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Evan Bell writes a blog for RELEVANT about finding an adventure and risking everything with Jesus.
Some of us are guilty of namedropping—casually referencing famous people we know to boost our…
If there is one question I am sure to get any time I speak on…
I am thankful to live in a country that acknowledges people have rights to “life,…
Dr. Tony Evans writes an op-ed for RELEVANT about Black History Month and why racial reconciliation and unity in the church matter.
The people who have it all together are the very people we don’t relate to, envy or even resent. So why do we spend so much time editing photos, carefully constructing bios and perfecting our profile to be exactly what we want others to see? And what would happen if we didn’t?
Election Day brings out the natural affinity in each of us to draw party lines and huddle together with our own team. But does this require real courage or result in lasting social change?
The election year brings out the tensions many feel between their Kingdom calling and their civic responsibility. But even on the uncertain ground between this kingdom and the next, here’s one voter’s perspective on why he’s heading to the polls.
There’s plenty of horror and tragedy in the real world—let alone in the movies. But then again, the Bible isn’t exactly G-rated, either. How should Christians approach these darker depictions in cultural art?
Maybe you already know the Lord, but the way you know Him isn’t working for…
Usually when we hear about a ministry leader “falling from grace,” we assume the worst. But if sin is sin, why do we view pride as just a little lower on the scale of bad to worse?
“How can you say you love people if you are constantly trying to convert them?” This objection crops up a lot when it comes to interfaith dialogue—and often, it’s Christians who pose the question. So, what do we do with it? Is it possible to authentically love a person and still desire to see them come to Christ, or does a commitment to evangelism automatically lead us to view other people as nothing more than projects?
Sometimes we think we’ve figured out God’s plan for the messy work of our lives. Sometimes we know where the story’s headed. But then we hit a bend in the road we didn’t expect and we realize: We have no idea where God is in this mess. Our columnist Kristin Tennant invites us to grapple with the difficulty of redemption, healing, and wholeness—and what to do when we don’t know what God is doing.
The gritty reality of poverty can’t help but shake us up and ask, “Did Jesus really mean what He said when He told us, ‘Blessed are the poor?'” Adam and Chrissy Jeske explore this question from the vantage point of experience—their experience serving a small village in Nicaragua, where a local man named Rodolfo lost the one thing he had going for him.