How can art deepen your faith? If you had asked us this question about 10 years ago, we wouldn’t have had much of an answer. In fact, we were in the middle of figuring it out for ourselves. We’re Laura and Jason—parents to our little girl, Florence; artists with backgrounds… Read More
This summer, locals and tourists in Philadelphia will notice a striking new sculpture on Independence Mall. The Beacon, part of the new Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, rises above the lobby in three graceful ribbons. For guests to the center, the Beacon is an unforgettable first stop on their journey… Read More
How does the Bible view women? At face value, some of its messages and examples can seem oppressive or devaluing. But when you learn more about how Jesus responded to the Bible’s historical and cultural context, you may rethink your first impressions. Christ entered into a specific time and culture… Read More
In The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right, (New York: Waterbrook, 2016) Lisa Sharon Harper fantastically crafts an introduction to the gospel that incorporates aspects of God’s healing in this world, a work emerging from her desire to be a faith-centered advocate for social… Read More
When was the last time you were truly still? And, I mean, truly. Not scrolling through Facebook on your phone while your favorite TV show plays in the background. Not driving down the highway, listening to a podcast or song. Not letting your mind wander as you pick up the… Read More
Most of us haven’t experienced extreme persecution for our faith, but we have felt abandoned by God. Where was God during the harrowing grief following the loss of a loved one? Where was God during the agony of joblessness, barrenness, or loneliness? Where was God in the dark throes of… Read More
My friends are railing about politics on Facebook again. I’m exhausted. My social media feeds brim with news of violence, incivility, and decidedly un-neighborly behavior with no end in sight. And that’s just in the United States. Does it feel the same for you? Take a deep breath with me. Read More
It was a five-hour trek by car up to the tiny village of Basar in the Himalayan Mountains of northeast India. The road was unpaved and rocky. I never get sick when I travel, but I couldn’t help but feel queasy. My companion was Reverend Gode Doke, a small man… Read More
“It is really a love story,” Mel Gibson told an interviewer on the red carpet. He twisted his long white beard, looked pensive, and then quoted Jesus: “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:13 NKJV). After taking the train… Read More
You might call it the Arts Section of the Bible. Five books, smack dab in the center, that follow their own rules. Some call them Wisdom Literature, or the Writings, or the Poetic Books, but nothing else in Scripture is quite like this collection. The Psalms, of course, are songs,… Read More
