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Gracy OlmsteadFeaturedBloggingCurrent Politics
The rise of fake news has contributed to a crisis of public trust. Combating that crisis requires something from both journalists and their readers.
Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured
And…we’re back. After a long summer break, we have returned. We skip all the niceties and how are yous and plunge in to recent discussions about the relationship between ‘orthodoxy’ and sexual ethics. The Nashville Statement makes an appearance, of […]
Joseph MinichFeaturedEducationCulture War
Christians should not issue blanket statements condemning all public schools. The reality is much more complex and such declarations are not helpful.
Samuel JamesBooks
Alan Jacobs's new book, How to Think, is a helpful guide to thinking and arguing carefully in a cultural context that makes doing so difficult.
Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured
The chief failing of the Nashville Statement is that it fails to exalt the whole Christian picture of sexuality and thus becomes ineffective and ad hoc.
Guest WriterBibleFeatured
Mark Randall James explains how Marcionism is as much about a lack of hermeneutical patience as it is a willful rejection of sacred texts.
Jake Meadorhealth
From The Cut: A lot of the wellness movement addresses aspects of our lives previously considered basic and fundamental, like breathing or sleep. This spring, Arianna Huffington celebrated the tenth anniversary of what she calls her “great blessing.” On April 6, 2007, […]
Jake MeadorHannah Anderson
Hannah Anderson: We may abdicate positions of power, give away extra material goods, and move into smaller homes. But if we do it out of guilt (and make sure to broadcast our sacrifices loudly enough), our experience of the world […]
Jake Meador
Sibbes: There is never a holy sigh, never a tear we shed, which is lost. And as every grace increases by exercise of itself, so does the grace of prayer. By prayer we learn to pray. So, likewise, we should […]
Guest WriterBibleFeatured
Joseph Torres' brief overview of redemptive history as outlined in Scripture helps explain why it is valid to call racism 'heretical' or 'satanic.'
Jake MeadorFeaturedCurrent Politics
As is my rule with these things, I’ve taken a few days to hold off on publishing anything on Charlottesville. That said, it’s been a couple days now and for several reasons I think it’s a good time to post […]
Paul D. MillerFeaturedCurrent Politics
What was social conservatism, and why did evangelicals adopt it as their political creed? What has become of the movement under President Donald J. Trump?