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Jake MeadorHistoryCulture War

Against Syncretism, For Christians Building Like Christians

We can be loudly and effectively opposed to syncretism without hollowing out ordinary Christian vocations as a means of neighborly love.

Ross ByrdBibleFormation

Be Perfect

Eden wasn't perfect, if we understand what the Bible means by 'perfect.' But one day those of us found in Christ will be.

Matt MartensCurrent Politics

The Problem of Voting for Candidates Who Promise to do Evil

If it is wrong to vote for candidates who promise to work for evil ends once in office, what options remain for Christians in the 2024 presidential race?

Randall FowlerInternational Politics

Christian Mission After the Pax Americana

The slide from a world that presupposes nation-states to a world of competing empires will have dramatic effects on Christian mission and ministry.

Jake MeadorHistory/Church History

Even When He Was Drunk!: A Reformation Day Lament

The Reformation was a call for renewal founded on faith in God and commitment to the ordinary practices of Christian piety.

Jacob Sheldon FeiserTheology

Teetering on the Edge of Heaven and Hell

The doctrine of Christ's descent into Hell has a surprising and oft unappreciated relevance to the daily life of Christian believers.

Alexander C. ThermenosIdentitySexuality

Do You Know What an Identity Is?

A great deal of contemporary confusion around issues of 'identity' is caused by the fact that everyone means something different when they talk about it.

Jake MeadorPolitical TheologyCurrent Politics

Reading Benedict XVI Eight Days Before an Election

Benedict XVI's treatment of liberation theology, first written in 1984, remains deeply relevant to us today.

Tyler HummelTheologySacraments

Reexamining Sacramental Life for Baptists and Evangelicals

Too much of American evangelicalism functions as if the sacraments make no difference whatever to the life of Christians or churches.

David MooreBook Reviews

Finishing What Jonathan Edwards Started

David Moore sits down to talk with Gerald McDermott about his latest book, 'A New History of Redemption.'

Jake MeadorFormation

You Must Never Wish for Another Life

Desiring a better live or place somewhere else will only impoverish your home place and rob you of the joys that are rightly yours as a follow of Jesus.

Ross ByrdFormation

There but for the Grace of God Go I

On 'Moral Failings' and the Meaning of Grace