Opinion

• Step off the treadmill to pursue God's peace

  Oceania Church & Missions Society & Culture

  8 mins read

  The invisible treadmill of life has a familiar rhythm. Work hard. Achieve goals. Build financial security. Keep everyone healthy. But we can be left wondering how can we experience the easy yoke and light burden that Jesus promised.

• The danger of trusting a chatbot with the right opinions

  Latin America Bible & Theology Society & Culture

  5 mins read

  AI systems are designed to affirm your pre-existing bias, whether that bias is liberal or conservative, and therein lies the danger. What we actually need are instruments that help us find out when we are wrong. That used to be called education, and was essential to discipleship. We need to be wary of technology tuned to our tribal biases.

• Where do we turn when politics dissapoints?

  Europe Church & Missions Bible & Theology

  5 mins read

  An election takes place. A new leader emerges. Promises are made. Expectations rise. Supporters celebrate. Critics complain. Commentators speculate. And for a brief moment, it appears that a new chapter has begun. Then reality arrives.

• Thomas Helwys, the forgotten pioneer of religious freedom for everyone

  Religious Freedom

  7 mins read

  As the USA continues beyond its 250th anniversary, it is important to be reminded that the idea of freedom of religion and belief, one of its most significant values, did not develop from Enlightenment philosophy but with the theological conviction of an English Baptist who ultimately died for that conviction.