Tuesday's Catch: 'Pay Attention to the Narratives' and More

Pay Attention to the Narratives

Claiming our personal rights in America keeps us from seeing a corrosive problem in our culture and in our own hearts. Whether we wear a mask is not about party alignment or civil liberty. It reveals our moral character. A refusal to cover our faces is not just about people taking a stand for their freedom. It’s that people value themselves and their comfort more than others. It’s about character and our desire for the well-being of others, especially the vulnerable population. Read More

State of Theology Finds Americans Embrace Conflicting Beliefs

More than half of Americans say religious beliefs are a matter of personal opinion, not objective facts. And that’s made clear by examining the varying, and sometimes contradictory, theological doctrines they hold. Read More

State of Theology: Evangelicals Hold Steady on Doctrine, More Outspoken on Politics

American evangelicals make mostly incremental changes around some common heresies. In the latest survey of Americans’ theological views, evangelicals stood out for their love of their Savior and Scripture, but like the rest of the country, they still have significant gaps in belief and interpretation. Read More

The State of Theology: The Report

What do Americans think about Jesus Christ, the Bible, truth, and ethics? Ligonier Ministries’ State of Theology survey provides insights. Every two years, we take the theological temperature of the United States to help Christians better understand today’s culture and equip the church with better insights for discipleship. Read some of our key findings from 2020 below and explore the data for yourself. This survey was completed in early March as concern related to COVID-19 began to rise. Read More

The Biblical Doctrines Many Evangelicals Get Wrong

It’s not surprising that most evangelicals in the U.S. believe God is perfect and the Bible is true. What is surprising perhaps is the level of confusion around some basic tenets of the Christian faith. Read More

Why Our Sunday School Disciples Christians in Politics

If discipleship is about following Jesus with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength—a wholehearted commitment of all we think, do, love, and say—shouldn’t this include our politics as well? If believers are being formed by radio hosts and news programs, pastors must bear at least some burden to speak to these things too. Read More

A Sunday school class on the Christian faith and politics may be too little too late. Based on their posts on the internet I am led to believe that the Christian Church has done any abysmal job in instructing clergy and laity in the teaching of Jesus and the apostles and discipling them as followers of Jesus.

Be Careful What You Put Your Hope in, Including Politics

When people put their hope in political parties and beliefs, these can become gods. Christians sometimes view political leaders and their platforms with a degree of faith that should be reserved only for God and his Kingdom. And sometimes they display a degree of hatred and scorn that should be reserved for Satan and his demons. Read More

When a pastor demonizes his fellow-Christians and neighbors over a political issue, an issue that is not very important in the larger scheme of things, what does it say about who is following? Sadly he may not have the insight to realize that he is not following Christ. His congregation may not have the insight to realize that in following his lead, they are also turning their backs on Christ. If God is testing Christians' faithfulness to Christ, which includes his teaching, many Christians are failing that test.