June 18, 2026
Catholic vs. Protestant: What's the Difference?
If Catholics and Protestants both believe in Jesus, why are there different churches — and does it matter? A pastor's fair, clear look at the real dividing line: authority.
Church History
7 posts tagged “Church History.”
May 31, 2026
How to Study the Bible
A friend once asked how to study the Bible, especially its hardest passages. Pastor Kent Keller shares ten practical principles, from choosing a translation to reading every page through grace.
March 10, 2026
The Real Saint Patrick*
Patrick wasn't Irish, and he never chased snakes out of Ireland. He was a British teen kidnapped into slavery who returned as a missionary to his former captors. Here is his real story.
January 28, 2026
Black History Month
You know Frederick Douglass and MLK. But do you know Wentworth Cheswell, the first Black American elected to office, or Lemuel Haynes, the first Black pastor of a white congregation in America?
January 15, 2026
Thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Letter From A Birmingham Jail”
Every MLK Day, Pastor Kent Keller revisits King's 1963 Letter from a Birmingham Jail — its case for just and unjust laws, and its convicting charge that silence from good people is itself a sin.
October 17, 2025
Top Ten Ways the Reformation Changed the World
Sola Scriptura was the "time bomb" that set off the Protestant Reformation. Here are ten ways it reshaped education, science, government, and the world you live in today.
October 13, 2025
Halloween
Halloween carries two histories — a Christian one (All Saints' Eve) and a pagan one (Samhain) — never fully separated. Here's the real origin, and how to mark the night with faith instead of fear.