I am Iranian and a convert to Christianity from Islam. I offer my family’s testimony to demonstrate God’s mercy that brought us to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, and to reflect on how Christians might extend that mercy to Muslims.

When a human being is on the threshold of death, something happens within the brain—and perhaps within consciousness itself—that neither science nor theology can fully explain.

The good news is God does not leave us alone to fight the demonic. God gives us his very self through the life of the church, the sacramental life of the church, and even the community itself. God does not want anyone to suffer alone.

The good news is God does not leave us alone to fight the demonic. God gives us his very self through the life of the church, the sacramental life of the church, and even the community itself. God does not want anyone to suffer alone.

To think of God as a Being prone to anger, fury, and retribution seems to contradict our views of his love, grace, mercy, and patience. Yet until we grapple with God’s wrath, we will never fully grasp his holiness or the depth of his mercy.

The conversation explores the biblical and theological reasons for addressing evil directly, the consequences of neglecting this topic, and how Christian practices serve as means of resistance to the Devil’s schemes.

If the Bible is to be trusted, then there exists right now in the world an innumerable host of immaterial beings who possess superhuman knowledge and power and whose activities include giving praise to God, carrying out God’s plans, serving as God’s messengers, waging war against God’s enemies, and protecting God’s people. . . . In short, if the Bible is to be trusted—and it is—then we are not alone in the universe.

João Costa This blog post, written in Portuguese, reflects on the value of studying at a multidenominational seminary and how theological unity, diversity, and spiritual formation serve the Church. Read […]

Dr. David Currie Epiphany (an “appearance”) describes the first manifestation of the Jewish Savior promised in the Hebrew Scriptures to the Gentiles—non-Jews—through the visit of the Magi to the infant […]

Fear is at the heart of the Christmas story.  This truth is a hidden gift to those who struggle with fear, anxiety, and stress at Christmastime. Fear is powerful, but the love of Jesus is more powerful.

In 1719, Isaac Watts composed the hymn “Joy to the World” as a reflection on that psalm from the perspective of the New Testament church. It is a hymn proclaiming that it is for the very coming of Jesus—Emmanuel, God with us—that we shout with joy.

The same light that brought the world into being now enters it in flesh, as a child.