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Why No Roman Catholic Conversions to Protestant Churches?

With the release of Pope Francis' letter in support of the victims of sexual abuse...

August 17, 2018

Does Roman Catholicism Need a Theory Now?

The release of a new book (by me) on the value of the Protestant Reformation...

July 2018

July 26, 2018

Sometimes You Leave, Other Times You Stay (in Evangelicalism)

If you are an evangelical, all that is required is being born-again, having that come-to-Jesus...

June 2018

June 15, 2018

If You Think Vice President Pence is Bad, Have You Considered Henry VIII?

Mike Pence is a follower of the Billy Graham Rule, the one where a married...

May 2018

May 02, 2018

Coalition is not Communion

I just learned that I could list my congregation in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church at...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

The 252nd Way that Evangelicalism Is Not Like Historic Protestantism

Evangelicals have no way of excluding others who self-apply the label born-again. Historic Protestants actually...

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March 12, 2018

How Much do Christians Care about Theology (and should they)?

Massimo Faggioli is a theologian who teaches at Villanova. With a name like that (trigger...

February 2018

February 14, 2018

The Valentine’s Dilemma for Protestants

Lots of Roman Catholic authors are writing about the conflict between Ash Wednesday and Valentine's...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

Lord, Teach Us To Number Our Days (but what’s with the helps?)

The following comes from a piece written several years ago, "Life After Christmas," which still...

December 29, 2017

What Christmas Gets Wrong

Generally speaking, Jesus as the baby is a lot more reassuring to most of us...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

The Protestant Crisis That Is Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism is not a church. It's a movement, sort of like being a Yankee's fan....

October 2017

October 19, 2017

What Fundamentalists Got Right

Funny how fundamentalists were worried precisely about a vacuous, moralistic faith a century ago. But...

September 2017

September 19, 2017

The Social Teaching of the Reformed Churches

Daniel Kishi mentions worthy sources for conservative critiques of corporate wealth such as Amazon's acquisition...

March 2017

March 14, 2017

Is Tim Keller about to have His Rod Dreher Moment?

Tim Keller, the PCA pastor of Redeemer Church in New York City, likely needs no...

September 2016

September 29, 2016

High Church Protestantism

You don't need to become an Anglican to have a high view of the visible...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Islamic Exceptionalism

Ever since visiting Turkey I have been fascinated by the interaction between Islam and the...

August 22, 2016

Christian Intellectuals Are Overrated

Alan Jacob's Harper's piece on the evaporation of Christian intellectuals and his subsequent exchange with...

August 17, 2016

Church Unity Eliminates Jobs

That assertion is obvious. If Methodists and Presbyterians both have editors of denominational magazines, then...

June 2016

June 23, 2016

Do Christians Really Support Religious Liberty (part two)?

The first of this two-part series raised questions about an understanding of religion that so...

June 10, 2016

Why Denominations Matter

The opera may be over when the fat lady sings, but for denominations it's time...

January 2016

January 15, 2016

If You “Do” Advent, Are You an Evangelical?

Low church baby-boomers like myself grew up only knowing about the birth and death parts...

December 2015

December 24, 2015

Ready, Set . . .

I sure hope readers haven't been sneaking Christmas carols into Advent. That might be like...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

A Reformation Reminder

The desire for church reform was widespread in the 15th and 16th centuries. One major...

October 19, 2015

What if Church Establishment Is Only a Principle?

Gene Veith asks for a theological rationale for a state church: What is the theological...

October 13, 2015

Robert’s Rules Anyone?

In case folks haven't noticed, the Roman Catholic Church has just a wee bit of...

September 2015

September 25, 2015

Where’s The Secular Bias Now?

In the many stories I've read about Pope Francis' visit to the United States, this...

September 22, 2015

Passing the Peace or Curb Your Enthusiasm

On a recent trip to Baltimore the missus and I worshiped at a mainline Protestant...

September 17, 2015

Why Isn’t Psychology Good Enough?

Some folks here are aware of the controversy surrounding Doug Wilson and Christ's Church in...

September 03, 2015

Christianity and Christianityism

Some observers of international affairs distinguish Islam from Islamism. The former is a religion usually...

August 2015

August 26, 2015

My Caitlyn Jenner Problem

It is not that I have a problem with gender bending per se. Having an...

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