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What Do You Do When You Can’t Care About Every Issue?

You’re tired. Absolutely and utterly exhausted. Slavery. Genocide. Racism. Climate change. Refugees. Poverty. Women’s rights.…

The Church Needs a New ‘Sex Talk’

When Sheila Gregoire started reading a popular Christian marriage book, she was shocked at the…

The Church Needs Fewer Leaders

Where in the Bible does it say God commands us, as Christians, to be leaders? …

Figuring Out Cautious Clay

When Joshua Karpeh talks to you, it’s with a wry look in his eye — like…

So You’ve Deconstructed. Now What?

Picture this. You’ve gone to church most of your life. Your parents are Christians, and…

New Year’s Advice That Actually Works

There’s a lot of pressure that comes with the start of a new year, which…

How Philip Yancey Left Toxic Religion Without Losing His Faith

“I was raised in a church environment that is not healthy,” says Philip Yancey. “And…

The Spiritual Art of Simplifying Your Life

Ten years ago, L.A. stylist Erin Loechner had a revelation. She was a rising internet…

Sho Baraka: Creativity is a Force for Good

We would each like to think we are part of the solution rather than the…

How Gen Z is Shaping the Church

From a purely mathematical standpoint, the Church has reason to be concerned about reaching the…

Lysa TerKeurst: How to Forgive What You Can’t Forget

The holiday season is full of joy for many of us, but it can also…

Derwin Gray: Cultivate a Hunger for Righteousness

I long for sad things to be untrue one day. I hunger for wrongs to…

Judah Smith: Is Jesus Really Enough?

I found myself leading an impromptu Bible study with some unchurched people. They were in their…

The RELEVANT Guide to Surviving Family Holidays

This season, millions of Americans of all races and creeds will gather in their homes,…

Meet the Next Generation of Christian Hip-Hop

It doesn’t feel all that long ago that Christian hip-hop was a joke. For most…

When It Comes to the Environment, Little Changes Do Make a Big Difference

If there is one question I am sure to get any time I speak on…

Letitia Wright Is Finding Joy

What does it take to be a star? Talent, obviously. Ambition, usually. A little bit…

How to Know Your Instagram Post Is About to Go Very, Very Wrong

We’ve all seen it happen. A Facebook post, Instagram caption or series of tweets starts…

T.D. Jakes on Healing a Divided Culture

Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the 2021 summer issue of RELEVANT. T.D.…

The Power of a Social Media Fast

When I jumped off social media, things changed. First, I started dreaming again. On the…

Dayglow Rises

In January of 2021, around the darkest days of a global pandemic that had ground…

Stephen Chandler: Taking a Wise Risk

One of  my favorite stories in Scripture is found in 1 Samuel 14. The Israelites…

Tycho’s Next Level

Scott Hansen is thinking about his fans. Tycho, the Grammy-nominated electronica artist has spent the…

How M.I.A. Found Jesus

“It’s an interesting time for a Brown person to turn up in America and say,…

Pushing Worship Music to New Depths

For a long time, churchgoers knew what they’d get out of their Sunday morning worship…

Championship Ring

“The world has changed. I see it in the water. I feel it in the…

Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown Are Saving Souls

In the waning days of August, Village Church pastor Matt Chandler announced he would be…

Losing It

The hard thing about determining what exactly the era of Covid-19 has done to us…

What Is the Bible?

When I went off to college, a friend gifted me a book of quotes about…

The Next Era of Pro-Life

In the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this year, Justice Samuel…

Rainn Wilson Wants America to Come Back Together

Rainn Wilson is convinced that America needs to hear the story about a group of…

Zachary Levi on Forgiveness, Self-Care and Radical Love

Our society is arguably overrun with celebrity memoirs. Every week, a new actor, musician or…

John Mark Comer: The Discipline of Hoping in God

We want to be optimistic. It’s just not always easy.  John Mark Comer knows all…

Jon Favreau Is the Future

It’s an early weekend morning and Jon Favreau is talking excitedly about dinosaurs.  “We’re living…

Why Getting Out of Debt Looks Different Now

The American Dream was never exactly a concrete list of bullet points. That’s part of…

Dr. Caroline Leaf: You Know Mental Health. Let’s Talk Brain Health.

For most of us, our brain is an unknowable thing, and the landscape and pattern…

The Transformation of James Vincent McMorrow

“I think that I’ve probably made as many changes as I could physically and mentally…

Naomi Raine Is Just Getting Started

Naomi Raine is still getting used to living a fast-paced life.  “I feel like I…

Echosmith Is Becoming Who They Were Always Meant to Be

Siblings Sydney, Noah and Graham Sierota, have always been a musical family. “Music is what…

How to Transform Your Dating Life This Summer

Whatever your relationship status, relationships can be consuming. Those who lack one fixate on getting…