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October 2015

October 07, 2015

My new blogging home

I'd like to invite readers of this blog to come with me as I set...

September 2015

September 28, 2015

Farewell, Patheos

Some personal news: I've decided to migrate away from Patheos and begin blogging exclusively at...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Weekend Roundup 7/24

"The List Driven Threat to Christian Education," John Michael Ritchey. If we applied the same...

June 2015

June 19, 2015

Where Did All the Christian Music Go?

Recently at First Things, Matthew Block pondered the remarkable decline, both in market share and...

March 2015

March 25, 2015

How and Why to Watch the ERLC Summit on Racial Reconciliation

The Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) will be hosting a two-day summit on "The...

March 19, 2015

This Is Your Brain on Hot Takes

Fare Forward has published this outstanding piece by Jake Meador on how the current state of...

March 13, 2015

Why I’m Joining the ERLC

I am thrilled, grateful, and excited to announce that as of yesterday I have accepted...

January 2015

January 20, 2015

Why I’m Disabling Comments

Over the weekend, I sent an email to my editor and the Patheos technical team...

January 12, 2015

Introducing Samuel’s Notepad

We pause now for a word from our sponsors. If you are interested in this...

November 2014

November 28, 2014

A Holiday Update

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope all my readers were able to have an enjoyable day with...

November 19, 2014

My Essential Movies: “The Godfather Part II” (1974)

Today begins a new series called "My Essential Movies," monthly essays on the finest films...

November 14, 2014

Why We Look Back

In the weeks since becoming an engaged man, I've caught myself meditating a little too...

November 06, 2014

Updated Commenting Rules

I wanted to point out that the previous "Contact Me" page has been updated to...

October 2014

October 27, 2014

Asking Her if She Will

On Saturday, October 25, 2014, I asked Emily to marry me. She said yes. I...

September 2014

September 25, 2014

Tradition and Revolution

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

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 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...

August 2014

August 29, 2014

A Thank You

This past year, and the last three months in particular, has been by far the...

August 21, 2014

The Decline of Dawkins

A couple of years ago I attended a lecture by Richard Dawkins while he was...

August 11, 2014

Still Waking Up: Michael Novak, 20 Years Later

Twenty years have passed since Michael Novak delivered his Templeton Prize address, "Awakening From Nihilism."...

August 08, 2014

Whatever is lovely

I want to offer a couple of points of clarification on my post "Calvinism's Bully...

August 08, 2014

Calvinism’s bully problem

When I say I'm a Calvinist, what I mean is that my views on divine...

July 2014

July 31, 2014

Pause

I'll be taking an early and extended weekend away from this blog, starting today. Need...

July 21, 2014

Tony Dungy is not a bigot…but someone is

For those who may not know, Tony Dungy is a big name in professional football. He...

June 2014

June 24, 2014

Two Weeks

Best wishes and God bless to all my readers for the next two weeks. I'll be in...

June 17, 2014

Are We Dumping “Experts”?

Some folks are alarmed by what they see as “the death of expertise.” Writing for...

June 14, 2014

Movie Review: “Edge of Tomorrow”

Warner Bros presents a Doug Liman film. Written by Christopher McQuarrie, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry...

June 12, 2014

My World Cup Predictions

I love the World Cup. It's one of the only sporting events in existence that...

June 09, 2014

Abortion, the Center, and Honesty

Benjamin Corey has a thoughtful word on the abortion debate. Titled "What Both Sides Completely...

June 07, 2014

Summer Reading List 2.0

I mentioned in my first post about summer reading that the list could grow. It...