Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09042 Eastern Orthodoxy is the second largest Christian communion in the world, with an estimated 220 million adherents, and yet it remains largely unfamiliar to Western evangelicals. Understanding what Eastern Orthodoxy teaches, how it differs from both Roman Catholicism and evangelical Protestantism, and where it stands in relation to the gospel of Scripture is…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 12055 Immigration is one of the most politically charged issues in the modern West, and Christians often find themselves caught between competing loyalties. On one side, Scripture’s consistent call to welcome the stranger and care for the vulnerable. On the other, legitimate concerns about national security, cultural cohesion, the rule of law, and the…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 09085 The question of flag-waving in church touches on deeper issues than aesthetics or personal taste. It raises questions about what the gathered church is for, what symbols belong in corporate worship, and where the line falls between legitimate national gratitude and an unhealthy fusion of faith and patriotism. The answer requires careful thought…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 12030 The transgender movement did not appear from nowhere. It has deep philosophical roots stretching back centuries, and understanding those roots is essential for any Christian who wants to engage the culture with both truth and compassion. Ideas have consequences, and the ideas behind the modern gender revolution can be traced through a surprisingly…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60113 The phrase “spiritual but not religious” has become one of the defining self-descriptions of contemporary Western culture. Surveys consistently show growing numbers of people, particularly younger adults, who identify this way. They believe in something, they feel connected to something larger than themselves, they may pray or meditate, but they reject organised religion,…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60111 Chronic illness presents one of the most sustained tests of faith a believer can face. Unlike an acute crisis that resolves one way or another, chronic conditions persist — day after day, month after month, sometimes for decades. The sufferer is not facing a moment of trial but a way of life, and…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60112 When someone we love suffers, the instinct to help is immediate and strong — but so is the sense of helplessness. What do you say to the person whose child has died, whose diagnosis is terminal, whose marriage has collapsed, whose life has been shattered by tragedy? The temptation is either to say…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60017 This is a question that comes from two very different directions. Some Muslims argue that the Qur’an confirms the truth of the Bible and even points people toward it. Some Christians argue that the Qur’an, by its own claims about previous scriptures, inadvertently supports the reliability of the Bible. The question is worth…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60110 Few questions in pastoral ministry provoke more anguish than this one. A believer prays earnestly for healing, trusts God sincerely, and yet the healing does not come. The result is often confusion, guilt, or a quiet crisis of faith. The question deserves a careful, honest, and compassionate answer, because the stakes are not…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60013 Hinduism is the world’s third-largest religion, with over one billion adherents, the vast majority in India and Nepal. It is also one of the oldest, with roots stretching back thousands of years. For many Western Christians, Hinduism is the most unfamiliar of the major world religions, because its assumptions about reality, the nature…