I once heard a story from an art teacher who led a college group on a tour of the great cathedrals of Europe. After visiting several, some students asked why so many paintings featured a woman with a baby. Several historians see a parallel in their field. As… Read More

The 2014 movie Unbroken told only half the story of World War II veteran and prison camp survivor Louis Zamperini, but a new film – a sequel to that earlier hit – recounts the incredible second chapter in his life. Titled Unbroken: Path to Redemption, it… Read More

In one of my first seminary classes, I discovered what it meant to exegete a Bible text. I learned how to responsibly approach a passage, understand the original audience, discern the authorial intent, and interpret the Scriptures appropriately, all to help me grasp what God might be saying to… Read More

It didn’t take long for Star Wars to hook me after it hit theaters in 1977—even though, as a five-year-old, I hadn’t even seen it in an actual theater. A friendly, movie-going neighborhood kid filled me in on the details. He told me about a hero… Read More

In The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality, Ronald Rolheiser brilliantly unpacks the longing that exists in the human soul—an ache so profound that it leaves us wanting something we cannot name. In this book, Rolheiser examines the fiery energy of the human soul and… Read More

A new Hollywood movie depicts the life and ministry of the apostle Paul. It should get the usual promotional buzz, at least for its opening weekend—and its release is timed to coincide with Easter. For those of us who promote Scripture engagement, there are important questions to consider. Is this… 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

Bible engagement isn’t just about reading a passage each day or even reflecting on a Scripture text. It’s also about letting God’s Word change and motivate us. When we see others in tragic circumstances, the Bible expects us to help them. We asked a new friend from Houston to… Read More