Christianity

Happy Canada Day to all my fellow Canadians! I hope and trust it will be a restful, celebratory kind of day. Today’s Kindle deals include a long list of solid works like Costi Hinn’s God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel as well as books by MacArthur, Stott, Zacharias, and others.…

‘Christianity’ is trending across the United States, but it’s not some great reawakening of the American faithful – it’s anxious church-goers who are nervous that their religion will be next to suffer the wrath of cancel culture. The phrase shot to the top of the Twitter trending charts after a…

The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Hillary Clinton has accused Donald Trump of trying to "hijack" Christianity and the Bible, saying: "He can’t tell you a single thing that’s in it.” She also predicted that if the…

Welcome to the liturgical woke, which eerily feels like off-brand Christianity.NEW YORK, USA - JUNE 11: 'Black Lives Matter' protests continue in New York City, United States on June 11, 2020 over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died after being pinned down by a white…

Romney — who won praise from Democratic and Republican lawmakers alike on Monday for joining the nationwide demonstrations — said he had talked with Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only African American Republican senator, among other GOP lawmakers. The plan is in its early stages and has yet to…

It’s been a dreadful week or two hasn’t it? So much anger and hate, so much murder and mayhem, so much pain and destruct-ion. I seriously thought about leaving Colossians this week and looking for a text that would bring a relevant message from God’s Word that would help us…

Spiritualization has allowed a modern christianity to put blinders on.June 7, 2020 by Derek Penwell Leave a Comment Jesus was an incredibly unlikely messiah. Though Matthew and Luke later shaped his genealogy in an attempt to establish his royal messianic bona fides, Jesus was born to humble parents from a…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Greek Orthodox Church is influential in politics and everyday life in Greece Downward dog, sun salutations and all other yoga practices are "absolutely incompatible" with the Christian faith, the powerful Greek Orthodox Church has said.Yoga has no place "in the life of Christians,"…

No one should have been surprised by President Donald Trump’s co-opting of the symbols of American Christianity — a church, the Bible — to speak Monday to the white evangelical base that made his election possible. Every American president since George Washington has sworn his oath upon the Bible. Every…

This special episode of Signposts is taken from my keynote at the “MLK50: Reflections from the Mountaintop” conference hosted in conjunction with The Gospel Coalition on the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Be sure to subscribe to receive all the latest episodes of Signposts. Read…