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I grew up in a home filled with music. As a kid, my mom would…
It’s happening again. The gears of life are creaking forward, the hands of time tic…
When I started working in the anti-trafficking field at 11, I was convinced of two…
“My husband and I had lost one of our children before birth,” says Sarah Bessey,…
On a trip to the United Kingdom, our family visited a castle. In the center…
In case you missed it, the multi-million dollar online home furnishing site, Wayfair is being…
Even as “SJW” has been wielded like an insult, the term itself is useful. The…
This feature was originally published in issue 96 of RELEVANT Magazine. Lauren Daigle couldn’t believe…
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in March. When John Legend stepped into the role…
A month ago, my husband and I had our tent trailer packed and ready to…
2013 was a rough year for Craig Gross. For a decade, he’d battled excruciating headaches…
I grew up in a tiny town way out in the country. There were apples on…
We live in a world of urgent spiritual and physical need. Half of the world’s…
Right now, more than 15 million people in Yemen are on the brink of starvation.…
Years ago, a young medical resident was asked to talk to a patient suffering from…
Netflix’s Dear White People is one of pop culture’s most provocative shows. Based on a…
There’s a verse in Proverbs that says, “For lack of guidance a nation falls, but…
It’s the middle of the afternoon and Andy Mineo is packing his bags in a…
If you’ve ever heard the stand-up comedy of Jim Gaffigan—which, if you have Netflix or…
“Do you like talking about yourself?” Natalie Closner Schepman asks. “Because I love it.” You’d…
Our goal as Christ-followers is to resemble Him more and more. But sometimes as we study…
Whether you’ve been around Christianity for years or are new to faith, you probably know…
Editor’s Note: In recognition of Black Panther‘s nomination for Best Picture, we’re reposting our original review. The…
There’s a reason why The Office remains the go-to Netflix time-killer for when you’re all…
Think about a traditional story. It starts with a person and a dream. This person…
Following the elections of 2017, out of the 535 sitting members of Congress, 485 are…
When you want to stop committing a certain sin, what do you do? Do you…
Editor’s Note: The following story first ran in April, 2017. This week, Eugene Peterson died…
It’s a strange situation to have someone you don’t know in your personal car. And…
Anthony Bourdain was in northeast France when he died, spending a few days in a…
On a Sunday morning in September, Cyndy Feasel came home from church and burst into…
FRANCIS CHAN HOPES HE NEVER writes another book. He’s been trying to avoid the spotlight…
Behind 72-year-old Haha Ahmed Buni, the Gulf of Aden glimmers underneath the soon-setting sun. Despite…
Here’s a story you may have heard. The names and places change, but the plot…
Leon Bridges isn’t real. Not in the way you think of him. The man is there,…
In 2001, Christian rock band MercyMe released “I Can Only Imagine,” a song inspired by a…
For years, believing creatives of all sorts have eschewed the dreaded title “Christian artist.” We…
Joy Behar made a dumb joke, and she’s paying the price. A few weeks ago,…