Evangelical 9 Things You Should Know About Pollution Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world. For example, according to a recent study in the journal Environmental Research, 10.3 million premature deaths annually are attributable to outdoor air pollution. The number of estimated excess annual deaths due to lower respiratory infections in children (4 years and younger) because of […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Creative Ways to Teach Kids About Race What is your immediate response to the topic of race? I’m thinking it may not be, Man, I can’t wait to get on Twitter and talk about it. Maybe I’ll even consider bringing up critical race theory. This is going to be so much fun! The topic of race relations is often fraught with pain […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical News as Spiritual Deformation Here’s a question to ask any pastor: “What’s the greatest challenge to discipleship in your church?” This is the likely answer: “The news.” When I press for more details, I hear something like this: People’s preferred news source seems to be the most powerful voice in their lives. It tells them what to believe about who they […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical 4 Ways to Love Someone Blindsided By Loss A few days before my husband’s funeral, I asked my friend to drive my four children and me to the cemetery. Rob’s death had come as a tragic surprise. As I groped for security in the darkness of acute grief, I determined how to walk through the events of his burial day. I would visit […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical See the 6 Free Books You Get with TGC21 TGC’s 2021 National Conference isn’t going to be like previous ones. COVID-19 has forced us to rethink what a national conference can be for you. But sometimes forced adaptation leads to innovation and an even better experience. One thing we’re doing at TGC21 that we’ve never done before is give every registrant—whether you attend in […] Written by Evangelical History February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical What Did James Mean By, ‘You Do Not Have, Because You Do Not Ask’? In this episode of TGC Q&A, Paul Tripp and J. D. Greear discuss the question, “What did James mean by, ‘You do not have, because you do not ask?’” They address: Taking the verse seriously (:00) Avoiding a formulaic approach (1:16) Understanding God’s sovereignty in prayer (2:15) “Stop asking stupid questions and eat” (3:27) Understanding […] Written by Evangelical History February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical The Most Neglected Doctrine About Christ I sometimes wonder how many sermons on the birth of Christ we evangelicals would hear if we didn’t celebrate Christmas yearly. If the number of sermons we hear on the ascension of Christ is any indicator, the answer is “Fewer than one per year.” The ascension is a “neglected doctrine,” according to the subtitle of […] Written by Evangelical History February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Going on a Bear Hunt: Head Coverings, Custom, and Proper Decorum “We’ve got to go through it!” Those words conclude the chorus in Michael Rosen’s classic children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt. For those who have missed the pleasure of reading that book dozens of times to a 2 year old, the book consists of a family “going on a bear hunt” but constantly […] Written by Evangelical History February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Changing Lives Through Washing Cars From where Thomas Alexander works at his car wash job, he can see the lottery advertisement in the window of the liquor store. In December the Illinois Powerball reached $304 million at the same time the Mega Millions was $310 million—the highest they’d been since June 2019. “I’m out there working with customers, and it […] Written by Evangelical History February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Evangelical Evangelicals in America: The Stats May Surprise You Though I spent a good deal of my childhood in the red-backed pews of a Southern Baptist church in rural Illinois, I can recall only a handful of memorable sermons. None sticks in my mind more than one from a traveling evangelist who kept referring to Bible-believing Christians in the United States as a “remnant.” […] Written by Evangelical History February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Ways to Love Someone Blindsided By Loss A few days before my husband’s funeral, I asked my friend to drive my four children and me to the cemetery. Rob’s death had come as a tragic surprise. As I groped for security in the darkness of acute grief, I determined how to walk through the events of his burial day. I would visit […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Say ‘No’ to Christian Nationalism: Evangelical Leaders Statement View signers of the “Evangelical Leaders Statement: Condemning Christian Nationalism’s role in the Insurrection January 6” here. The full statement is below. As leaders in the broad evangelical community, we recognize and condemn the role Christian Nationalism played in the violent, racist, anti-American insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6. We recognize the […] Written by Red Letter Christians February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
4 Ways to Love Someone Blindsided By Loss A few days before my husband’s funeral, I asked my friend to drive my four children and me to the cemetery. Rob’s death had come as a tragic surprise. As I groped for security in the darkness of acute grief, I determined how to walk through the events of his burial day. I would visit […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Say ‘No’ to Christian Nationalism: Evangelical Leaders Statement View signers of the “Evangelical Leaders Statement: Condemning Christian Nationalism’s role in the Insurrection January 6” here. The full statement is below. As leaders in the broad evangelical community, we recognize and condemn the role Christian Nationalism played in the violent, racist, anti-American insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6. We recognize the […] Written by Red Letter Christians February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
See the 6 Free Books You Get with TGC21 TGC’s 2021 National Conference isn’t going to be like previous ones. COVID-19 has forced us to rethink what a national conference can be for you. But sometimes forced adaptation leads to innovation and an even better experience. One thing we’re doing at TGC21 that we’ve never done before is give every registrant—whether you attend in […] Written by Evangelical History February 24, 2021February 24, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Idolatry of Christian Nationalism Christian Nationalism is a form of self-righteousness. It’s a spirituality that blends Colonialism and Manifest Destiny. It convinces people that the land, resources, and lives of outsiders exist to serve their desires and wealth. Adherents of Christian Nationalism assume they and “their” country can take the lives and possessions of others without any objection or […] Written by Red Letter Christians February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Selling Everything to Buy the Field “Who’s at the center of your prayers?” I’ve started off with this question during most of my talks at Basileia, InterVarsity’s Spring Leadership Retreat for New York and New Jersey. It’s an important thing to ask. We know that God should be at the center. But money, comfort, and safety too often take center stage […] Written by intervarsity February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
9 Things You Should Know About Pollution Pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and premature death in the world. For example, according to a recent study in the journal Environmental Research, 10.3 million premature deaths annually are attributable to outdoor air pollution. The number of estimated excess annual deaths due to lower respiratory infections in children (4 years and younger) because of […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Creative Ways to Teach Kids About Race What is your immediate response to the topic of race? I’m thinking it may not be, Man, I can’t wait to get on Twitter and talk about it. Maybe I’ll even consider bringing up critical race theory. This is going to be so much fun! The topic of race relations is often fraught with pain […] Written by Evangelical History February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
