The Christian Century

Respect for pastors is at an all-time low. What would help?

Bone-deep generosity has nothing to do with means and everything to do with desire.

Being wise as a serpent doesn’t mean having a hard heart.

Neither is religion.

These draconian new state laws seem more pro-birth than pro-life.

Ever since the women at the tomb learned that Jesus was “going ahead,” we’ve been trying to catch up.

The story of James Thompson and David Simpson is one of many that cry out for an acknowledgment of wrongs done.

Does a desire for nice things have anything to do with the gospel?

Tolerance is lukewarm at best, condescending at worst.

Humility is always a personal act of inner volition.

We’re not asking readers to subscribe to a given writer’s views.

When the vandals took Art’s gnome, they took his joy.

My friend adjusted his hospital bed. Then he said his final words.

It’s easy to overestimate the credit we deserve for our own success.

Greeting people on Sunday mornings, I’m fueled by thankfulness for their presence.