The Archive

Every essay.

Matthew Lee AndersonBook Reviews

The Quality of God's Mercy

Matthew Lee Anderson reviews the new book 'The Widening of God's Mercy' by Richard and Christopher Hays.

Jake MeadorWriting

Substack and the Formation of Writers

Substack has provided economic support to struggling writers, but the broader shifts it has brought to the writing economy might be less good.

Scott HurstFormation

Why, My Soul, Are You Dejected?

The causes of spiritual despair are many, but God always has a purpose for us in our suffering.

Brad LittlejohnPolitical Theory

Rediscovering Political Authority in an Age of Expertise

The confusion of authority and expertise, with the simplistic accounts of authority such a confusion implies, lies near the heart of our political chaos.

Alan NobleEducation

I Was Homeschooled and Turned Out Fine

Homeschooling isn't for everyone, but for many people it's an excellent way to give their child an education that fits that child's needs and strengths.

Miles SmithCurrent PoliticsFormation

Perdition

American evangelicals have lost all sense of the 'tragic' and the movement is being consumed as a result.

Jon HyattFormation

When the Trees Fall

How should Christians respond to the calamitous destruction caused by a hurricane?

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

The Cramped Universality of Calvinistic Baptists

Sometimes history suggests certain critiques to us which, on further inspection, are actually contrived and simplistic, concealing more than they reveal.

Jake MeadorEvangelism

The Evangelistic Shift

Something has shifted regarding which social groups seem more open to Christian faith. What drove that shift and how should we respond as Christians?

Joshua HeavinFormation

A Holy Life

If you want to do something world-changing or radical for God, start with this: Live a holy life.

Kirsten SandersChurchFormation

Tending the Flame

The dominant metaphors we use to describe the Christian life should be creaturely and organic, not mechanistic.

Jake MeadorChurch

A Tale of Three Pastors

While it is true that the American church must get more serious about anti-corruption efforts, it is also true that many quietly faithful pastors remain.