The Archive

Every essay.

Hayden NesbitTechnologyFormation

How to Resist the Acceleration, Aggression, and Illusion of the Internet

Our online lives bear a disturbing resemblance to the safe 'casket' C. S. Lewis warned us about, where our hearts would become loveless and invulnerable.

Ian OlsonCulture

The Luxury and Necessity of Pessimism

Pessimism fails when it makes us fatalistic about the possibilities of renewal, yet it is also a vital safeguard against entitlement and glib optimism.

Samuel JamesTechnology

If You Ask A.I. for Marriage Advice, It'll Probably Tell You to Get Divorced

A massive cultural shift may be coming.

Alex KneenPoetryFormation

Stone and Flesh

a sonnet on law, gospel, and why we can't chisel our way back to life

Samuel JamesTechnology

If You Ask A.I. for Marriage Advice, It'll Probably Tell You to Get Divorced

A massive cultural shift may be coming.

Tessa CarmanCultureFormation

Why We Need to Attend to the Suffering

Hannah Rose Thomas's remarkable paintings remind us of the humanity of suffering people that are often so easy to forget or ignore.

Jake MeadorCulture

Are Bari Weiss and Protestant Franco the Only Options?

If the choices we have are Bari Weiss's politics or an imaginary Protestant Franco, the choice is not hard. But surely we have other options?

Jake MeadorTechnologyChurch

Presbyterian Formation vs Digital Formation

Digital formation is an acid that dissolves the work of being formed in a specific ecclesial tradition, such as presbyterianism.

Brad LittlejohnTechnology

A Helper Corresponding to Him

What is implied about our idea of the human person when we are willing to use LLMs and other AI technologies for emotional support?

Daniel K. WilliamsBook Reviews

Jesus Springs: An Interview with William J. Schultz

Though it is not as influential as it once was, for a time Colorado Springs was amongst the preeminent cities in American evangelicalism.

Daniel K. WilliamsBook Reviews

Jesus Springs: An Interview with William J. Schultz

Though it is not as influential as it once was, for a time Colorado Springs was amongst the preeminent cities in American evangelicalism.

Trevin WaxTechnologyChurchFormation

Denominational Discourse in the Age of the Algorithm

People whose brains have been transformed by algorithms will struggle to steward well the shared life of their church denomination.