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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…

Rumors are surging in the wake of George Floyd’s death and resulting protests against police violence and racial injustice in the United States. Stay informed. Read our special coverage, contribute to support our mission, and submit any tips or claims you see here. In late May 2020, social media users…

The original plaintiff behind Roe v. Wade is more than just a symbol in the abortion rights debate. 6:30 AM ET Bettmann / Getty / AtlanticLast weekend, FX premiered AKA Jane Roe, a documentary on Norma McCorvey, the plaintiff in Roe v. Wade. Backers of the film touted its most…

The world is rapidly urbanizing. As populations increase and technology brings everyone closer together, more and more people are becoming urban dwellers. China alone is on track to have a staggering 221 cities with over one million inhabitants within the next five years. With the importance of cities on the…

Celebrity news can be invasive and dull, but when your celebrity hinges on your outspoken Christianity, and a scandal involves a violation of those morals, it feels like fair game. For years now, Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson has been espousing conservative Christianity, saying universal health care was unnecessary because God…

Often called the “Father of Church History”, Eusebius was the first to trace the rise of Christianity during its crucial first three centuries from Christ to Constantine. Our principal resource for earliest Chrisitianity, The Church History presents a panorama of apostles, church fathers, emperors, bishops, heroes, heretics, confessors, and martyrs.…

No one has more consistently described, considered, and countered the attractional model of church than Jared Wilson. In his book The Gospel-Driven Church, one I’d recommend to every pastor, he answers this question: What is the attractional church, anyway? I (and many others) use the term attractional to refer to…