As a Mixed-Race Christian, I Used to Think Diversity Was Enough
My mixed-race identity is so much a part of me that when asked to bring an object that represented me to a group interview icebreaker, I came in with a blender. Perhaps my own disparate ancestries—my father is Chinese and Hawaiian,
Congregation in Israel Faces Repeated Harassment From Anti-Missionary Group
Photo Credit: Daniel Miller (Voice of the Martyrs Australia) — The Beit Hallel Messianic Congregation in Ashdod, southern Israel has experienced systematic harassment from the local anti-missionary group. The harassment includes intimidation, fear tactics, vandalism, curses, chanting, blocking the entrance to the
Wheaton College Graduate School Partners with Reformed Chu… | The Exchange
Wheaton College Graduate School is very excited to share that we have engaged in a collaboration with the Reformed Church in America to train missional leaders in non-traditional ways. Our intent is to provide the traditional excellence of the Wheaton
How Culture Shapes Sermons | CT Pastors
In the mid-1980s, as a new believer fresh out of college, I attended a Sandi Patti concert. I’ll never forget the lesson she taught the audience that night. After recounting her fitful childhood attempts to imitate popular female artists, she
Printers in China Face Fines, Arrest and Closure for Publishing Christian Material
Photo Credit: Thing King Bad/Pixabay (Barnabas Fund) — The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is stepping up enforcement of its ban on the printing of Christian and other religious material by threatening printers and reprographics businesses with closure, and owners and staff
Your Devotional Is Not a Bible
What do Bible teachers do for fun on a Friday night? They check the Amazon lists to see which Bible translation holds the top spot. The last time I looked, it was the New International Version (NIV). The NIV has been
The Importance of Nuance: An Interview with Lecrae Part 4 | The Exchange
Ed: One of the issues we see today is how our faith can send us to the other side of the world to share the gospel, but we don't want to talk about justice here. Lecrae: I had to let go
Amy Coney Barrett’s Message: The Maternal Hero Is a Myth
Every nominee to the Supreme Court faces intense scrutiny, and Amy Coney Barrett is no exception. Nominated to fill the seat of feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Barrett, a mother of seven, seems to represent a new kind of “possible.”
The Antidote to Spiritual Shallowness Isn’t ‘Believing Harder,’ but Going Deeper
When I was a kid, I had a recurring nightmare that a loved one in my life was possessed by a demon. Immersed in this dream world, I often thought of Jesus’ words from Matthew 17: “Truly I tell you,
Fewer Southern Baptists Call Themselves ‘Southern Baptist’
SBC president J. D. Greear explains the uptick in an alternative name: Great Commission Baptists. Several prominent Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) leaders have embraced a moniker that identifies it with the denomination’s mission rather than its regional (and at times racist)