The Archive

Every essay.

Derek RishmawyCultureChurch

How to Disagree Well

Sharp disputes in the life of any church won't be solved by emoting or catastrophizing, but only by making arguments and maintaining strong trust.

Kirsten SandersFamilyMarriageFormationJournalSpring 2025

Forsaking All Others

To have at the end of your life one single story, a promise that was kept, would gesture to all the things you did not choose.

Stiven PeterFamilyTechnology

The Case Against In Vitro Fertilization

The limitations of moral reasoning via proof texting has left many Christians ill equipped to consider a practice like in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Cameron ShafferChurch

New Calvinism in an Age of Enchantment and AI

The theological need of today is a thicker sacramental theology. The New Calvinism would do well to retrieve the old Calvinist view of the sacraments.

Eric TonjesChurch

Why Denominations Are Good, Actually

Healthy denominations provide clarity and accountability as well as encouraging ecclesial unity amongst God's people.

Rachel WelcherBook Reviews

A Place to Stand: On Reading Poetry

Jeffrey Bilbro's 'Exiles Journey' excels because he gives his readers a place to stand, somewhere to be as they encounter his earthy images.

Andrew MenkisFormation

The Memory of a Garden

The dream of going to another place is the longing to return to Eden. But we cannot return. We cannot find or recreate that place in which God placed Adam.

Nadya WilliamsCultureBook Reviews

Mahmoud v. Taylor, Winnie the Pooh, and Why Children in Public Schools Deserve Beautiful Books

A question lingers behind the Mahmoud v Taylor decision: Why is today's children's literature so bad? And why do we keep giving bad books to kids?

Noah DiekemperCultureGlobal

Rising Anti-Semitism: Notes on a Debunked Conspiracy

An episode of the Candace Owens show arguing for a conspiratorial account of the attack on the USS Liberty is filled with inaccuracies and misdirection.

Geoff ZieglerChurchPCA Next Generation Forum

Ecclesial Harmony and the Appeal of the Gospel

A deep and affectionate unity built around common trust and common purpose can both anchor a church and offer others a powerful picture of the Gospel.

Philip RyanChurchPCA Next Generation Forum

Doctrine, Honesty, Collaboration: A Vision for the PCA's Future

A healthy future for the Presbyterian Church in America will require unity in doctrine, honesty across the communion, and a spirit of collaboration.

Matt MillerTechnologyFormation

Lauds

We have optimized our lives so much that we have forgotten where we belong, what life that thrums around us beyond our ambitions and devices.