Michael Craven

It seems necessary to address why and even if Christians should be involved in redeeming society and culture. There are many who deride such...

A pressing concern for us today is that unlike our first and second-century brothers and sisters, we all-too-often appear similar to the...

The famous historian, Arnold J. Toynbee points out that civilizations sank owing to either nationalism, militarism or the tyranny of a despotic...

Children are not looking for financial provision; they are looking for love, guidance, and a role model.

One of the most persistent and pervasive myths that have shaped the thinking of many people and, subsequently, public policy is the myth that the...

It is astounding to consider that the most powerful military force in the history of the world is comprised entirely of volunteers! These are men...

When we speak of calling, most people think of some loftier spiritual work rather than business, construction, or retail. Under this paradigm, the...

Without the essential theological and intellectual foundations, business as mission often ends up being nothing more than business as usual but...

For those mothers who are discouraged by the spiritual state of their children, take heart; I bear witness to the fact that the Lord can and does...

I imagine the folks over at Planned Parenthood are desperately trying to figure how they can best spin the latest results from the Centers for...

For many Westerners, the hope of peace between the Middle East and the West rests in the spread of democracy. However, is our foreign policy driven...

American Christians generally flow in one of two cultural directions: they either tend toward being consumers or being creators. Which is more in...

As a result of the overwhelming suffering, injustice, and evil that frequently seems to rule the day, many of us may feel overwhelmed by a sense...

Too often, our attitude toward the surrounding culture and those who make it up is judgmental and condemning. We thoughtlessly criticize anything...

If “all the Law” hangs on loving God and loving others, then to love God is to obey him and to obey him is to love others. But what does it really...

Contrary to a life of enforced austerity and the absence of pleasure, the denial of self is actually the means to true pleasure (joy) as one abides...

The pursuit of accurate self-knowledge is an essential starting point in modern Christian discipleship. I believe this is made more so in our day...

So, how do we express the gospel of the kingdom beyond its modern reductionist version? You know, the detached consumer-oriented, drive-by...