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Hollywood and Christianity
Movie companies and studios go to great lengths to get details right about so many things—they do research and actors will shadow the real-life people they portray. So why does Hollywood struggle so much to get Christianity right?
Learning to Respect Your Enemies—the Western “Hostiles”
Despite its aggressive title, the Western “Hostiles” is really about forgiveness, reconciliation, and learning to respect others—even those you might regard as enemies. Writer-director Scott Cooper manages to craft beauty out of horror; friendship out of hate; faith out of doubt; and strength out of weakness.
A Message to Millennials about Work
Many Millennials are increasingly questioning whether work is inherently good and valuable. Is labor a blessing or a curse?
Finding Hope After Miscarriage
I was twenty-two years old the first time my husband and I lost a baby. All the hope I had in a God who loved me—who fought for my best—was gone as well, replaced by numbing grief and disbelief that God still loved me after he had let that happen. Yet, even in the horrible pain and loss of miscarriage, God had not abandoned my husband and me.
A Pastor’s Reflections on Rosaria Butterfield’s “The Gospel Comes with a House Key”
Today the world’s mentality is, if you want to get something done, you have to protest, march, boycott, or do something to wield power and influence to promote your agenda. In her most recent book, “The Gospel Comes with a House Key,” Rosaria Butterfield encourages Christians to simply open their homes to everyone and anyone as a means by which to share the love of Christ and the gospel.
The Album Confessions—an Interview with Artist Haley Montgomery
Have you tried to reach out to God but ended up feeling like you’re never good enough? Have you been hurt by the church in some way? You’re not alone. Artist Haley Montgomery discusses her album “Confessions,” and her journey of discovering how she was being pursued, found, and kept secure in her heavenly Father’s loving embrace.
A Message to Millennials about the Church
To quote Billy Joel, Millennials “didn’t start the fire,” as it were, but they have added to it. Millennial suspicion of the visible church is a part of the pattern of suspicion of existing institutions generally. Why should Millennials (and everyone else) value the visible church?
The Cambridge School Successfully Unites Academics with Character Formation
Education involves much more than acquiring IN-formation—it should also develop the formation of godly character. BCL interviews Jean Chung Kim, founder of The Cambridge School in San Diego, California, about the program’s success in educating the whole child and how you can apply classical education principles to your family’s academic pursuits.
“A City Is No Place for a Tree”: Why Your City-Soul Ultimately Longs for God
No tree thrives in an urban environment. No tree is at home in the middle of an utterly human landscape. At best a tree can hope to survive. A select few defy the odds and reveal to us bittersweet glimpses of their true nobility. They are the exception, not the norm. A city is no place for a tree. And here’s why your city-soul ultimately longs for God.
EDITOR'S PICKS
When God Doesn’t Tell Us Why
Why does God sometimes allow suffering that seems to have no explanation? The stories of Job and the man born blind help us find confidence in God when the answers don’t come.
Does Satan Know Our Thoughts?
When temptations confront us in moments of weakness, it can feel as though Satan knows our thoughts. Is this true?
How Do We Cast Our Burdens on Jesus?
The Bible urges us to take our burdens and to put them into Jesus’ hands. How exactly do we cast our cares upon Jesus?
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