25 Who Inspire | Bethany Rivera Molinar

25 Who Inspire | Bethany Rivera Molinar

Bethany Rivera Molinar is the Executive Director of Ciudad Nueva Community Outreach in El Paso, Texas. By Aurelia Davila Pratt I met Bethany a few days before our first classes at Truett Seminary began. After discovering we were both enrolled in the dual seminary and...
It’s Time to Support Independent Media

It’s Time to Support Independent Media

In recent months, two large media conglomerates, Paramount and Disney, have taught the country a valuable lesson: some Americans love unregulated free market capitalism more than free speech. In July, “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert announced that CBS, owned by...
25 Who Inspire | Chaden Hani

25 Who Inspire | Chaden Hani

Chaden Hani is a researcher in peace-building initiatives at the Institute of Middle East Studies in Lebanon and a doctoral candidate at the International Baptist Theological Studies Centre in Amsterdam (IBTS). By Jacob Cook If you hope to truly understand a conflict,...
Hit Seek: The Charlie Kirk Litmus Test for Christianity

Hit Seek: The Charlie Kirk Litmus Test for Christianity

  My usually stoic church secretary wept as she explained, “I was listening to [a preacher] on the radio. He said you can’t believe in evolution and be a Christian. My [adult] son believes in evolution. Do you think he’s not a Christian because of that?” With...
Remembering Beauty in Our Resisting

Remembering Beauty in Our Resisting

When I decided to follow Jesus, this didn’t change much. I internalized the idea that to be faithful was to be crucified, knowing resurrection was coming but not soon or in full. I had to be strong, wait on the Lord, and take up my cross. To be a Christian was to...