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October 2014

October 15, 2014

Should Those Sermons Be Turned Over?

Collin Garbarino makes a Christian's case that they should: A sermon is a proclamation of...

October 14, 2014

A Texas-Sized Travesty

A constitutional disaster is unfolding in Houston, where the mayor, Annise Parker, has demanded that...

October 14, 2014

The Abortion Compromise that Doesn’t Exist

In her review of the newest pro-choice manifesto by Katha Pollitt, Hanna Rosin expresses frustration...

October 13, 2014

You’re an Orphan, Harry

"No wonder millions of teenagers forged such a deep and lasting identification with him," Mark...

October 13, 2014

Pelvic Theology

Why do many millennials avoid church? Joel Miller ponders one reason: College students who lose...

October 08, 2014

In Defense of Christian Subculture

I grew up in the afterglow of contemporary Christian music's astonishing 90s heyday. I was...

October 07, 2014

This Was Not Democracy

Andrew Sullivan has every right to celebrate the impending national reality of same-sex marriage. This is...

October 06, 2014

The Decline of Dawkins, continued

John Gray's withering review of Richard Dawkins's new autobiography is not just good reading, it's...

October 06, 2014

Cheering Bill Maher?

If I had a dollar for every time Bill Maher got more cheers from conservatives...

October 06, 2014

Mailbag Monday

Introducing Mailbag Monday! On Mondays, I will be selecting 1 or 2 worthwhile reader comments...

October 03, 2014

Gone and Left Behind

As an intriguing case study into two ways to do Christian film criticism, observe the flip...

October 02, 2014

John Piper and “War-Time Living:” A Dissenting View

Yesterday I highlighted Michael Horton's upcoming book Ordinary. Phillip Cary gives the book four stars...

October 02, 2014

Turning Anger into Cash

Chris Martin ponders the mercenary nature of Twitter outrage and "trial by hashtag." Rage generates...

October 01, 2014

Sandy Hook was not about homeschooling

I'm grateful to World Magazine and Andrew Branch for reporting yesterday on some troubling developments...

September 2014

September 30, 2014

The Great Big American Liberal God

Buried underneath endless sediment of vitriol, spite and calcified heterodoxy, Matthew Paul Turner's book Our...

September 30, 2014

Rethinking ‘Radical’

Michael Horton has an upcoming book entitled Ordinary: Sustainable Faith in a Radical, Restless World....

September 29, 2014

Jonathan Merritt Should Apologize to Kevin DeYoung

This morning, progressive Christian blogger Jonathan Merritt interviewed theologian Peter Enns on the Bible and...

September 29, 2014

Keeping Science Fallible

Sean Davis's inquiry into the accuracy of some of Neil deGrasse Tyson's recent claims should...

September 25, 2014

Stop Denigrating Philosophy

If there's one story I'm tired of opening on my computer, it's the public figure...

September 25, 2014

Tradition and Revolution

[Edmund] Burke's complaint against the revolutionaries was that they assumed the right to spend all...

September 25, 2014

I Walked Out of “Guardians of the Galaxy”

I went to the movies late last night. Normally when that happens, this space contains...

September 24, 2014

A(nother) Novel Every Christian Should Consider Reading

Over at The Gospel Coalition, Justin Taylor has wrapped up his terrific series, "Novels Every...

September 23, 2014

Matt Walsh, Armond White, and the Problem of Crank Conservatives

If you are a right-leaning Christian, or are Facebook friends with people who are (I...

September 23, 2014

Christians and Clickbait

Earlier this year I wrote an op-ed for The Christian Post criticizing a Slate piece titled...

September 19, 2014

NFL, Domestic Abuse, and the Way Forward

The NFL's unprecedented month of woes has elicited reactions that are unfortunately falling neatly along...

September 08, 2014

Roger Goodell’s Credibility Problem

The Ray Rice fiasco is leaving a gaping hole in NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's credibility....

September 08, 2014

What I Learned From Truett Cathy

In July 2009 I was hired by a Chick Fil-A in Louisville, Kentucky. I was...

September 04, 2014

Back to School

Inside of my mind there are two kinds of memories. The first kind is the...

September 03, 2014

Why Football Matters

You should know that what follows is an utterly biased blog post. I am a...

September 02, 2014

It’s not wrong to tell people to not sext

Because apparently some people need to hear this: When someone says famous women are at...

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