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August 2021

August 06, 2021

You Bear No Guilt for Sins Done to You: Why We Must Reject “Generational Guilt”

In a tweet, Skye Jethani--host of the "Holy Post" podcast--recently said this of generational guilt:...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

Why I No Longer Speak French: A Response to David French’s Woke Affirmation of “Systemic Racism”

I confess I have a hard time these days knowing where David French is on...

July 21, 2021

No, Assigning “White” Authors Is Not “White Supremacy”: A Response to Jarvis Williams

In a short video shared by Woke Preacher Clips this week from a 2018 panel,...

July 14, 2021

Is Opposing Wokeness a Distraction from the Gospel? Handling 5 Objections to Unwoke Theology

In just a few days, my brand-new book Christianity and Wokeness releases. Salem Books is...

July 12, 2021

The Book That Has Divided Reformed Evangelicalism: 6 Problems with “Divided by Faith”

In recent years, various evangelical leaders have embraced or voiced support for elements of the...

May 2021

May 03, 2021

A New Season: Beginning Work at Grace Bible Theological Seminary

After nearly six years at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, I am taking a position at...

March 2021

March 08, 2021

Giving Honor to Bruce Ware, an Estimable Theologian and a God-Centered Man

Give honor to whom honor is due… --Romans 13:7 You know men—but what makes them...

December 2020

December 04, 2020

How Should Christians Think About the Term “Systemic Injustice”?

All the conversations over wokeness, Critical Race Theory, and intersectionality really boil down to this:...

October 2020

October 15, 2020

What Wokeness Is Not, and What it Is

In yesterday’s post, I tackled two good questions I’ve gotten in response to my “Christianity...

October 14, 2020

What Does it Mean to Be “Woke” and How Does Church Discipline Apply?

Recently, I gave a series of lectures about “wokeness.” These lectures occasioned many responses on...

June 2020

June 08, 2020

Is Critical Race Theory Christian? A Macropost (Parts 1-4)

(Author's note: I have taken the opportunity to collect my four posts about CRT into...

February 2020

February 26, 2020

Are There “Good Things” in Evil Deeds Like Genocide, Rape, and Racist Attacks?

In a recent piece on polyamory, Preston Sprinkle and Branson Parler make the argument that...

February 24, 2020

Swole Manhood Versus Godly Discipline: Against Therapeutic Dualism

Last week I observed on Twitter that men today are undisciplined in various ways. Here’s...

January 2020

January 28, 2020

Critical Race Theory: Three Final Problems with CRT (Part 4)

My comments in this post build off of parts one, two, and three. We dive...

January 28, 2020

Critical Race Theory: Three Final Problems with CRT (Part 4)

My comments in this post build off of parts one, two, and three. We dive...

January 28, 2020

Critical Race Theory: Four Problems with CRT (Part 3)

In part one we reviewed “first principles” from a Christian vision of ethnicity; in part...

January 28, 2020

Critical Race Theory: What Does It Teach? (Part 2)

In part one, we charted our first principles on this general subject. In this section,...

January 28, 2020

Critical Race Theory: Is it Christian? First Principles (Part 1)

In recent years, a serious discussion has taken place around the subject of race. Various...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

Why on Earth Do Complementarian Men Want to Die for Their Wives?

It's one of the most shocking realities in all the Bible: men of God are...

August 2019

August 27, 2019

A Brief Update About “Reenchanting Humanity”: It’s Dropping Soon!

A number of people have asked me about my book Reenchanting Humanity: A Theology of Mankind....

June 2019

June 05, 2019

Of Christ and Culture: Introducing “Permanent Things,” Published by the Center for Public Theology

Today is an exciting day. In the vein of Books & Culture in the evangelical world...

May 2019

May 07, 2019

Divine Order in a Chaotic Age: On Women Preaching

In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth. Many evangelicals know the words...

March 2019

March 13, 2019

Covenant Seminary Moves Away from Revoice

In a major and heartening announcement, Covenant Theological Seminary President Mark Dalbey just announced that...

February 2019

February 05, 2019

Why Should a Pastor Do a Phd? 3 Reasons to Consider

The training of pastors has changed a great deal over the years. Here's a quick...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

Do People Still Bear God’s Image on Twitter? 4 Thoughts on Social-Media Engagement

The recent scandal surrounding the treatment of a boy from Covington Catholic (Kentucky) has prompted...

December 2018

December 06, 2018

Lauren Daigle, Persecution, and the Church’s Opportunity for Witness

Recently, Lauren Daigle made headlines when she was asked about her position on homosexuality. Here's...

October 2018

October 05, 2018

Jordan Peterson in Kansas City: 5 Surprising Moments from His Missouri Visit

Jordan Peterson is far and away the most consequential public intellectual in America right now....

August 2018

August 09, 2018

Flash Sale: “The Essential Jonathan Edwards” is 11 Dollars

Just a few weeks ago, expert historian Douglas Sweeney and I published a book on...

July 2018

July 12, 2018

Having Faith in Doubt: A Response to Steven Furtick

Doubt is back in the news. We've all heard a great deal about postmodernism over...

July 10, 2018

Brain on Fire: Why Evangelicalism Needs “Confessional Intellectuals”

The greatest need of God's church today is this: sound doctrine. Sound doctrine grows the...