Last night I dreamt that I was dead,And when the eulogy was read, All my friends and family said, “She really tried her best.” So begins “Memento Mori,” a song by award-winning Christian artist Carolyn Arends, who has been thinking about death a lot in recent years. Not just anyone’s death. Her own. Though this Read more…
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In February 2022, Christianity Today’s then-public theologian Russell Moore spoke about the intersection of faith and politics at Emily Barr’s church in Nashville. Emily was paying close attention. The political climate had left her feeling isolated from fellow believers and “dumbfounded” to see Christian leaders supporting politicians whose actions seemed to violate “the morals I Read more…
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It was well past 1 a.m., and I was still frantically working on an article with a deadline just hours away. I was exhausted but couldn’t sleep yet. Between classes and work, I knew the article wouldn’t be in on time if I didn’t finish it immediately—but I was near tears as I remembered the Read more…
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New restrictions on campus speech in Texas have spurred a lawsuit from a coalition of student groups, including a Dallas ministry concerned about the impact on Bible studies, worship nights, and evangelism on campus. The Campus Protection Act bans First Amendment–protected speech or expressive conduct between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m. and prohibits using amplified Read more…
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In the past 30 years, Robert Clements’ daily column, Bob’s Banter, has appeared in more than 60 newspapers and magazines, most of them in India but also in countries like the UK, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the United Arab Emirates. His articles, which are translated into Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi, reach an estimated 6 million Read more…
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When students in my Old Testament courses contrast the allegedly messy world of the first testament with the allegedly simple, straightforward teachings of Jesus, I know for sure they haven’t read the New Testament lately. When we read the Gospels, not least Jesus’ parables, we discover him saying all sorts of bizarre, borderline offensive things. Read more…
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This is an article about penal substitutionary atonement, or PSA. I’d like to attempt the herculean feat of discussing PSA without slander, rancor, or resort to a straw man. I leave it to you, dear reader, to judge whether I succeed. Speaking of impossible tasks, I’m also going to avoid adjudicating the merits and demerits Read more…
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Here are edited excerpts of a conversation between Russell Moore and Mike Cosper on CT’s The Bulletin podcast. Mike Cosper: Look, his murder has really bothered me. If you’re a dad—I don’t care how you feel about Charlie Kirk—look back on the days of your life, the days of your marriage, when your kids were Read more…
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