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July 2019

July 15, 2019

Are Evangelicals Just as Messed Up as Non-Believers?

Those who actually practice their faith have much healthier personal lives than those who simply...

February 2019

February 28, 2019

Conservative Methodists Gracious in Victory

Conservatives are demonstrating the grace of Jesus to those with whom they disagree.

November 2018

November 13, 2018

Feminized messages in public schools

High school is no longer about academic achievement; it's about relational harmony.

March 2016

March 07, 2016

Why is church attendance declining – even among committed Christians?

It's not merely nominal Christians who are putting aside weekly worship: fervent believers are becoming...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

The Church’s Planned Parenthood moment

Planned Parenthood is under siege over government funding. The church will face a similar barrage...

September 2015

September 30, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 3 of 3)

Every Christian institution maternalizes over time. This includes Christian Universities, charities, mission organizations and of...

September 22, 2015

Our new moral framework (part 2 of 3)

Like a she-bear protecting her cubs, society mauls anyone who does or says anything that’s...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Church growth: are men more important than women?

When it comes to growing a church, which gender counts more?

July 2015

July 14, 2015

Why informality is suddenly OK

I am curious as to why our world became so informal so fast. Why, even...

July 03, 2015

Why gay is suddenly OK

Why have most civilizations been hostile toward homosexuality? Why does the Bible call it “an...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

How to get religion out of politics

There are only three ways to truly insulate the government from religious influence, short of...

December 2014

December 03, 2014

Secularists doing the crazy stuff Christians used to do

Christians used to do some pretty crazy stuff. But in the past few years I’ve...

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Thanksgiving vs. the outrage machine

The media is becoming one giant, seething outrage machine. It’s making it harder for us...

November 13, 2014

How men became scary

There was a time when it was considered normal for men to interact with children...

November 04, 2014

Marriage will be ruled unconstitutional

There’s a growing movement in our country to scrap marriage altogether, or to privatize the...

October 2013

October 02, 2013

Dad’s noble reason for skipping church

Fathers often choose youth sports over church for a reason most Christians would applaud –...

August 2013

August 21, 2013

Will marriage change gays – or will gays change marriage?

What happens when straight men see their married gay brethren continuing to enjoy the sexual...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Why hell went out of fashion

The Christian story of eternal judgment is being replaced with a series of secular ones....