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Joshua HeavinBook ReviewsThe Heron

The Heron #1: New Theology Books in 2026

Josh Heavin's new theology books column previews new books from Katherine Sonderegger, Matthew Arbo, Christopher Mooney, Denise Flanders, and David Moffitt

Drake OsbornTechnology

Understanding Why LLMs are Sychophantic

The way in which an LLM presents as a conversational partner, even a person, inherently blurs certain lines for the human user.

Jake MeadorCultureFormation

Some Things Shouldn't Be Made Into a Joke

Anyone who attempts to dismiss or normalize violating the first table of God's ten commandments will damn themselves if they do not repent.

Jared KennedyChurchFormation

Keep the Christian Calendar, but Keep It Under the Word

The church calendar can be a powerful tool for cultivating piety individually and ecclesially, but it must be kept beneath the Word to do its work best.

Gray EwingFormation

No Eulogy Virtues Without Repentance: A Meditation from Belfast

It is not enough to simply stop doing wrong things and move on from past evils. There must be repentance, a naming of the sins we are turning away from.

To Live Well: Alan Noble

An event for building the character that can move through chaotic times. Alan Noble, author and professor, guides readers through the seven virtues of prudence, justice, temperance, wisdom, faith, hope,

Allen D. HertzkeBook Reviews

Why Religious Freedom Matters

Over time, the fusion of faith with political power traduces the credibility of co-opted religious leaders and saps the vitality of religious commitments.

Joshua HeavinTheology

How the Word of Easter Kills and Raises Up

In the Eucharist we receive from God the very thing Mary was looking for when she came to the garden on Easter Sunday morning.

Kyle WorleyFamilyTheology

The Heidelberg Catechism's Lesson for Foster Parents

We do not belong to ourselves, but to God--so says the Heidelberg Catechism. What is true of us is also true of our children, both biological and foster.

Hayden NesbitChurchFormation

The Foolish Divine Order of the Church

Ours is a body with aches and pains, strains and breaks. Confession will painfully set our bones. Such is the foolish divine order of the body of Christ.

Emmett RensinCulture

The Wall

When confronted by evidence that the US could not see Minab, that it could not even tell a fortress from a schoolyard from a wall, the President gave up.

Eddie LaRowBook Reviews

The Insufficiency of Reenchantment

Carl Trueman's new book makes the case for why reenchantment won't do the things that Christian critics of modernity hope that it will.