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October 2026

October 13, 2026

No King forgets his crown. Why do we?

No king forgets his position or crown. He could lose it. Someone may seize it,...

September 2026

September 29, 2026

Recovering Moral Vision Between Shame and Shamelessness

We tend to imagine moral growth as a kind of escape: getting out from under...

August 2026

August 18, 2026

Refuge, Confession, and the End of Shame

Previously, in part 1, we considered how Psalm 25 is especially meaningful for people who...

August 04, 2026

Psalm 25 and the Fear of Being Put to Shame (Part 1)

Psalm 25 is a poignant prayer for people who live with the fear of shame....

May 2026

May 12, 2026

How Western Individualism Quietly Undermines the Solas

Evangelicals love the solas. They’re short, sturdy, and hard to wiggle out of. Scripture alone....

December 2025

December 09, 2025

Honor and Shame in Mary’s Magnificat

Mary’s Magnificat bursts with themes of honor and shame that resonate deeply with the cultural...

November 2025

November 25, 2025

You’re Either a Louse or a Legend?

In Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky’s protagonist, Raskolnikov, offers a chilling simplification of the human condition:...

October 2025

October 28, 2025

Self-Ambition Is a Cancer

Self-ambition is a cancer. It'd rather be famous than faithful. Modern self-ambition is a theological...

September 2025

September 16, 2025

“Why Have You Forsaken Me?” and the Problem of Evil

Matthew 27:46 is one of the most unsettling verses in all of Scripture. As Jesus...

August 2025

August 05, 2025

The Paradox of Pride

Pride is strange. We rarely see its real shape because it’s usually cloaked in comparison—...

July 2025

July 08, 2025

What if we cared about God’s reputation more than our own?

What if, instead of working so hard to make ourselves look good, we poured that...

June 2025

June 24, 2025

Hypocrisy in the Bible. Doing Right Things for Wrong Reasons

Hypocrisy isn’t just about inconsistency or moral failure; it’s about doing the right things for...

June 10, 2025

Glory, Violence, and the Gospel of Peace

Today’s guest post by Werner Mischke is an excerpt from his new book One New...

May 2025

May 27, 2025

Praise Is Not a Proxy for God’s Acceptance

We live in an age of relentless self-promotion. Whether on social media or in ministry...

May 13, 2025

How Dostoevsky Uses Honor and Shame in Crime and Punishment

While rereading Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment recently, I'm stuck by its enduring relevance for us...

April 2025

April 15, 2025

Rediscovering Adults’ Role in Honor and Protection

Check out Freya India's “The Need for Adults” if you want to read a powerful...

March 2025

March 18, 2025

Weaponized Shame in Western Cultures

In Western culture today, shame has become a potent tool, often used in ways that...

March 04, 2025

Pride Economy: When Passion Becomes Workplace Exploitation

What is a Pride Economy? In Stolen Pride, Arlie Hochschild shares how powerful dynamics of...

February 2025

February 18, 2025

How to be a tribal church

Michael Morris’s Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together...

February 04, 2025

Tribal is a book worth reading!

In Tribal: How the Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together, Michael...

January 2025

January 21, 2025

Is the Drive for Recognition the Root of Inequality?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Second Discourse on the Origins of Human Inequality offers a critical examination of the...

January 07, 2025

How Rousseau Steers the West Wrongly to Individualism

Jean-Jacques Rousseau is often celebrated as a champion of liberty, individualism, and natural human goodness....

November 2024

November 26, 2024

Honor and Shame in Shakespeare’s Othello

In this second post in the series, we look at ways that honor and shame...

November 12, 2024

Honor and Shame in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Over the years, I’ve tried showing how Western cultures care about honor and shame. These...

October 2024

October 15, 2024

What Galatians Says about Christian Nationalism

Many are concerned about Christian nationalism in the American church, but few address what the...

May 2024

May 21, 2024

How social media makes us worse people

Our most pressing concern isn’t that social media makes us feel worse about ourselves. It’s...

May 07, 2024

How Do Luxury Beliefs Relate to Social Status?

What’s the relationship between luxury beliefs and social status? This post explores how luxury beliefs...

April 2024

April 30, 2024

6 Examples of Luxury Beliefs

Luxury beliefs as markers of status for elites while often being harmful to ordinary people....

April 23, 2024

Do You Have Luxury Beliefs?

Have you ever heard of luxury beliefs? They are a significant shift in how we...

March 2024

March 12, 2024

10 Places Honor and Shame Show Up in America

Here are 10 ways that honor and shame manifest in various aspects of American life....