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December 2019

December 15, 2019

Advent in Nigeria

For Christians mindful of the Church year, Advent is to Christmas as Lent is to...

November 2019

November 23, 2019

Yes, You Should Be Angry At Chick-fil-A

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Chick-fil-A is no stranger to outrage and controversy, but...

October 2019

October 15, 2019

Shallow Woke-Scolding Won’t Save White Boys From the Alt-Right

In a recent article, the newspaper formerly known as the New York Times offers an...

September 2019

September 20, 2019

Greta Thunberg’s Meaning Crisis

Today marked the beginning of a week-long Global Climate Strike. Per the official website, this...

August 2019

August 05, 2019

The Boys Are Not All Right

No words will suffice but "good" and "evil." No language will suffice but the language...

July 2019

July 29, 2019

Book Review: Dignity, Chris Arnade

When I bought and read Chris Arnade's book Dignity, I was determined to be one...

June 2019

June 15, 2019

6 Lies Christian Apologists Shouldn’t Buy

I've occasionally been described by people slightly familiar with my work as an "evangelical apologist."...

May 2019

May 25, 2019

Jordan Peterson and the Unbearable Task

It's not every day that a man confesses his sins on Twitter, but I saw...

May 17, 2019

Towards a Balanced View of Christian Womanhood

Christian social media has been buzzing of late with a fierce renewal of the long-standing...

April 2019

April 21, 2019

Jordan Peterson and the Case of the Empty Tomb

Originally published at Premier Christian Radio's Unbelievable The future Bishop of Edinburgh was having a...

April 19, 2019

Remember the Broken Things

The near-loss of Notre Dame prepared my mind for Good Friday this week. Many prayers...

March 2019

March 29, 2019

Jordan Peterson at Liberty and A Cry For Help

I'm not sure what people were expecting from Dr. Jordan Peterson's recent appearance at Liberty...

March 26, 2019

The Christian and the Atheist Should Be Friends

A couple weeks ago, a Christian friend and I did something some other Christians might...

March 19, 2019

Book Review: The Right Side of History, by Ben Shapiro

[Note: I received a free review copy of this book. A positive review was not...

March 13, 2019

Saving Cinderella: A Conversation With Faith Moore

If you're like me, you're a sucker for old Disney movies, by which I mean...

March 02, 2019

Has Christian Apologetics Failed?

In the past year, I have been writing extensively about the Jordan Peterson phenomenon and...

February 2019

February 21, 2019

My Best Picture of 2018

Like many of you, I will be otherwise occupied during the Oscars ceremony this weekend....

February 04, 2019

5 Lessons Jordan Peterson Has Taught the Church

A year ago, I had no idea who Jordan Peterson was. Like many people, I...

January 2019

January 26, 2019

What is an Evangelical?

Last week, various people in my feed began retweeting this summary of what makes "a...

January 22, 2019

“Bad” Pro-Life Arguments (Which Are Actually Good)

Despite the media's despicably skewed coverage of the past weekend's events, hundreds of thousands of...

January 02, 2019

Jordan Peterson is Wrong About Abortion

[Update, 01/04/19: Since my publishing this, an interview from June has come to my attention where...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

The End of All Our Exploring

This year, we marked the 175th birthday of A Christmas Carol. Yesterday, we marked the 72nd birthday...

December 16, 2018

Married, Pregnant, In Crisis

If you saw a woman walking into a crisis pregnancy center, what would your first...

December 01, 2018

Book Review: A War of Loves

The cover design for David Bennett’s new book A War of Loves is striking. The...

November 2018

November 22, 2018

What a Thanksgiving Classic Taught Me About Grace

Planes, Trains and Automobiles has been described as the quintessential Thanksgiving movie, even though the turkey...

November 15, 2018

The Gods We Make Will Fail Us

Last weekend's plans did not include having a Twitter chat with Eric Weinstein about God....

November 11, 2018

A Lament for Armistice Day, 2018

Today marks the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day: November 11th, 1918. Perhaps it's just me,...

November 02, 2018

5 Rules for Christian Voters On Election Day

In anticipation of Election Day 2018, I am blowing the dust off an old article...

October 2018

October 29, 2018

To Pittsburgh, And To Life

Others have already written at greater length than I will be able to muster about...

October 26, 2018

Creationism is Bigger Than the Age of the Earth Question

It's not every day that you get to see Ken Ham pick a fight with...