Fourteen people have died in South Africa after a flash flood in a river swept away worshippers taking part in a church ceremony. Some of the more than 30 congregants were standing on rocks in the river on Saturday when a torrent of water surged through, an eyewitness said....

LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges

As monks chanted evening prayers in the dimly lit Saint John’s University church, members of the student LGBTQ organization, QPLUS, were meeting in a dedicated, Pride flag-lined lounge at the institution’s sister Benedictine college, a few miles away across Minnesota farmland....

What have we learned about Matt Chandler’s sin and restoration? Not much

Change, Uncertainty and the Creative Process: Five Principles to Remember 

I have been an Apple Mac person since 1990, owning one of the first little beige boxes containing an eight-inch screen and a one-megabyte hard drive. For years, this one purchase would be the largest for our young family. As years progressed, my household moved on to new and newer machines...

Why I Left the Cult of ‘Calling’ (And You Should, Too) 

Idon’t like to say that God “calls me” anymore. When I graduated from a Christian college, I believed I would change the world. I was determined to be useful, significant and different....