Why Theologian John Piper Is Defending Rap Artist Lecrae’s Forays Into Race Relations
Few of the rapper’s longtime Christian fans grasp why he now addresses race issues via social media and his songs.
Millennials Are So Terrified Of Religion They’re Developing One Around Harry Potter
Two graduates from Harvard Divinity School (where else?) began a podcast called ‘Harry Potter and the Sacred Text.’ Some people are taking it way too seriously.
10 Ways To Make Your Pastor’s Day This Pastor Appreciation Sunday
Because it’s not really a job, but a 24/7 calling, there are demands on pastors that people in regular jobs don’t experience.
Arguments About How To Participate In Our Broken World Are As Old As Humanity
The publication of Rod Dreher’s ‘The Benedict Option’ provoked a series of discussions about what it means to ‘withdraw from the world’ and whether we should.
Westerners Who Hate On Christianity Have No Idea How It Shapes Their Thoughts
The effect of Christian thought in our lives is so ubiquitous that, even as controversial as they are in our public discourse, the injunctions of the Ten Commandments appear obvious.
Watching William Friedkin’s Documentary About Exorcism Can Make You Believe In God
The fear of cosmic evil—of evil that is more than just bad neural wiring in the brain of a murderer—is innate within us all. It is a healthy and sane emotion.
Yes, Christians Think Hurricanes Are God’s Punishment For Sin
Technically, yes, hurricanes exist because of sins like extramarital sex and abortion. Yet theodicy — reconciling God’s goodness with the existence of evil — is much, much more complicated than such sneering reductionism.
3 Reasons Young Folks Are Getting That Old-Time Religion
Formal instruction in religion seems to have disappeared in many places, but the younger generation still has a soul and still craves the infinite.
In A Religiously And Politically Polarized Country, Is There Still Hope For Shared Ground?
Alexis de Tocqueville believed Christianity provided a common moral language for the American people. But what happens when faith is on the decline?
No, Hurricane Harvey Was Not God’s Judgment On Texas
God is fighting a battle that is broader than American or even world politics in 2017.
Christian Leftist Zack Hunt’s Mindless Religious War Against Donald Trump
Zack Hunt is the Friar Tuck of his corner of the left-wing #Resistance™, a bona fide theologian lending ‘Christian’ cover to what would otherwise typically be a godless movement.
Here’s The Answer Rob Bell Won’t Give Aaron Rodgers About Salvation For People ‘In A Remote Rainforest’
Aaron Rodgers and other millennials who struggle with questions about the ‘remote jungle’ conundrum should rest easy. There is a biblical answer rooted in ancient church teaching.
The Nashville Statement Isn’t About Trump, And A Ton of Evangelicals Support It
The Washington Post quotes all of five adverse evangelicals, most of whom agree with the Nashville Statement’s core commitments, but object to its tone.
Atlantic Cover Story: America’s Divide Is Between The ‘Reality-Based’ And Conspiracy Theorists
A cover story for The Atlantic considers our national flight into Fantasyland, and the political thought of ‘American barbarians.’
Why I Signed The Nashville Statement Affirming Christianity’s Stance On Sex
The statement proclaims traditional Christian teaching on sex and marriage. Homosexual practice? Still not okay. Sex-changes as an answer to gender dysphoria? No.
ESPN Dooms Aaron Rodgers And The Packers With Tell-All Profile Celebrating His Apostasy
Aaron Rodgers dished on football’s disappointing glory, Christianity’s disappointing God, and Colin Kaepernick—which can only mean Rodgers is going to have a terrible season.
Everyone Who Knew Christian Ambassador Michael Cromartie Knew His Laugh
Fighting back, an almost elvish humor, and staying in the game—this was vintage Mike Cromartie, even in the first months of his nearly four-decade career in the nation’s capital.
Neo-Nazis And Antifa Epitomize The Greek Titan Prometheus, And Won’t Like Why
Those who believe freedom is something to be claimed and grasped have embraced an errant conception of the human condition.
Yes, Christians Can Watch ‘Game Of Thrones’
Christians need to reflect on their knee-jerk reaction to anything dealing with sex before making judgments about sin.
Pro Sports To Christian Players And Fans: ‘We Don’t Want Your Kind Around Here’
Should Christian athletes capitulate to the sexual mores of the current Zeitgeist or risk confrontation with the fans and teams that pay their salaries?
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