The Archive
Joshua HeavinBibleFeatured
American evangelicals frequently ignore or even dismiss the Old Testament. This is a grave mistake with serious theological and moral consequences.
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomics
Luma Simms has two very interesting pieces interacting with Reihan Salam’s new book Melting Pot or Civil War? One is at Public Discourse and the other is at Law and Liberty: From the first piece: Immigration, work migration, the flight […]
Matthew LoftusCultureEconomics
This is a really sad story that I think is ultimately about power, technology, and the way in which media shapes our understanding of ourselves and the world around us: In my office, I have a coffee mug from Stanich’s […]
L. M. SacasasFeatured
Cardinal Sarah's book argues that silence is not something to avoid or something to be purchased; it is a necessary good as part of a whole human life.
Matthew Lee Anderson
Alastair, Matt and Derek consider the idea of a ‘felix culpa,’ or ‘happy fall.’ The iTunes feed is here, if you’d like to subscribe (thanks to everyone who has reviewed us so kindly) and an RSS feed for the show lives here. […]
Matthew LoftusFeaturedEvangelicalism
Though not without some significant shortcomings, Elisabeth Elliot's work provides readers with a compelling picture of the all-consuming love of God.
Matthew LoftusEthics
Zeal without wisdom can be deadly.
Matthew LoftusCultureEthics
I am glad to see this call from Providence magazine to grant Asia Bibi asylum… anywhere. (More on her story here.) The obvious shouldn’t need saying, but it is clear that there are many Muslims in the UK, whether new immigrant or […]
Matthew LoftusHistoryarchaeology
This essay is as fascinating and fun as everyone says it is: The Nazareth inscription is a block of marble, about two feet tall, a foot wide, and two inches deep. The first of its 22 lines of text, carved […]
Matthew LoftusCultureHistory
I enjoyed this essay from Anthony Barr on the question of “wokeness” and gnosticism: I want to suggest that “woke” is a redeemable term. If we think of wokeness as loving attentiveness to reality, a commitment to seeing the world […]
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureHistoryEthics
Christians are always tempted by fear, but genuine challenges require genuine faith.
Matthew LoftusCultureEconomicsHealth & Medicine
Don’t you just love that headline? These competing concerns leave the FDA trying to thread a particularly tricky needle: How do they get these products into the hands of the people who need them, while keeping them away from people […]