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Feminism Skews the Truth on Sex & Gender
Never really giving it a second thought, it was always my assumption that “gender” was just a more precise term for “sex.” Over the years, I’d seen gender replace sex on job and school applications,...
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Young “Evangelicals” and the Gospel of Doubt
It is the right thing to do. Listening to the questions and doubts of those who are struggling with belief in God, the nature of scripture, doctrine or how to think about the subject matter of the...
View ArticleAre there Boundaries between Evangelicalism and the Theological Progressives?
Maybe its time to let it go. After all, the term ‘evangelical’ doesn’t make me a better Christian and God doesn’t need a label or category to know my heart. ‘Reformed Calvinist’ would provide more...
View ArticleOn Hotdogs, Hallucinations, Holograms & Hoaxes (or Doubt & Defending the Faith)
When I first saw this commercial over the summer, I saw the genius of it immediately. Unfortunately, it took me some time to post about it here. I’m sure you can relate to this exchange, but you may...
View ArticleMr. Atheist Pants on the O’Reilly Factor
Well that’s what David Silverman calls himself on Twitter– @MrAtheistPants. President of American Atheists, he was on the O’Reilly Factor last night discussing the “war on Christmas.” Each year, the...
View ArticleInaugurations & the Church’s Influence in American Culture
By now you’ve probably heard that Pastor Louie Giglio of Passion City Church in Atlanta had been invited to pray at the upcoming Inauguration of President Obama but has since withdrawn his...
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Who’s the Real Mother? And Other Questions that Defy Contemporary Culture
This is the question comic Judy Gold says should never be asked of a lesbian mom–Who is the real mother?. In her recent piece at Huffington Post, she recounts her experience with New York-Presbyterian...
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Everyone is Called to Make a Defense, But What Defense is Everyone Called to...
The mandate is clear. The Christian life isn’t about quiet, self-indulgence on the promises of Scripture nor is it about a faux spiritual gluttony that fattens our sense of self-worth with false...
View ArticleSuicide, Celebrations & the Cross
Every day, on average, 105 people take their own lives in the United States. The statistics break down according to age and gender, and among youth it is the third leading cause of death among 15 to 24...
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Why We Should Care about Doctrine
When Dorothy Sayers wrote that the doctrines of the Church are relevant to all of life, she wasn’t stating what was obvious to everyone else. She was pointing out something more terrifying—that...
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True Love and the Culture Wars
Being a follower of Jesus seems like an easy enough way to live. How difficult is it, for example, to obey the Great Commandment and simply love your neighbor as yourself? We know the answer to that....
View ArticleThe Triumph of Easter
That evil could exist, and to some be increasing in intensity, is a conflict for those who struggle with the idea of God. As the argument goes, how could a benevolent God exist when so much evil...
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Avoiding Spiritual Treason
In an address at a conference on social reconstruction, Dorothy Sayers had these strong words (among others) to say about the state of the church and its relationship to the culture: If the Church is...
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Placing Our Hope in Political Leaders
Can we place any hope in our government leaders? Political swindlers like Jesse Jackson, Jr (D), or former Illinois Governors George Ryan (R) and Rod Blagojevich (D) are examples of why we should...
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