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April 26, 2014

Detroit Pastor Envisions an ‘Urban Turn’ in Christian Apologetics

By Joseph E. Gorra Different images and ideas tend to populate the imagination of evangelical...

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March 19, 2014

Osteenification and What It Portends

I'm very grateful for this post from Hank Hanegraaff, the Bible Answer Man himself, on...

December 2013

December 20, 2013

Christmas, Americans and the Virgin Birth

A guest post from Mark Tooley, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy: A...

December 15, 2013

The Good of Believing In God

Atheism might be in vogue, but it — for sure — hasn’t helped history as...

November 2013

November 06, 2013

What Richard Dawkins May Never Understand

The religious zeal of Richard Dawkins' atheism.

October 2013

October 14, 2013

The Benefits of the “Weaker Argument”

By John W. Morehead One of the things I’m passionate about is my concern about...

September 2013

September 08, 2013

The Old Testament’s Message to Our Culture

By Dr. David Murray What can the Old Testament possibly say to our culture? It...

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August 22, 2013

Out of Africa: Human Worth in the African Bush

By Galen Dalrymple One of the most distressing aspects of the part of Africa I...

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July 02, 2013

The Idol of Love

Mom and Dad are great parents. It is not Mother’s Day or Father’s Day, but...

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May 28, 2013

The Merits (and Demerits) of the “Radical” Movement

As noted below, an important and complex discussion has arisen around the "radical" movement. My...

January 2013

January 01, 2013

Is the Church a Family Anymore?

Roger Olson makes some interesting observations about the pietist origins of the old Watchnight Services...

November 2012

November 08, 2012

Breakfast Links for 11/08/12 – Things Recently Neglected; the Shadow of Tyrants; Dandelion Dust

BREAKFAST LINKS 11/0812: Joe Carter, Patheos/Joe Carter’s Commonplace: “Now that we got The Most Important...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Ranking the Top Christian Blogs

When it comes to "Top Blogs" rankings, let the reader beware.

September 17, 2012

A Pagan Finds Religion

One of my dear colleagues in the Patheos universe is Star Foster, the managing editor...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

I am a Hate-Filled Christian

Being an evangelical Christian, of course, I grew up with vicious hatreds implanted deep within...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Can America be Good Without God?

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

July 26, 2012

Chick-fil-A Takes Families Under Its Wing

Note: This is a guest post from Jennifer A. Marshall, director of the DeVos Center for...

June 2012

June 01, 2012

LOTD: Is Bad Preaching the Problem?

I enjoyed reading John Wilson's thoughts in the Wall Street Journal's "Houses of Worship" series....

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Chuck Colson and Prison Fellowship

Note: This is a special essay in memory of Chuck Colson, not the usual "fragment."...

April 12, 2012

Marriage Without Entitlement – Tullian Tchividjian Interview, Part 2

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

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 16, 2011

Are Mormon and Evangelical Views of God Really That Different?

Because of a certain person who shall go nameless -- let's call him M. Romney...

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 18, 2011

Morning Report: The "Socialist" Early Church, Not Supporting Rick Perry, Washington Wealth, and "Submission"

In the News 1. Important pieces on "twin killings" or (more euphemistically) "reductions" -- in...

August 17, 2011

Is Homosexuality Wrong?

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

August 03, 2011

When Christ is Lord, Nothing is Secular

There's a saying attributed to John Stott: "When Christ is Lord, nothing is secular." Or...

August 02, 2011

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...

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