Culture & Perspectives

Alan Robinson, BIC U.S. national director, called us to focus our attention on the second portion of the weekend's theme: "To Love Jesus." "Love at first sight is not our story," opened Alan in reference to his relationship with his wife…

We are incredibly privileged Danisa Ndlovu ushered in General Assembly 2018. Danisa, global director of FaithWalk Ministries International, formerly was bishop of BIC Zimbabwe. Danisa’s message “To Know Jesus” challenges the American Church. Today our culture likes to be in control. Yet Danisa said to know Jesus is to surrender our control to encounter the Living God…

I remember a particularly disastrous piano recital from my teenage years. Since my toddler brother was sick, my parents had sent me off to the recital early with the promise that one of them would try to attend. I noticed with a start that my father was standing in the back doorway of the sanctuary…

Many Christians think that the Trinity is confusing, contradictory, and impractical. Isn’t that a shame? The Trinity is not only who God is, but also what makes Christianity compelling among the world’s religions. However, making the Trinity more relevant in evangelism and discipleship requires an embrace of paradox rather than the customary retreat from it…

“I think it is one of the tragedies of our nation, one of the shameful tragedies, that eleven o’clock on Sunday morning is one of the most segregated hours, if not the most segregated hour, in Christian America…

The other day I asked my six-year-old daughter what I assumed was a simple question — “Where do you want to go get ice cream?” There are two great options in town, and I wanted to let her make the final decision…

A few years ago, we discovered our house had a drainage problem. We learned that if nothing was done we’d have some serious structural problems. With little money and even less knowledge, my wife and I watched a couple of YouTube videos and decided we could fix the problem ourselves…

In the history of the Christian Church — maybe in the history of the world — it was the day everything changed. Pentecost is described in the first verses of Acts 2 as the event where the early Church experienced the promised outpouring of the Holy Spirit…

Last week BIC U.S. released a statement from Leadership Council on women in ministry leadership. The statement has been well received, and we have received a significant amount of positive feedback. Reflecting on the statement and your input, National Director Alan Robinson shares insights on the Church’s position and provides context on the creation of the statement…

At 10 years old, I found myself in a small, crowded living room in Northern Ireland — the gathering place of the Bible club of a growing church plant. Whether or not a formal preacher, the woman leading taught Scripture. And at the end of the session…

In light of the increasing awareness of racism in this country, BIC U.S. pastor John Walker shares about the insidiousness of racial prejudice. I like tomatoes. This year, however, I put in only one plant. I placed it in one of the older gardens next to the fence thinking it would be unobtrusive…

I have told this story to a few people and have often received responses like, “You have got to be joking … that sounds just like the parable of the Good Samaritan.” Unfortunately, I assume there has often been a bit of skepticism in those persons’ responses…