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March 2017

March 14, 2017

Injured Middlebury Prof: “There is no excusing what happened at Middlebury”

Allison Stanger was recently given a concussion courtesy of a rioting mob at Middlebury College....

March 21, 2016

The Ministry of Soft Things and the Need for Rigorous Seminaries

I read with interest Mark Oppenheimer's latest New York Times piece on American seminary education. Oppenheimer just...

April 2015

April 04, 2015

Frank Bruni Commands Christians to Cave on Homosexuality

The New York Times just published one of the more rough-handed pieces we've yet seen regarding "gay...

July 2014

July 24, 2014

Josh Barro: “Stamp Out” Those Who Disagree with LGBT Advocates

My friend Andrew Walker and I just wrote a piece for National Review entitled "'Stamp Them Out':...

March 2014

March 21, 2014

Ross Douthat of New York Times on Campus Pluralism

Ross Douthat, columnist for the New York Times, published a NYT piece this week pointing out that allegedly...

January 2014

January 08, 2014

The Difficulty & Glory of Adoption

A couple of months ago, the New York Times published a remarkable profile of an adoptive family from...

May 2013

May 15, 2013

Willie Nelson, Jewish Moms, and the New Deadbeat Dads

In 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson covered one of the classic songs of recent...

March 2013

March 20, 2013

Meet the Young Guns Who Are Leading the Pro-Marriage Effort

The New York Times just published a piece about the various young leaders of the pro-marriage...

January 2013

January 01, 2013

To Teach and To Love: Wright’s Law

Some stories in life make you want to live full-throttle for God's glory. They affirm...

December 2012

December 19, 2012

Evangelicalism is Not Declining: A Response to John Dickerson’s NYT Essay

A young evangelical pastor named John Dickerson just released a head turner of an essay...

November 2012

November 09, 2012

On Celebrity, Kevin Durant and the Need for Solace

The most recent issue of the New York Times magazine features an engrossing profile of Kevin...

May 2012

May 03, 2012

The Death of Junior Seau & Head Injuries: 10 Essential Resources

Junior Seau, football hall-of-famer and former New England Patriot, is dead.  It appears that he...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

Are Mixed Martial Arts Ethical for Christians?

As it has done before, the New York Times just covered Mixed Martial Arts.  The...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Doing Big Things: City to City Church Planting in Paris

One of the most encouraging developments in our day is church planting in global cities.  My...

February 20, 2012

Linsanity! Part 4: An Essay on Why David Brooks Is Wrong on Jeremy Lin

David Brooks just suggested in the New York Times that athletic success and humility necessarily...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

The “Immobile Class”: On College and Work in the New America

The New York Times recently published a thought-provoking article on the new American economy entitled...

December 2011

December 01, 2011

Evangelical Gnostics and the Mind-improving Nature of Physical Exercise

This snippet from the NYT Well blog should encourage you to get whatever exercise you...

August 2011

August 30, 2011

NY Times: Readers Register Discomfort Over “Pregnancy Reduction”

Those who read about the New York Times magazine story on "pregnancy reductions" (a euphemism...

July 2011

July 19, 2011

Why Grades Matter to Christians: A BibleMesh Post

Why should you care about grade inflation? First, because it’s happening en masse. In a...

June 2011

June 16, 2011

Sportswriter Bill Simmons Profiled at Length in the New York Times

Some of you out there enjoy sports, and you read Grantland.com's Bill Simmons.  Simmons is...

June 03, 2011

The Return of Ralph Reed, and the Prospect of Evangelical Politics

The New York Times just ran a story on former Christian Coalition leader Ralph Reed...

May 2011

May 11, 2011

The Cornerback Who Was Killed, the SI Writer Who Is a Gordon Grad

Do you read long-form journalism?  You should.  There's pressure today to make journalism short, to...

July 2010

July 10, 2010

Culture Watch: Abortion on “Friday Night Lights”

Some out there have likely enjoyed the honest, well-made show "Friday Night Lights" on NBC. ...

March 2010

March 30, 2010

Sandra Bullock’s Dilemma, John Piper’s Decision, and Parenthood’s Complexity

David Brooks poses an interesting question in his column today: Two things happened to Sandra...

February 2010

February 25, 2010

Shocking News: Men Are in Trouble

Add these to your already extensive "Men Are in Trouble" files.  My thanks to Mark...

February 05, 2010

HBU’s The City, David Brooks, and the Urban Woodsman

The City has just published its latest issue in ZMags.  If you have never used...

February 03, 2010

Church Fight Clubs: Good or Bad Idea?

The New York Times just published an article entitled "Flock Is Now a Fight Team...

February 02, 2010

How to Tell Who the Best Employees Will Be–From Soccer

This is a fun tidbit about how one CEO figures out who could and could...

January 2010

January 21, 2010

Act Like a Man, Dude (Conference Edition)

Check out the upcoming Act Like Men conference in Columbus, Ohio on February 6, 2010. ...

November 2009

November 30, 2009

Book Reviews: Chabon on Men, Crawford on Work

Time for one of my favorite things to do: briefly review books.  It's tough to...

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