Category: Mere O Toast
“Avoidance Is Not Purity”: An Ode on the Pence Rule
By Eric Hutchinson “Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned?”–King Solomon
7 Things You Should Know About the Evangelical Deep State
By Susannah Black, Matt Loftus, and Jake Meador 2017 was the year of the deep state, a year when the inner workings of the American system were exposed to the world and we realized that what we thought was a...
Quiz: Are you an evangelical?
Matthew Loftus, Susannah Black, Matthew Lee Anderson, Jon Askonas, and Christian Young assisted with the drafting of the questions. Also, thanks to Alan Noble for mentioning this idea on Twitter!
Retitling Classic Christian Books for the Internet Age
Thanks to Jon Askonas and Matt Loftus for their help with this. St. Augustine: Crazy Mixed-Up Love: How I Tried Everything Else And Accidentally Found Jesus Martin Luther: Stop Going to Church: How the Church Undermines Authentic Christian Spirituality
Two Cow Denominations
Calvinism – You have two bulls. They argue with each other incessantly. You have no idea what they are talking about. Appalachian holiness – You have two snakes. Acts 29 – You have a bull and a cow. They are...
Behind the Music: The Bathroom Bolsheviks
Critic: The first time I saw The Bathroom Bolsheviks live was in 1877. It was unlike anything I or anyone else had ever seen. Audience Member: When Trotsky came out on stage, the crowd went crazy. And then when their...
Tim Keller Goes for a Walk
This piece was co-written with Jake Meador. Tim Keller: (Walks outside on beautiful fall day, inhales deeply, and sighs contentedly) This is such a lovely day. Rachel Held Evans: What exactly are you implying?
He’s No Saint: It’s Time to Talk About the Real Nicholas of Myra
Note: We are issuing this statement anonymously because in the current political climate it is important to protect the safety of dissenters and those whose views may be challenging to the powerful Santa Claus Lobby. Earlier this week we celebrated the...
The Evangelical Case for Voting for David Duke
Some of my good Christian friends in the state of Louisiana have told me they cannot vote in good conscience for David Duke in this fall’s senate election. As they consider the Senate field in Louisiana, they look around and...