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Matthew EmersonFeatured
The manner in which we conduct ourselves as theologians is as much a part of the theologian's vocation as is the formal study of dogmatics.
Derek RishmawyFeatured
The idea that we would know a tree by its fruit is scriptural, obviously, but are there ways of abusing that idea or using it in unhelpful ways?
Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured
Though it is widely misunderstood, fear should play a role in the sanctification of the believer, including in the sanctification of their sexual lives.
Guest WriterFeaturedHealth and Medicine
By John Brewer Eberly, Jr., MD and Ben Frush, MD We recently published a case commentary in the AMA Journal of Ethics titled, “What Should Physicians and Chaplains Do When a Patient Believes God Wants Him to Suffer?” which has us […]
Zack HolbrookFeatured
Paul Schrader's "First Reformed" is a careful and frustratingly ambiguous film asking questions about how places shape us and we, in turn, respond to them.
Matthew LoftusFamilyFeaturedEconomics and BusinessCurrent Politics
The Center for Public Justice's new report on paid family leave is a valuable advocacy piece on an important issue, but lacks detail in key places.
Matthew LoftusPoliticsFeatured
Freedom Road's call to "pause" the culture war until a moderate justice can be found to replace Anthony Kennedy actually reinforces culture war norms.
Guest WriterFeatured
Phillip Cary argues that understanding what Augustine meant by "concupiscence" can help us to see why the Spiritual Friendship movement is needed.
Matthew Lee AndersonFeatured
Joseph Minich, the author of Enduring Divine Absence: The Challenge of Modern Atheism, joins Derek and Alastair to talk about what’s distinct regarding contemporary atheism and how Christians should respond to it. If you’re interested in supporting the show financially, […]
Brandon D. SmithFeaturedEvangelicalismFormation
“How dare you?!” You might remember this phrase from Mark Driscoll, one of my early heroes in the so-called “New Calvinism” movement. His growl was aimed at men during a rant about how they misuse women sexually and otherwise. It […]
Guest WriterFeaturedhealth
By Joshua Cayetano As Christian journeys from the “City of Destruction” to the “Celestial City” in The Pilgrim’s Progress, he and his companion, Hopeful, are captured by Giant Despair, the king of Doubting-Castle. In the dungeon, Giant Despair tortures Christian […]
Jake MeadorFeatured
The sterile style overtaking many American businesses and offices today might be "cool" as defined by passing fads, but it is profoundly inhuman as well.