The Archive

Every essay.

Joshua HeavinTheologyBook Reviews

Union with Christ and the Life of Faith

Fred Sanders's latest book will deepen your understanding of our union with Christ and move your heart to worship Jesus.

Amy HallBook Reviews

God's Witness In True Myths: The Story of the Peace Child

Every culture has its own myths and stories that resonate with the Christian gospel.

Kyle TuckerCultureChurch

Ancient Missional Practices for Modern Renewal

Evangelism for the early church was integrated into the life of piety, not a stand-alone project that only some Christians undertook.

Nadya WilliamsBook Reviews

In Heaven, We Will All Be Single

If churches view singleness as being inherently and universally abnormal and undesirable they miss out on a great part of biblical wisdom and reality.

Ryan P. TinettiFormation

The Need to Knead

A beautiful and tasty loaf of bread, like all creative handiwork, is an affirmation of the inherent wonder and goodness of being alive.

Matthew LoftusCultureTechnology

MAHA, Medicalization, Karma, and Control

Clean living is more likely to lead to a healthy life. How likely is the question.

Andrew KoperskiFamilyTheology

On Contraception, Tradition, and the Wise(r) Use of Christian History

Protestant arguments against contraception that simply appeal to church tradition in an undifferentiated way are far too simplistic to be helpful.

Nadya WilliamsChurchBook Reviews

That Blessed Liberty: An Interview with Adam Carrington and Miles Smith IV

A conversation with Anglican historians Adam Carrington and Miles Smith IV on their recent book on early 19th century American Episcopal bishops

Myles WerntzTheologyFormation

The Poor as the Revelation of God

To enter into the eternal love of God is to enter into a love of the poor.

John AhernCultureFormation

The Plight of the Christian Scholar

One of the defining problems facing the church today is that we lack the infrastructure and funding to support elite Christian scholarship.

Matthew SmithPoetryBook Reviews

On Being Haunted by Milton’s Paradise Lost

Milton's poem got away from him—and somehow he anticipated it. Perhaps that's why he haunts so much western literature.

David J. ChamberlinChurch

How to Lead Through Crisis Without Losing Your Soul

Responding to crisis in the church in a way that is wise and obedient to God's law is one of the hardest things ministry leaders will have to do.