation of history. One powerful factor is the...
Editor’s note—part of what makes conversations about race so difficult is that we seem to talk past each other. This series explores ways important words are used and provides biblical categories for the ideas behind them. Our goal is not to police language but to...
Division within the culture abounds these days, and unfortunately that division has leaked into the church. And there is no greater division right now than how to effectively address the sin of racism. Opposite sides shout different things, but I want to talk about...
The doctrine of the imago Dei—the image of God—is foundational to the Christian faith. We believe all people—man, woman, the unborn—have inherent value, worth, and dignity because they’re created by God (Genesis 1:27). Humanity is sacred because of the imago Dei. We...
Do What is Right, Don’t Just Oppose What is Wrong You may not know the name Carl F. H. Henry. He was a towering figure in American Christianity less than a century ago. He founded Christianity Today magazine, Fuller Theological Seminary, and a number of other...
Dear friends, I am not writing you a new command but an old command that you have had from the beginning. The old command is the word you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true...
