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By Their Fruit You Will Know Them
By Bryce and Ashley Hales
How might we live as fruitful disciples in a busy, disconnected, and polarized historical moment?
Discovering and Recovering the Reason for Church
By Bruce P. Baugus
Bruce P. Baugus reviews Brad Edwards’ “The Reason for Church,” describing it as “welcome, timely, and useful.”
The Value of Tim Keller’s Practical Theology
By Jason Helopoulos
Jason Helopoulos reviews Matt Smethurst’s book, “Tim Keller on the Christian Life: The Transforming Power of the Gospel.”
Learning from the Public Ministry of Francis Grimké
By DeMyron Haynes
Grimké’s life and ministry encourage us to stand firm, to shepherd well, and to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
God’s Love for the Unlovely
By Allison Van Egmond
Like so many people in the Bible, we are frail and tempted to doubt God’s love for us. Yet, he calls us beloved.
Christianity and the Collapse of Secular Materialism
By Rob Edwards
We must, as Douthat argues, make the most of the time, as there is growing dissatisfaction with secular materialism. But we must not encourage any to find solace merely in religious commitments.
Biology, the Bible, and Gender Identity
By Andy Jones
God only and always creates humans as male or female. And the body God gives us governs and guides our gender identity.
The Making of a Christian Musician
By Matt Morginsky
Matt Morginsky reviews Charlie Peacock’s new autobiography, “Roots and Rhythm.”
Biblical Sexuality: A Response to Christopher and Richard Hays
By Hans Madueme
“The Widening of God’s Mercy” implies that cultural norms—not the canon of Scripture—should drive theology. That’s a poison pill.
Teaching Kids To Value Their Bodies
By Sarah Merrick
The “Training Young Hearts” book series teaches children to value their bodies in light of sin, Jesus’s perfect example, and the perfect grace and forgiveness we have when we put our hope in Him.