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Change Sex, Change the World

I'm very grateful to Ken Hagerty - who has had an extraordinarily varied career, from...

December 2012

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Sandy Hook and the Revolt Against Death

An odd thing happened to me the night before the mass murder at Sandy Hook...

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Can America be Good Without God?

Maybe individuals can be "good without God" -- but can entire societies? This is one...

July 26, 2012

What’s the Difference Between Art and Propaganda?

Daniel Siedell observes in "Art and Culture: Or, Politics by Another Means -- Evangelical Style":...

July 19, 2012

The Line Between Sexual Freedom and Sexual Perversion

I just wrote on the controversy-du-jour regarding the role of "authority" and male headship in...

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If You’re Selling Scorn for Conservative Christians, the Market is Hot

I recently wrote a piece entitled "What if the Culture War Never Happened," where I encouraged...

April 2012

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Marriage Without Entitlement – Tullian Tchividjian Interview, Part 2

On Tuesday I posted Part 1 ("When Jesus is Everything, There's Nothing to Fear") of...

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January 31, 2012

Who Owns the Chapel?

The property battle between denominational bodies and the local churches that disaffiliate from them is...

January 12, 2012

The Life of Faith in Haiti: An Interview with Kent Annan

As we've reached the two-year anniversary of the Haitian earthquake, yesterday we published a reflection...

January 10, 2012

Rick Santorum Interview: How JFK Misled the Country on Faith and Politics

Perhaps it was providential that my hard drive was damaged and I couldn't extract the...

January 08, 2012

“War on Christmas” Post-mortem: Do Christians Have a Persecution Complex?

Like megachurches, homeschooling, and Tim Tebow, "Merry Christmas" has become a religio-cultural Rorschach test. If...

October 2011

October 06, 2011

Jobs for Jesus? What Would a Christian Steve Jobs Look Like?

When I heard that Steve Jobs had passed away, the first person I asked for...

October 03, 2011

Rob Bell, Hollywood Celebrity?

Rob Bell recently announced his decision to leave Mars Hill Bible Church, the congregation he...

September 2011

September 12, 2011

Is the Jesus Story a Myth?

Every now and then I'll hear from someone who has bought into the "Jesus Myth"...

September 01, 2011

An Open Letter to a College Freshman

Dear Freshman, At last your time has come. Leaving behind the old world and the deep...

August 2011

August 17, 2011

Is Homosexuality Wrong?

Note: This is the latest in a series on homosexuality and Christianity. See the introduction and first, second...

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Whom Would Jesus Indebt?

One of the gravest dangers of the Budget Control Act passed yesterday is that it...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

Renewing Our Church, Renewing Our Nation

A pall hangs over America and her churches. There is a sense not merely that...

July 26, 2011

Morning Links: Obama's Crumbling Base, Rod Dreher, Andrew Ferguson, Scot McKnight, and Higher Education

In the News 1. "New Polls Confirm Obama's Democratic Base Crumbles." Michael Warren comments. 2....

July 25, 2011

Was Anders Breivik Really a Christian?

What do we do with the fact that Anders Behring Breivik -- the perpetrator of...

July 21, 2011

The Circle of Protection, Poverty, Obama v. Romney, and Aaron Rodgers: The Morning Report

In the News 1. "Christian Coalition Asks Obama to Protect the Poor During Meeting." There's...

July 08, 2011

Is the Institution of Marriage Really Crumbling?

I recently wrote a piece entitled "Three Red Herrings in the Gay Marriage Debate." A...

June 2011

June 30, 2011

Three Red Herrings in the Gay Marriage Debate

The dust is settling from the battle of Albany, and the smell of red herrings...

June 21, 2011

Have Evangelicals Loved the Gay Community?

Note: This is part of a series on Christianity and Homosexuality. See the introduction here....

May 2011

May 27, 2011

Harold Camping Needs an Intervention

Some of the intersections of faith and politics are so littered with landmines that it's...

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