Audio: Finishing Well
In “Finishing Well,” J. I. Packer reflects on aging and Christian hope with humor and depth. Marking his 80th birthday, he contrasts society’s view of old age with Scripture’s wisdom, urging believers to live faithfully as they journey toward their true home with God.
Podcast: Twenty Years at the Intersection of Trauma and Theology
A conversation with theologian Shelly Rambo on trauma, faith, and healing. She explores how Christian tradition helps us live with what remains unresolved, regain spiritual authority, and sustain community after harm.
Video: Imagining the Kingdom: Parable, Poetry & Gospel
Jesus engages our imagination through parables, paradoxes, and miracles, revealing truths beyond reason alone. The gospel is not “imaginary”; it is so real that our baptized imagination becomes a vital faculty for understanding and apprehending the depths of Christ’s Kingdom.
Excerpt: The Glory of the Ascension
The ascension of Jesus, often overlooked, completes his atonement and inaugurates his ongoing intercession as High Priest. It enables believers’ devotional life, granting access to God, holiness, and perseverance, linking his finished work with our continual spiritual growth and worship.
Podcast: Becoming God's Family
Carmen Imes explores the biblical vision of the church as God’s family—messy yet redemptive. She calls for interdependence, honesty, and diversity in community, reminding us that God invites us into his family so we can extend that same welcome to others.
On the Significance of Religion for Immigration Policy
Migration has reached record levels, yet debates are polarized. This article explores how Christian faith transcends politics, calling believers to welcome the stranger, bring compassion together with wisdom, and embody Christ’s self-giving love in shaping just and humane immigration ethics.
Quintessential Christian Humanist
J. I. Packer is remembered as a Christian humanist who saw faith as the path to full humanity. His Christ-centered vision united theology and culture, urging Christians to recover the gospel’s humanizing power and engage today’s questions of identity, dignity, and life in Christ.
Three Bodies United in One: A Holistic Theology of the Body
A meditation on how the Lord’s Supper draws us back to who we are. Through Paul’s “three bodies,” the article invites readers to rediscover unity, worship, and identity anchored in Christ’s own life.