“A Methodist is one who has ‘the love of God shed abroad in his heart by the Holy Ghost given unto him.’” -John Wesley

Christianity has leavened America and, hopefully, will long continue to do so. But Christians cannot conflate our faith with our nation. And we trust that God has our nation and all nations in His hands, ultimately claiming all things for His purposes, writes IRD's @markdtooley.bsky.social.

As President Trump visits, an examination of China’s treatment of house churches reveals ongoing suffering of leaders who refuse to edit the Bible for promotion of the state and a government that punishes any religious leader with the audacity to place God above the Communist Party.

Wesley taught that the doctrine of Christian perfection was the very reason that God had raised up the Methodists. But what is Christian perfection, or entire sanctification? Register for our May 14 John Wesley Institute webinar here:

Why does John Wesley’s vision of grace, holiness, and encounter with God continue to speak powerfully to the Church? Ryan Danker chats with the Good News editorial team to reflect upon Wesley's life and ministry and the rise of early Methodism.

It’s hard to believe that curiosity would be seen as anything but a virtue, but there is knowledge that is sought for the wrong reason, writes IRD's Sarah Stewart.

“For it plainly appears God does not continue to act upon the soul unless the soul re-acts upon God.” -John Wesley

As a moral revolution overtakes the West, it is meeting with a lack of clarity that even regular churchgoers have on its incompatibility with worldview advanced in the Bible.

Sustaining rule of law is crucial for any free society! The evening of May 11, we’re delighted to host John Malcolm of Advancing American Freedom's Edwin Meese III Institute for the Rule of Law. Young adults are invited to join us for dinner at 6pm, RSVP: theird.org/events/may-n...

Classical Christian education now ranks among the fastest-growing sectors in American schooling.

What does Christian Zionism mean for Protestants and for Catholics? @markdtooley.bsky.social chats with the Public Interest Fellowship’s Garrett Exner, Providence Editor-at-Large Robert Nicholson, and Simone Rizkallah of the Coalition of Catholics Against Antisemitism.

WATCH: The Rev. Porter Harlow preaches on Psalm 127 "Flourishing or Frustration" at IRD's May Wednesday Worship noonday prayer and luncheon here.

“Entire sanctification, or Christian perfection, is neither more nor less than pure love—love expelling sin and governing both the heart and life of the child of God.” -John Wesley

Upcoming Event: IRD and Providence Magazine invite undergraduate and graduate students to apply for a four-day intensive seminar on Christian Realism taught by preeminent scholars and practitioners in Washington, D.C.

The American founding was not hopelessly secular. Hear @markdtooley.bsky.social chats with Dylan Pahman and John C. Pinheiro on their new book, The Christian Roots of American Liberty.

Dueling student events on the Baylor University campus, one featuring Turning Point USA speakers and another spotlighting national LGBTQ+ advocates, appear to have missed the mark in neighborliness, Caitlyn Beebe reports.

Masculinity has been in crisis for a couple of centuries argues the L'Abri Fellowship's James Lowe, a crisis partly related to changes in public morality and partly to the industrial, and now the digital revolutions.

Join us for a time of learning, discussion, and fellowship on May 21 as Providence‘s foreign policy lunch welcomes Foundation for Defense of Democracies President Clifford D. May. RSVP: theird.org/events/may-p...

Pastors face significant challenges in countering extremist ideologies among young Christian men, and traditional arguments against antisemitism seem ineffective. Here @markdtooley.bsky.social chats with Napp Nazworth of the American Values Coalition.

Texas Democratic U.S. senatorial candidate James Talarico excited controversy with his theological statements. He called God “nonbinary" and surmised that the Virgin Mary, at the divine announcement of her pregnancy, was affirming her right to “choose.”

“It is plain to me that the whole work of God termed Methodism is an extraordinary dispensation of His providence.” -John Wesley

Watch or Listen: Dr. Timothy Tennent of IRD’s John Wesley Institute speaks on “Longing for the Lost Caliphate: the Religious Context of the Current conflict with Iran.”

Listen: Tim Tennent on "Longing for the Lost Caliphate: the Religious Context of the Current conflict with Iran" is now up on IRD's SoundCloud from our annual John Wesley Institute lecture.

