AI systems are designed to affirm your pre-existing bias, whether that bias is liberal or conservative, and therein lies the danger. What we actually need are instruments that help us find out when we are wrong. That used to be called education, and was essential to discipleship. We need to be wary of technology tuned to our tribal biases.
An election takes place. A new leader emerges. Promises are made. Expectations rise. Supporters celebrate. Critics complain. Commentators speculate. And for a brief moment, it appears that a new chapter has begun. Then reality arrives.
As the USA continues beyond its 250th anniversary, it is important to be reminded that the idea of freedom of religion and belief, one of its most significant values, did not develop from Enlightenment philosophy but with the theological conviction of an English Baptist who ultimately died for that conviction.
In many communities, loss, poverty, illness, and social rejection still live quietly inside ordinary homes. Rwanda knows what it means to rebuild while still carrying deep scars and results from the ministry of Love to Help Organization is testament to the resilience of vulnerable Rwandan women and children facing dire circumstances.
Today, it is clear that God is doing something among young adults. What is just as clear is that young adults aren’t sitting on the sidelines watching it unfold; they’re active participants in God’s mission. In this United Kingdom this reality is becoming freshly evident with striking survey numbers to back it up.
As the United Nations Refugee Convention marks its 75th anniversary on July 28, Christians are faced with an important question: when institutions become ineffective, unresponsive, or disconnected from the concerns of faith communities, should we disengage or continue to engage?
How are evangelicals seen from the outside? What real impact does our communication have? Are we influencing the public conversation? Or are we speaking almost exclusively to ourselves? A prophetic voice needs content, but it also needs channels, forums that we are responsible for stewarding well.
In South Africa today, scriptural injunctions about welcoming the foreigner confront a present crisis: the persistent reality of xenophobia. On both sides of the issue are strong feelings that have led to violence. But violence will not lead to a better future for all. It requires leadership that affirms human dignity, values that are embodied in Christ.
What could a melting ice cream possibly teach us about life, gratitude and eternity? More than you might imagine. Ice cream reminds us that some things simply aren’t meant to last. As Jesus used parables to highlight deeper truths so J.John draws meaning for us from his summer fun.
The Hebrew scriptures are easily weaponized when passages are taken out of context of the whole Christian Bible. The advent, death, and resurrection of Jesus changes the entire narrative. Here is an example leveraged by Christian Zionists in favor of Israel's continuing attack on Gaza.
Reading the Bible through unbelievers' eyes can highlight remarkable things believers take for granted. In a new book by Norwegian socialists, the authors were struck by how often scripture condemns injustice, defends widows and orphans, welcomes strangers and warns against the corrupting power of riches. Why then have so many Christians stopped expecting it to shape public life?
Few statements from Evangelicals make a wide impact, but the latest from the European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) promises to help people everywhere understand who Evangelicals are, contrary to the caricature created from the media's experience of evangelicals in the USA. Here is an introduction to the helpful EEA statement about Evangelicals in public life.
