The Archive

Every essay.

Erin AhnfeldtEducationFormation

The Worst Thing Was Not the Last

Christians know that the worst things are not the last, as one public school teacher was reminded recently following a tragedy in his school.

Mitch EastFormation

The Gospel Is About Going to Heaven When You Die

In attempting to emphasize the resurrection we shouldn't dismiss the intermediate state. If we are in Christ we really will go to heaven when we die.

Blake CallensTechnologyEvangelicalismCulture War

How Commercial Incentives Break Christian Social Media

The commercial incentives of Christian social media mean that media producers are incentivized to use unequal weights and measures when criticizing others.

Jake MeadorBooks

You Are Not Those Who Saw the Harbour Receding: On Matthew Lee Anderson's "Called Into Questions"

Matthew Lee Anderson's book is a call to revel in the delights of existence itself and to recognize the inexhaustibility of the God who calls us to exist.

Patrick MillerEvangelicalism

Evangelicals Need a Constructive Vision

In an era of negative visioneering, finding a constructive alternative feels impossible. But we are starving for something generative and hopeful.

Jake MeadorEvangelicalism

Reflections on the Evangelical Fracturing, Ten Years In

The reformed charismatic church planting network Acts 29 serves as a model for the evangelical fracturing and can offer us many valuable lessons.

Casey ShuttTechnology

AI and the Forces of Darkness

Though many dismiss such concerns as ignorant panic, there are real reasons to fear that the evil supernatural lingers behind much AI technology.

David M. Johnson

Cornell's Secular Sabbath

This is the story of how a secular university, in a time of crisis, fell back on religious tradition.

Susannah Black RobertsCulture War

Screwtape Considers the Culture Wars

In which the widely known demon reflects on the opportunities afforded by our contemporary culture wars in the United States

Jake MeadorCurrent Politics

Notes on Staying Sane in an Election Year

Here are five reminders to hopefully help you keep your head and your piety amidst what is likely to be a rancorous and unpleasant year.

Brady BowmanWorkTechnology

What If There Is No Such Thing as 'Biblical' Productivity?

You don't need a Bible verse to teach you how to get stuff done or justify your strategy for getting stuff done.

Rachel WelcherSexuality

Chastity as Worship

Rightly understood, chastity is a virtue practiced by the celibate and married alike—a sharply different idea than that promulgated by purity culture.