You build a battleship differently than a cruise ship. The design reflects the purpose. The same holds for a church. The doctrines at a church’s …

Most denominations begin with an argument. Someone disputes the doctrine, the practice, the governance, the music. The dispute grows. Lines form. People leave. A new …

There is a moment, somewhere in your thirties, when safety starts to feel like wisdom. I was twenty-five when I first became a principal — …

I grew up believing the human authors of the Bible were “inspired stenographers,” carefully recording the words the Holy Spirit dictated. That, I thought, was …

Unlike Mark and Matthew—and most other books in the Bible—Luke opens his account with a statement of intent. “Since many have undertaken to compile an …