8 Lessons Learned Camping Across North America

This summer, my husband Dan, our two daughters, and I spent nine weeks camping across North America. As full-time missionaries, we set out from Montreal to visit churches and ministry partners scattered throughout the United States. We usually slept in our 21-foot trailer camper in our hosts’ driveway. We also reserved a few nights at campgrounds or RV parks. Our stays ranged from one to four nights in a city. We saw over 50 families. And we covered over 12,000 kilometres across two provinces, sixteen states, and three countries (thanks to a quick dental check-up in Tijuana, Mexico). Along the...

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The Pathway of Interpretation: A Simple Guide to Studying the Bible

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Is Christmas Unbelievable?

Angie Velasquez Thornton

Christmas is often a time of spiritual openness in the West. In our highly secularized cultures, December may be the only month during which we find a bit more freedom to speak of Jesus’ birth. Perhaps you have been considering how to reach out to your loved ones with the reason for the hope within you this holiday season. To help you provide answers to their questions, I commend Rebecca McLaughlin’s book Is Christmas Unbelievable? A regular contributor at The Gospel Coalition, Rebecca McLaughlin is a respected apologist who holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College...

7 Reasons Every Believer Should Study the Bible

Angie Velasquez Thornton

In April of 2024, I published my first book, Elles ont vu la fidélité de Dieu. In this edited volume of testimonies, 16 women share ways the Lord’s faithfulness sustained them through various trials. What struck me most through the editing process was how each author rooted her story in theological reflection. The reason for that is simple: When we face the storms of life, the only way to weather them is to anchor our souls in the hope of the gospel. And that is what I hope you will do as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Because if...

What Does the Bible Teach Regarding Slavery?

Angie Velasquez Thornton

This article is part of a series on thorny questions in the Bible and how to understand them. You’ll find essential principles for Biblical interpretation in the first article in the series. The topic of slavery can be confounding to most believers in the West. As with any subject that makes us uncomfortable, we should begin by following certain principles of interpretation. Having done so, we need next to do our best to recognize the lenses through which we as Westerners think about slavery. For example, I as an American have a particular revulsion towards slavery, as some of my...