Dr. Joel Hunter is pastor of Northland Church, a congregation of more than 20,000 in the Orlando area. He is also a spiritual adviser to President Obama. You can hear Joel Hunter’s sermons online at northlandchurch.net and learn more about him at pastorjoelhunter.com. We talked with Joel about how American Christians can better engage the culture, what it…
By Matt Perman In response to Ann Coulter’s article on the ebola doctor, “Ebola doc’s condition downgraded to idiotic,” one person on Facebook said “If you remain a fan of Ann Coulter after reading this, you are as pathetic as she is.” I understand his strong reaction, and disagree very much with her article, but the…
By Michael Herrington I have always preferred the idea of grace to mercy. If someone recorded my prayers, I would guess that thankfulness for grace would far outweigh thankfulness for mercy. If I made a word cloud of all my spiritual conversations over the last 20 years, I suspect grace would be twice as big, if…
By John Piper Review by David Mathis Christians, of all people, cannot be content with small visions of grace. The message that made us is “the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24), “the word of his grace” (Acts 20:32), “the grace of God in truth” (Colossians 1:6). And the life we’re called to…
By Christina Fox “Mommy, what’s the matter?” My son can sense it. The tension and worry that saturates my heart oozes from my presence. “I just have so much on my mind. I forgot to do something, that’s all,” I replied. But that’s not all. I say it like it’s not a big deal. But…