The Archive
Matthew Loftus
This is a wild short story: Lately, I have not been feeling quite myself. I live on the internet, which is to say, I am a NEET living in my parents’ basement. In my online persona I pretend that I […]
Matthew LoftusFamily
Most gay and straight people are going to spend their lives mixing up philia and eros. Better get used to it.
Matthew LoftusEthicsEducationHealth & Medicine
Medical professionals appeal to professionalism to guide their moral and ethical decision-making, but this is simply insufficient for the problems we face.
Steven WedgeworthFeatured
By Steven Wedgeworth Later this summer a group of Christian writers will meet in St Louis for the Revoice Conference, an event that seeks to make a place for “gay, lesbian, same-sex attracted, and other LGBT Christians” in the conservative […]
Jake MeadorChurch
If you haven’t read Catherine Addington’s post on the main page today, please do.
Matthew LoftusFamilyCultureEconomicsCriminal JusticeEducation
I reviewed Jamil Jivani’s new book, Why Young Men?, for Comment magazine. It’s a fascinating (and sometimes frustrating) book that explores the very important question of why young men are radicalized and embrace violence. It is a bit tricky to nail down […]
Guest WriterFeaturedCurrent Politics
Bartolome de las Casas and Juan Sepulveda's debate about the Spanish conquest might seem remote to us, but if we look closer it is all very familiar.
Matthew LoftusFamily
I am not in any remote sense an “evangelical leader”, but I was asked to sign this petition asking our President to end the policy of separating families at the border. Specifically, the policy of separating families who seek asylum — […]
Jake MeadorChurchCommunities
There’s a piece over at TGC I want to flag for a couple reasons. That said, before I get into some reservations about it, I wanted to note that the author is a pastor in Fargo, ND and he’s reporting […]
Brewer EberlyFeatured
By Brewer Eberly It’s difficult to be silent about A Quiet Place—Paramount’s recent creature-feature directed by and starring John Krasinski (yes, Jim Halpert from The Office) and his wife, Emily Blunt (Sicario, Edge of Tomorrow, The Devil Wears Prada). A […]
Jake MeadorBook Reviews
The prayer of the scientist if he prayed, which is not likely: Lord, grant that my discovery may increase knowledge and help other men. Failing that, Lord, grant that it will not lead to man’s destruction. Failing that, Lord, grant […]
Matthew Lee AndersonMere Fidelity
Mere Fidelity: Confessions, Book 10