The Archive

Every essay.

Clayton HutchinsMusicChurch

Faith’s Review and Expectation: A Look at the Original “Amazing Grace”

If we understood the scope and structure of Newton's original six verses of 'Amazing Grace' we might be less likely to edit or revise them before singing.

Jake MeadorCulture WarCurrent Politics

Nina Power and the Network Effect

As long as right wing media is defined by network characteristics rather than institutional traits it will be impotent in the world of policy and politics.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

We Became American Because We Could

Virtually all the great natural joys of my life come to me because of my home place in America and because America is first of all an idea and a dream.

Griffin GoochFormation

How a Skull & Hourglass Alleviate my Anxiety

Reminders of our mortality and the relative unimportance of many of the things we worry over can help us resist the siren-like songs of anxiety.

Erik CoonceTechnology

Why Christians Are Uniquely Equipped to Navigate the Information Age

Guided by the wisdom of Scripture and our fathers and mothers in the faith, Christians are uniquely equipped to thrive in our dizzying information age.

Isabel ChenotFormation

The Sixth Day

Teach us, Lord, to wait.

Benjamin SaundersPolitical TheoryLaw

The Role of the Civil Government in Making Laws

Because Scripture isn't written as a manual for creating the perfect civil society, we must exercise care in defining what the Bible teaches about law.

Cameron ShafferChurch

Reviewing the Evangelical Presbyterian Church's 44th General Assembly

This year's general assembly was a significant gathering in the life of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

The Permanent Things Endure

Politically captive visions of Christian faith have always been a part of American evangelicalism. But there are dissenting voices too.

S. DormanBook Reviews

Hawthorne's Necrotic Tissue

Hawthorne's 'Scarlet Letter' is pervaded by a fear of hypocrisy and yet some sense in which hypocrisy seems almost unavoidable.

Jake MeadorChurch

Observations on Exvangelicals and Deconstructing

Christian joy and a seriousness about life and neighbor is often all it takes to capture someone's attention in a world saturated by the superficial.

Jared HaydenBibleFamilySexuality

No Longer Pitiable

We shouldn't say marriage is 'normative' and celibacy an aberration. What is normative is the faithful offering of oneself to God, regardless of vocation.