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PEPFAR and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity
It was Christianity that taught the world that every person ought to matter. Now is not the time to abandon or betray that truth.
The Body, the Blood, and the Ongoing Debate Around the Lord’s Supper
Evangelicals differ over whether communion is a symbol of Christ or a means to encounter him.
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Jordan Peterson’s Pause
YouTube atheists were right to expect a better response to the question “Are you a Christian?” But there are worse answers.
Yes, Jesus Loves Me—The Catechism Tells Me How
Your child can memorize every line from their favorite film. Why not a few lines of gospel truth?
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The Oral Majority
A seismic shift from literacy to digital orality may be the biggest threat to evangelical Christianity in our times.
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How I Learned to Love the Apocalypse
Teaching through the Book of Revelation kept me sane in a crazy year.
Hear Our Prayer Amid Violence
We ask God to bring justice in Congo and around the world.
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Love in the Ruins of 2025
How Walker Percy’s 1971 end-times novel predicted our current insanity—and how it just might point the way out.
THEOLOGIANS IN CHRISTIAN HISTORY
Anselm
Reluctant bishop with a remarkable mind
Martin Luther
Passionate reformer
Thomas Aquinas
The brilliant “dumb ox”
Augustine of Hippo
Architect of the Middle Ages
John Calvin
Father of the Reformed faith
Athanasius
Five-time exile for fighting “orthodoxy”
Karl Barth
Courageous theologian
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The Problem of Panic
Where Peter once stood in the place of Pan, we can hear the voice that changes everything.
I Love the Ten Commandments—in Biblical Context
I’m an Old Testament scholar who cares about God’s law. But posting it in public schools misunderstands who and what it’s for.
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Hellfire-and-Brimstone Empathy
How the demonization of empathy will lead to a church that neglects repentance and coddles sin.
A US Evangelical Considers Pope Francis
The pope was tricky to categorize and at times theologically confusing. Yet I couldn’t help but admire him.
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The Raging Sea Is More Than a Symbol of Chaos
The Bible’s favorite metaphor to remind you that you’re not in control.
Even Our Corpses Belong to Christ
The Son did not forsake his body in the grave, and he won’t forsake ours either.
More than a Deathbed Conversion
The thief on the cross next to Jesus waited in suffering for the promise of paradise. So do many of us.
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The Church Is Fragile—And Unshakable
We can be grieved about the state of the church, but we can still love and fight for it.
Easter Is God’s Story, Not Ours
Our salvation is just an appendix in Christ’s redemption of all creation.
Christ’s Passion Is More Than a (Strong) Feeling
Jesus’ sacrificial anguish redefined what it means to suffer with purpose.
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How Christians Embrace Nihilism
The church’s current temptation is a Christology empty of Jesus and a biblical authority void of the Word.
One Lord, One Faith, Many Metaphors
Scripture uses a wealth of images for the church. Shall one say to the other, “I have no need of you?”
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