Courtesy of Rebecca Gummere The day I was ordained as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), I knelt on the hard brick steps of the seminary chapel and made promises to ...

I still get teary-eyed when I remember that day—standing at my mother’s doorstep, unable to speak through my tears. “Oh my goodness, are you okay?” she asked with immediate concern. I had lost ...

Alan Jacobs clarifies centuries of debate over John Milton’s epic retelling of the Fall. Christian life is rooted in a story with a specific plot. It begins with God’s creation of the world, builds ...