How 'The BFG' rekindles our dream of the divine. On Paul Simon’s new album Stranger to Stranger, he sings: I trade my tears To ask the Lord For proof of love If only for the explanation That tells me what my dreams are made of… This reminds me of what C. S. Lewis said: “If I discover within myself a desire which no experience in this world can...

Throughout US history, the church has had a complicated relationship with the "homeless, tempest-tost" looking for a better life. I wince at the image of three-year-old Alan Kurdi, washed ashore on a Turkish beach one year ago. Or of five-year-old Omran Daqneesh, bloodied and dusty after surviving a bombing in Aleppo. I think of my own one-year-old...

Clinton supporter answers common Evangelical objections Hillary Clinton has been an aggressive pro-choice advocate and her views on abortion are far from what evangelicals believe. Why should pro-life evangelicals vote for someone with whom they disagree so deeply? For me, the reality of what happens to an unborn child in an abortion procedure is...

Clinton supporter answers common Evangelical objections Hillary Clinton has been an aggressive pro-choice advocate and her views on abortion are far from what evangelicals believe. Why should pro-life evangelicals vote for someone with whom they disagree so deeply? For me, the reality of what happens to an unborn child in an abortion procedure is...

Managing Director of the Billy Graham Center for Evangelism Last week, I binge watched (apparently, that’s a thing) Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix. Based in Harlem, the show is unapologetically black and unapologetically political. One article in Time calls it the “most political superhero show yet.” It pulls no social punches, addressing everything...

Trump supporter answers common Evangelical objections He’s certainly changed his views over the years, so how can you trust his stance on issues of evangelical concern (e.g. abortion, same-sex marriage) once he is elected? This question seems to suppose that it is wrong to change your view, even when you are wrong. By this logic the Supreme Court...