Baptism isn't a symbol or a spell. It's a treaty.
Before the earliest Christians were lowered into the water, they turned and spoke to the enemy This piece argues that baptism was never a quiet ceremony it was a public change of allegiance, a legal
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When foster care ends, the Church shouldn’t walk away
More than 20,000 foster youth age out of the system every year often with no family, no safety net and no one showing up But one thing can change everything a caring adult who refuses to leave
Twice, they offered to end my son's life
I want you to be aware of all your options, including termination Twice, a genetic counselor said those words to me and my wife This is the story of what came next
Read It Yourself
For the second entry in our series on religion and AI, a biblical scholar and ethicist unpacks how technological advances are influencing how her students might choose bullet-pointed information over learning to seek and love the truth.
The Trump-Era Laughter at Immigrant Suffering Is Deforming Our Souls
Even those who want closed borders shouldn’t find migrants’ pain entertaining.
The England I knew is gone
Growing up in 1970s and 80s England, I absorbed the importance of restraint, honesty, and respect for others This summer, for the first time, I sensed that the present can be as foreign as the past
Lindsay Clancy trial: Insanity defense isn't a loophole but justice
There is no dispute Lindsay Clancy killed her children The question is whether she s a murderer or a woman failed by an untreated mind
What Charlie Kirk's death exposed about Evangelical political silence
The assassination of Charlie Kirk one year ago brought to the fore a long-simmering debate among Evangelicals about how Christians engage with politics one that isn t going away anytime soon
We Need to Rethink What It Means to Be a Grandparent
I have felt, in my own life, the joy that grandparenting can bring. But I have also come to see how unevenly that joy, and that responsibility, is shared, says Kim Samuel, founder of the Belonging Forum.
When vulgarity becomes ordinary: What the F-word says about us
It used to be unspeakable Now it s everywhere in movies, at work, even in casual conversation What happened to the F-word, and what does its rise say about us
