Summer 2026

Volume 32, Number 3 · Three articles · The current issue

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Discipleship
Shepherds After God’s Heart
What is a pastor fundamentally called to be? Reading Ezekiel 34 alongside John 10 and 1 Peter 5, Raymond Hylton argues that the shepherd is first a revelation of God, and so a healthy and accountable model for ministry.
Raymond Hylton14 min read
Church and Culture
Presbyterian Identity?
Why does Presbyterian identity feel so vague and contested? Drawing on Charles Taylor’s “authenticity” and “the buffered self,” Joseph Small diagnoses the culture behind the disarray and points toward koinonia and shared theological work.
Joseph D. Small14 min read
Confessing the Faith
The Courage to Stand, Part 2: Bonhoeffer’s Journey and Ours
In the second part of his essay, Richard Burnett follows Bonhoeffer from London to Finkenwalde and on to his warnings about American Christianity, then asks what the visible church owes the world today.
Richard Burnett27 min read