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Andrew ArndtBibleBook Reviews

To See the Face of God is to See Mercy

Marilynne Robinson's account of mercy and providence offered in 'Reading Genesis' is a rich feast that will lift your eyes toward the merciful face of God.

Jeff WaltonChurch

Moving Forward in the Worship of God

This year's ACNA Assembly showed that the denomination is maturing, committed to evangelization and discipleship, and is more unified than many think.

Greta Gaffin

A Floating Priory

The shuttering of monasteries in England removed a form of religious compulsion—but the needs they had filled remained and were answered by the Royal Navy.

Warren KinghornHealth & Medicine

Against the Moral / Medical Divide

Mental distress nearly always has moral and medical components. To deny one or the other will cause us to mistreat those who suffer from mental illness.

Warren KinghornHealth & Medicine

Against the Moral / Medical Divide

Mental distress nearly always has moral and medical components. To deny one or the other will cause us to mistreat those who suffer from mental illness.

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.