Articles

Upending the Status Quo

Margaret Manning Shull,

Author Dorothy Sayers was never one to live by convention. The only child of an Anglican clergyman, she was one of the first women to graduate from Oxford University in 1915. After...

Suffering Included

Jill Carattini,

There is a part of me that feels the twinge of being scolded whenever my name is spoken to me. "Jill, what are you doing?" "Hurry, Jill, we need to go." (Perhaps those of us that...

Building Culture or Making Ruins

Margaret Manning Shull,

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Greece and Turkey. While there, I marveled at the ancient ruins of the Greek temples and wondered at the beautiful mosaics of...

Making Peace

Margaret Manning Shull,

Steven Pinker, the Harvard psychologist and author, published a book in 2011 called The Better Angels of Our Nature. In this book, he argued that almost every form of violence,...

REFRESH Extra

Vince Vitale, Shawn Hart, Jo Vitale,

We hope you’ll join us this year at ReFresh 2020 Online as we explore the greatest adventure of all: the adventure of abiding in Christ, and discovering that there truly is no place like home.

Shame and the Roots of Separation

Lowe Finney,

In one of Giacomo Puccini’s shorter but nonetheless lush and beautiful operas, Suor Angelica (“Sister Angelica”), we watch the tragic story unfold of a young nun who, after...

After Failing

Jill Carattini,

In the Garden of Gethsemane on the night Jesus was arrested, the disciples fell asleep when Jesus had asked them to stay awake; they turned their heads away in weariness when he...

Please Pray for Our Team This Week as We Reach Thousands of Students Online

Vince Vitale,

This week, our annual event for students, ReFresh: Ready for College, will be reaching more young people than ever before with the credibility and identity-forming confidence of the gospel.

Birthday Blessings to Margie Zacharias

July 21 is Margie Zacharias’ birthday! Join us in giving thanks for her life and commitment to advancing the gospel message around the world.

Ascending and Descending

Derek Caldwell,

Jacob was on the run, a homeless fugitive trying desperately to escape his brother Esau’s wrath. As the day reached its end, Jacob lay down with a rock for a pillow. In a dream,...