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As Many Christians Wrestle with Fatigue and Uncertainty, New Album Storybook Explores What Gospel Hope Sounds Like

By CSA Staff

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The seven-song project grew out of a year of listening to stories from organizations working for justice, creation care, and community renewal.

March 23, 2026 — In a cultural moment marked by rapid news cycles, political tension, environmental crisis, and widespread exhaustion, many Christians are quietly asking what hope actually looks — and sounds — like today.

The Crucial Importance of Holistic Reconciliation

By Al Tizon

I wish that the words “gospel,” “church,” and “mission” had no need of additional adjectives to convey their compelling truths. I wish that when outsiders heard these words, they would imagine a community of ordinary but loving people who shine the light of God in a darkened world (Matthew 5:16).

The Dangerous Words of Modern Martyr Archbishop Oscar Romero

By Oscar Romero with Michael Lapsley

Oscar Romero spent just three years as Archbishop of San Salvador, but by the time he was murdered in 1980 he had become a shepherd to all the people of El Salvador, and the outspoken advocate of its oppressed peasants.

The Abused Bride of Christ

By Catherine Kroeger

Like an abused woman, the church is battered and bleeding—from a wound that she fails to recognize. Many evangelicals cannot bear to acknowledge that spousal abuse is an enduring problem within our very walls.

Dismantling Privilege: A Review of "White Picket Fences"

By Melanie Springer Mock

Every once in a while, I read a book that resonates with me so fully, I wish I could become close friends with its author. I presume this is the case with most inveterate readers: we see our lives represented in an author’s words, and feel that—perhaps for the first time—someone has articulated our own experiences and world views completely.

The Chicago Invitation: Celebrating 45 Years of Evangelical Social Action

Earlier this month, a group of diverse evangelicals and evangelical-adjacents met in Chicago to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Chicago Declaration of Evangelical Social Concern, and to try to discern what God’s invitation is to followers of Jesus in this particular time and place.

Truth Is, Women Are the Unsung Heroes in This World

By Natasha Sistrunk Robinson

I don’t remember eating the meal provided at the church that day. I don’t remember what I did before or after the service. I don’t remember whether I wore my midshipman service dress blue uniform or a traditional black dress—it wasn’t exactly a day for taking pictures.

Violence and History

Quote by André Trocmé
All who affirm the use of violence admit it is only a means to achieve justice and peace. But peace and justice are nonviolence…the final end of history. Those who abandon nonviolence have no sense of history. Rather they are bypassing history, freezing history, betraying history.

Raising a Principled Voice in a Beloved Land

By Celia Riley

“If your son didn’t come home from school and you heard he was arrested, who could you call? If your husband is from the West Bank and you have Jerusalem residency, how will you get the permits necessary to live together?

Principled Pluralism Creates Space for All

By Shapri LoMaglio

When asked whether Jews should pay taxes to the Roman government that was ruling over them, Jesus’ deft response in Matthew 22:21 to “give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” not only evaded the political snare that had been set for him, but it also clearly demarcated to Christians that while they were to respect earthly political systems, by no means should those systems capture their chief loyalty.

Addressing Difference in a Divided Nation

By Jonathan Haidt
I was born and raised in a Jewish family in the suburbs of New York City. I was the sort of kid that was so attracted to science that within two years of my bar mitzvah, I started calling myself an atheist. Not just an atheist, but one of those atheists that sees religion, Christianity especially, as the enemy

Examining Greed and Idolatry: Practicing the King’s Economy

By Michael Rhodes, Robby Holt, and Brian Fikkert

From Genesis to Revelation, we see that one of our Creator King’s primary qualities is his lavish generosity. We are made in the image of this generous King, wired to reflect his generosity to the rest of creation.

Moving Past Fear Through Story: A Review of “Disruptive Witness”

By Amanda Martinez Beck

A decade ago, I was pursuing my master’s degree at Baylor University, researching the idea of hospitality as social justice in Latin American short story. The stories I read challenged the filter I had been brought up with as the daughter of a Cuban refugee.

Undoing Domination

By Michael Anthony Howard

There are about 400 billion stars in our galaxy alone. It is amazing when you think about it. The Milky Way isn’t even very big. Every star has an approximate average of 1.6 planets.

The Pain, the Powerlessness, the Past: The Minority Experience

By Adrian Pei

When we treat minorities as having inherent value, we will seek to listen and learn about how we can better serve and represent minorities and their deepest needs. We will ask them, “What perspectives and contributions are we missing?” We will give minorities authority to shape and influence the diversification process.

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