Mark Twain once said, “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.” Christians who’ve read the Bible’s first book know this true for it tells of two humans who ate fruit ...

Christians must deny the urge to posture, which comes from a place of insecurity. This piece was adapted from Russell Moore’s newsletter. Subscribe here. For a long time, I have feared that my fellow ...

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Whenever a new pope is elected, the mainstream secular media is abuzz with speculation about his politics and ideology. Is the pope conservative or liberal? What does he believe about particular ...

Lent’s 40 days of preparation for baptism and discipleship are modeled on Jesus’ postbaptismal test in the wilderness. Reading about Jesus’ struggle with the devil opens up some potential directions ...

Elite believers often sound more like disciples of Jacques Derrida than Jesus Christ. That needs to change. A few years ago, I was asked to speak about the gospel’s justice imperative at a local ...

Editor’s note: Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, released a video message Oct. 25 titled “To my dear ones in Gaza,” in which he encouraged the people of war-torn Gaza ...

On the second day of his visit to Mexico, Pope Francis called on the country’s Christians not to succumb to the temptations of money, fame and power. He did so when he celebrated Mass for 350,000 ...