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Love the church as it is now even as you dream of what God may do in the days to come.

Can a feature film and a television show help us to think about “such things” as Paul refers to in Philippians?

HarperOne has recently published 25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics, selected by Renovare and a “specially appointed editorial board,” including Richard J. Foster, Dallas Willard and Phyllis Tickle.

That’s a place and a context I had not thought about too much until I read Richard Phillips’ book Jesus the Evangelist. Based on a series of expositional sermons, this book teaches the principles and practice of witnessing by looking at the model of Jesus in the first four chapters of John.

This prayer encouraged me as I read it. I hope it gives strength to your heart as well.

It seems like such a simple question. And it is. Sort of.

The title of my post today strikes me as oxymoronic. Miracles, after all, are defined as acts of God, amazing and marvelous events, and "seals of a divine mission"...

I close my book Surprised by Grace: God’s Relentless Pursuit of Rebels with a story (not sure if this really happened or is simply parabolic) from Civil War days before America’s slaves were freed, about a northerner who went to a slave auction and purchased a young slave girl. As they walked away from the auction, the man turned to the girl and told her, “You’re free.”

Below is the latest “Questions and Ethics” query. Help me answer this question by telling me your thoughts in the comments. I’ll weigh in later. And remember to send me your real-life ethical dilemma to questions@russellmoore.com

The median worship attendance at a typical congregation has declined – again – from 130 to 108.

It’s tough enough when you need a miracle in the first place, but what do you do when you need a bigger miracle?

Who’s got your back? Or rather, who’s got your “belay on”? Wherever you are putting your trust in life will tell you a lot.

The answer is both “yes” and “no,” and understanding why is an important discussion.

Children shatter your life-plan. Adoption certainly does. It’s worth it.

Struggle with sin is the common experience of Christians everywhere.

The second lesson of Pastor Bob's amazing six-part class on Islam.

We can be good neighbors and even close friends while we agree to disagree and sometimes warmly debate the differences between us.

In today’s episode of “The Cross and the Jukebox” I talk with my favorite singer-songwriter, Michael Card, about his song, “God’s Own Fool.” It’s a song that’s changed me, and is constantly changing me; it’s a song that helped crucify my rationalism.

Parents and preachers have such a hard time with grace–trust me, I know. I’m both a parent and a preacher). We understand conditions. Conditionality makes sense. Unconditionality on the other hand is incomprehensible to us.

I told a story to our church this past weekend as part of the ending of a series on parenting. The more I’ve reflected on it, it’s about why I do what I do.