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July 2021

July 07, 2021

Dunning-Kruger, Cultural Amnesia, and Tyrannosaurus rex

The Dunning-Kruger effect (famously described by social psychologists David Dunning and Justin Kruger) is the...

June 2021

June 10, 2021

Growing Old and the Gun Lap

The first few minutes of Pixar’s 2009 smash hit “Up” are unforgettable for a lot...

June 10, 2021

Taking the Plunge Into God’s Story

There’s a moment in childhood when you realize that the world is a much bigger...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

From Apology to Apostasy: Joshua Harris Joins His Critics

Joshua Harris, author of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye,” and inarguably the biggest name in so-called...

December 2018

December 12, 2018

The Misguided Backlash Against ‘Purity Culture’

I never tire of citing one of C. S. Lewis’ most insightful passages in “The...

August 2018

August 07, 2018

Why Is Harry Potter More Christian Than His Creator?

This piece was originally published on August 3 at Speculative Faith. On Tuesday, July 31,...

April 2018

April 27, 2018

My Christian Sisters and the Pence Rule (Why Aimee Byrd Is Misreading Scripture)

Aimee Byrd from the Mortification of Spin podcast has written a new book challenging the...

March 2018

March 13, 2018

The Deep-Heavenly Symbolism of Sex

Christianity really is the answer key to the human experience. This is nowhere truer than...

March 07, 2018

Why Every Villain Speech Is a Paraphrase of Nietzsche

I'm reading (and thoroughly enjoying) Benjamin Wiker's "10 Books that Screwed Up the World (And...

January 2018

January 24, 2018

No, C. S. Lewis Didn’t Teach a Ransom Atonement

One of the less astute canards in Reformed circles is the idea that C. S....

December 2017

December 19, 2017

R. C. Sproul: The Man Who Taught Me to Fear God

I first remember encountering R. C. Sproul while a student at “The Truth Project.” The...

November 2017

November 02, 2017

‘It’s the Current Year!’ Is Not a Good Argument

You'll frequently hear people these days say, "It's 2017!" as an argument for abandoning some...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

In Defense of Purity Culture’s Tape Analogy

Sexual sin has lasting consequences.

May 2017

May 15, 2017

Purity Culture on Trial, Part 2: Love, Not License

Read part 1 here. Following my recent post on the victim culture that’s grown up...

March 2017

March 19, 2017

Conservatives: Beware Reverse-Chronological Snobbery

We've all seen it. A progressive and a conservative are crossing swords on some subject...

March 03, 2017

Voldemort and Vestments – The Point

What’s with progressives and Harry Potter? Since the election of Donald Trump, many left-wing commentators...

January 2017

January 11, 2017

Head Scratcher: Could Jesus Have Sinned?

This is one of those theological dilemmas that floats around the pews and causes a...

January 05, 2017

Jesus Has a Physical Body Forever (And So Will We)

“’Now, Bree,’” he said, ‘you poor, proud, frightened Horse, draw near. Nearer still, my son....

December 2016

December 20, 2016

15 Years Later, ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ Film Is an Allegory of Power and Providence

Fifteen years ago, the naysayers ate their words. As the folks at TheOneRing.net document in...

December 05, 2016

How Narnia Should Have Ended: Why ‘The Last Battle’ is My Least Favorite Chronicle

I am a lifelong Narnia fan. I treasure these books, constantly refer to them, and...

November 2016

November 23, 2016

Jacob Marley, the Rich Man, and Lazarus

A while back, it hit me that Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" may be an...

September 2016

September 13, 2016

Against Evangelical Victim Culture (Stop Blaming Josh Harris for Your Problems)

Like probably most of you, I read Josh Harris' "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" as a...