Behavioral Science Catches Up to the Bible

BOOK REVIEW

A Wall of Security or a Table of Fellowship?
Matthew Kaemingk makes a political and theological case for welcoming Muslim immigrants.
Matthew Arbo
Osama is blind. According to an NPR report, he lost his eyesight in 2012 when a mortar shell exploded nearby, killing everyone around, except him. He, his wife, and four children were Syrian refugees in Jordan for three years before learning the US State Department had approved them for asylum. To obtain the relevant visas, however, Osama and his family required a sponsor: a family to welcome them and assist in their transition. The sponsor for this Muslim family? A Christian congregation—Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton, New Jersey. continue reading >>

News After Baptism Gone Wrong, Court Says Church Lawsuits Hinge on Membership Oklahoma Supreme Court restricts religious liberty in tortured ex-Muslim's suit against Tulsa church. Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra

Book Review Behavioral Science Catches Up to the Bible Research is confirming ancient wisdom about human nature. But can it really make us better people? Rob Moll

The Exchange "Family Win" and How Our Churches Care for Each Other and the World If the whole family doesn't win, no one wins. Dave Ferguson and Matthew Soerens

Pivot Quit Trying To Fix Sunday School — Until You're Sure You Should Have It At All We need to ask better questions, then do whatever ministry answers those questions in the best possible way. Karl Vaters