Listen: @markdtooley.bsky.social interviews Timothy Goeglein of Focus on the Family on his new book with Craig Osten, What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family.

The Rev. Thomas Hinson of Church of the Advent (Anglican) in Washington, D.C. recently visited IRD for our “Wednesday Worship” noonday prayer and luncheon. Watch his sermon on the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24:13-35.

Mona Fastvold’s The Testament of Ann Lee offers a fascinating and sensational depiction of the Shaker faith.

“By holiness I mean, not fasting, or bodily austerity, or any other external means of improvement, but that inward temper to which all these are subservient, a renewal of soul in the image of God.” -John Wesley

Parachurch ministries are bursting at the seams on secular campuses with hundreds of regular attendees. The death of evangelicalism has been overstated, writes Wyatt Flicker. Yet these new Protestants differ from their older counterparts.

Are the advocates of "biblical patriarchy" at odds with the historic witness of the church? A new crop of Reformed pastors unapologetically champions the idea that God instituted the rule of exclusive male leadership in all spheres of society.

Join us this Monday, April 20 at 6pm as The John Wesley Institute hosts the 2nd Annual Tennent Lecture on Global Christianity. Beeson Divinity School's Tim Tennent presents: “Longing for the Lost Caliphate: The Religious Context of the Current Conflict with Iran.” RSVP: theird.org/events/the-s...

The 'death of God' fatally carries within itself the 'death of man.'

Are Megan Basham and Allie Beth Stuckey now the most influential Baptists in America?

When Gabriel Aydin moved to New Jersey, home to one of the largest Syriac Christian diaspora communities, he assumed that life there would offer stronger connections to language, faith, and tradition. He didn't expect to find a living ecosystem devoted to preserving the Syriac language itself.

Over one million members of the United Methodist Church are estimated to have left since 2022. Can it survive? And is Christianity entering a ‘post-denominational era’ in America?

“Every good gift is from God, and is given to man by the Holy Ghost. By nature there is in us no good thing. And there can be none, but so far as it is wrought in us by that good Spirit.” -John Wesley

Young adults: join us Monday for our April New Whigs dinner featuring Francis H. Buckley discussing The Roots of Liberalism: What Faithful Knights and the Little Match Girl Taught Us about Civil Virtue. We celebrate classical liberty and its roots in transcendence! RSVP: theird.org/events/april...

WATCH: @markdtooley.bsky.social joins Matt Waters of the Against the Current podcast to discuss the shifting role of Christianity in America, the quiet decline of institutions, and what that means for culture, policy, and the country’s future.

Tal Howard of Valparaiso University discusses his recent book Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History (Yale University Press, 2025) with @markdtooley.bsky.social. Enjoy!

"I won’t know this side of Heaven what was Pilate’s fate. But, I’m aware of my own heart’s capacity for self-deception," IRD's Jeff Walton shares, reprising his role for a Holy Week children's program.

“See Him set forth before your eyes, behold the bleeding sacrifice…” -Charles Wesley

This Holy Week, IRD's Miranda Mobley shares from a selection of devotions, prayers, and music from across different branches of Christianity.

As we prepare for Easter Sunday, IRD's Sarah Stewart offers three classic films to conclude the season of Lent and enter Holy Week.

Antisemitism among young Christian men is becoming a real problem. Why?

The triumph of Palm Sunday quickly gives way to the reality of Christ’s passion. Holy Week’s focus is the cross.

Christians should defend the Finnish parliamentarian and her bishop not just because they are fellow Christians but because they are humans entitled to their own beliefs and free expression without fear writes @markdtooley.bsky.social.

The true joy of joining the Rebecca Circle for IRD's Sarah Stewart was her relationships with women transitioning from teachers to friends. And, yes, there were delicious lemon cookies.

Our March New Whigs dinner last night heard from Hillsdale College's Matthew Spalding discussing his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence. Learn more about our ongoing classical liberty dinner series for young adults here: theird.org/the-new-whig...

“You may as well expect a child to grow without food as a soul without private prayer.” -John Wesley

Atonement theology is today under attack, argues Henk Reitsema. Will a theological error undermine the understanding of grace in Christian life?

In recent months, a strange pattern has appeared online, and what should be a sacred Christian confession of faith has become, in some corners of the internet, a taunt.