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Freeing the Gospel and Church from Western Cultural Captivity
Majority World and indigenous and diaspora churches are redefining twenty-first-century Christianity. Those of us who are Western Christians must decide how we’ll respond. Stephen Bevans writes, We are now living in a “world church” where the vast majority of...
12 Ways Christians Can Respond to Anzac Day (and Other Commemorative Events)
Anzac Day always makes me think about my grandparents, and their personal courage and losses during the First and Second World Wars. Anzac Day holds a special place in the imaginations of Australians and New Zealanders. But, war is dreadful, and Jesus calls us to be...
Let’s Replace Division with Unity & Love, & with Thanksgiving & Prayer (Colossians 1:1–14)
Jesus replied, “You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God.” (Matthew 22:29).
Churches and their leaders must confront domestic violence
Churches and their leaders must confront domestic violence. Domestic violence isn’t just a problem for society. There is no doubt that domestic violence is prevalent in our churches, and in Christian marriages. Christian leaders urgently need to speak up about it and...
17 African American Women Theologians You Should Know About
17 African American Women Theologians You Should Know About By Emmanuella Carter Series Editor for the Mosaic Bulletin: Juliany González Nieves Series Editor: Graham Joseph Hill I have studied at Christian schools my entire life. After graduating from high school, I...
The Great Barrier Reef is dying for green grace. The earth cries out for justice.
This year, my wife and I celebrated 20 years of marriage, with a trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Long, lazy days, snorkeling on the reef, soaking up the sun, cruising at sunset, massages by the pool, and eating fruit platters on Whitehaven Beach. The Great Barrier...
Women are the heartbeat of living faith
Women are, and always have been, the heartbeat of living faith. Diana Butler Bass used that phrase in a recent interview, and I really love it. Women are at the center of Christian faith, discipleship, worship, ministry, theology, community, and mission....
GlobalChurch nominated for IVP Readers’ Choice Award!
Hi friends, I've received news that my new book, GlobalChurch, is a finalist for a Readers’ Choice Award! Thanks to all who voted in the first round and got it to this final stage Would you consider taking 10 seconds now and voting for the book to win the award?...
A review of Healing Our Broken Humanity (Reviewed by Ngwedla Paul Msiza, President, Baptist World Alliance)
Review of “Healing Our Broken Humanity” by Grace Ji-Sun Kim and Graham Hill Reviewed by Ngwedla Paul Msiza (President, Baptist World Alliance) People like me who were born and raised in a country like South Africa – where racism, nationalism, and misogyny...
It’s Time to Stop Organizing All White Male Panels and Conferences
Here’s a question that plagues me: If we are truly the church of Jesus Christ, why are we excluding so many groups from meaningful contribution? I can’t tell you how often I look at a conference and panel line up and think, “Where are the women speakers?...
Is our faith too Western? And how can World Christianity shape our faith?
Is our faith too Western? And how can World Christianity shape our faith? What would an expansive and diverse and global approach to faith and theology and mission look like? In GlobalChurch, I invite the church to wrestle with these questions. Mark Noll makes a...
Unless we care for the planet, we can’t make disciples or be missional
We have poisoned the earth God gave us. We have ignored the command God gave us to nurture and protect and care for the planet. A recent study released in the journal Science says we are eating away at our own life support systems, at a rate unseen in the past 10,000...
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