An Antislavery Message from 1776 by the Nation’s First Black Ordained Minister June 19, 2023 by: Lemuel Haynes The following is an excerpt from “Liberty Further Extended,” a manuscript that Lemuel Haynes penned in 1776 which attacked the slave trade and upheld the liberty that is equally precious to each and every person. The essay…
Dear Pastor . . . When You Wonder How You’ll Make It, Remember This June 18, 2023 This article is part of the Dear Pastor series. Dear Pastor, What you and I both need to make it over the long haul, I feel hesitant to share. In my experience, this unsaid thing for sustaining a…
An Untethered Identity Is Dangerous June 17, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung Identity Questions In every age of the church, you can trace over the centuries that different time periods have different core doctrines that really come to the fore. In the early church, they were wrestling with the Trinity and the person of Christ. In…
What Does 1 John 2:15 Mean? June 16, 2023 by: Ray Van Neste This article is part of the What Does It Mean? series. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.—1 John 2:15 Understanding Context Properly understanding…
What Muslims Misunderstand about Christianity June 15, 2023 by: A. S. Ibrahim Cultural Misconceptions There are a lot of misconceptions about Christianity that are coming from the Islam side. One of the most vivid misunderstandings is that Christianity is the West. That’s a cultural thing because Muslims always think that Islam is both a religion…