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Few subjects in contemporary Christianity generate as much confusion, division, and discomfort as speaking in tongues. For some, it is the definitive mark of Spirit-filled living. For others, it is a relic of the apostolic age, long ceased. For still others, it is a source of quiet unease, something witnessed in worship but never…

Emotion, Governance, and the Work of the Spirit There is an image that may help those who struggle with their emotions to understand what is happening within them. Picture a motor vehicle, the kind that carries a person through the ordinary terrain of daily life. Inside that vehicle sit two passengers: a responsible adult…

For generations, the instruction to finish what is on your plate echoed across family tables in homes around the world. It was spoken by grandparents and parents, sometimes gently, sometimes sternly, but nearly always with an underlying assumption that the rule carried weight. Over time, however, that weight has been forgotten. The instruction has…

The table is one of the few places most people still visit every day, often without thinking. It sits quietly in homes across cities, towns, farms, and informal dwellings alike, bearing the marks of ordinary life. And yet, for Christians, the table carries a weight far beyond furniture or routine.

Modern Christians live in a paradox. Never before has so much information about food, health, and nutrition been available, and yet never before have so many people felt so confused, defeated, or exhausted by eating.