The Archive

Every essay.

Ashley HalesFormation

Two Roads in Christian Discipleship

The Christian story is what can free us from fear and provide deep roots to anchor our lives amidst uncertainty and doubt.

Seth TrouttGenderFormation

Scripts for Healthy Masculinity

One helpful way of discussing good masculinity is to consider the specific roles that men occupy as they pass through life.

Jake MeadorWorkBook Reviews

To Praise Ambitious Men

Bahnsen's 'Full-Time' is a welcome and much needed vindication of ambition. But its treatment of work is still narrow and thus quite limited.

Cory BarnesBibleFormation

At His Right Hand Are Pleasures Forevermore

Lady Folly promises much, but she can't deliver because all true pleasures come from God.

Robin Jean HarrisChurchEducation

The Case for Children's Worship Services

We shouldn't remove children from public worship to entertain them with twaddle. But it isn't wrong to offer a separate service tailored to their stature.

Cameron ShafferBook Reviews

Learning from the Exvangelicals

Sarah McCammon's new book 'The Exvangelicals' offers a glimpse into why some have left evangelicalism. But it is too quick to trust in its own judgments.

Matthew ArboHealth & MedicineFormationMental Health

We Would Rather Be Ruined Than Changed: Anxiety as a Moral Concept

Anxiety should not be pathologized, for then we will not recognize it as a normal part of being human or as something that can be endured with divine help.

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

Vibe Emission Is Not a Political Strategy

Being effective in politics is not about emitting the proper vibes, but understanding how democratic systems work and operating effectively within them.

Daniel K. WilliamsBook Reviews

They Flew?: Making Sense of Levitating Saints

Carlos Eire's book is a worthy consideration of how historians should interpret historical reports of the miraculous.

Jake MeadorCultureHealth & MedicineFilm Reviews/Hollywood

The End of Choice

Two recent essays, one in New York and the other at The Free Press, further demonstrate how inhumane and starved for love our cultural moment truly is.

Brewer EberlyTechnologyHealth & MedicineLiterature

Heads in the Heavens (or in Hell)

Our contemporary sickness of seeking does not deliver what it promises, instead leaving us lost, distraught, and alone.

Ross ByrdFormation

Why We Fast

Fasting has always been part of Christian piety, though it is seldom practiced today. These are three reasons you should practice fasting.