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May 2015

May 09, 2015

What does “She shall be saved through childbearing” mean?

One of the most perplexing passages in the entire Bible is one that may come...

March 2015

March 15, 2015

Christians and College Debt

I've found myself thinking about one particular classmate from my undergraduate years. We entered around...

February 2015

February 02, 2015

A Response to Ken Ham’s Response to Justin Taylor

Last week, The Gospel Coalition's Justin Taylor posted an article entitled, "Biblical Reasons to Doubt...

December 2014

December 08, 2014

The Strange Oprahfication of Rob Bell

I've tried for a few days now to come up with the right word for...

November 2014

November 17, 2014

Could Matthew Vines Make a Case for Christian Idolatry?

That's the question that Andrew Wilson implicitly asks in his brilliant parody entitled "The Case...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

Speaking To the Age of Fear

Are we living in a generation of fear? It’s not as simple a question as...

October 19, 2014

A Hill(song) On Which to Die

The contrast is striking. Brian Houston, lead pastor of Hillsong, tells The New York Times...

October 17, 2014

Brittany Maynard, Rachel Held Evans, and Not Giving Up

The saddest thing about Brittany Maynard’s journey towards suicide is not that she is making...

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...

September 2014

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...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

More Religious Than God?

I did not watch last night's "Calvinism Debate" because, frankly, I had better things to...

June 2014

June 10, 2014

Southern Baptists: Adapt Or Die?

The Southern Baptist Convention is having its general meeting in Baltimore this week. The 160 year...

May 2014

May 13, 2014

Michael Sam, St. Louis Ram

I've cheered for the St. Louis Rams since I was just big enough to wear...