Opinion

• The Key to Biblical Interpretation The Scriptures are “living and active” in the sense that, since neither human nor divine nature changes, the Bible’s intended meaning is still relevant today (Hebrews 4:12). But its truth is absolute, no matter how relativistic... Feb 02, 2022

  

  The Key to Biblical Interpretation
• I Am So Sick of Sermons Telling Me to Do More or Do Better The biggest lesson I've learned over the past year is that God’s character is Father, not the arbiter. The constant analysis we seem to do about how we’re “doing spiritually” is something God is much less interested in than... Feb 01, 2022

  

  I Am So Sick of Sermons Telling Me to Do More or Do Better
• Trust Issues: Responding to Our Cultural Authority Crisis Is it possible for Christians to be discerning without being cynical? If so, how? Are there ways to respect authority without being duped? Can we recognize the collapse of our institutions without wholly abandoning them, and... Feb 01, 2022

  

  Trust Issues: Responding to Our Cultural Authority Crisis
• Seeking Fulfillment through Christ According to new data from the General Social Survey, Americans are more unhappy than we’ve been in half a century. In 1972, people who said they were “very happy” outnumbered those who said they were “not too happy” by about... Feb 01, 2022

  Seeking Fulfillment through Christ
• Why We Need to Support Local Journalism Christians care about good journalism because we believe that the truth matters. We also know that human beings have a propensity to abuse power and need to be held accountable. Because of this, we need to support local... Jan 31, 2022

  Why We Need to Support Local Journalism
• Transgender Surgeries and the Weight of Reality Because Christians believe in a world created by God, including the human body, we must not allow what is considered normal to seem normal to us. We might be shocked and grieved, but we should always point to the truth of who... Jan 31, 2022

  Transgender Surgeries and the Weight of Reality
• God’s Call to True Greatness As fallen human beings, if we are not submitted to the Spirit, we are by default submitted to the “flesh.” If we are not empowered by the Spirit, we are empowered by the “flesh.” How can we tell the difference? Jan 31, 2022

  God’s Call to True Greatness
• Leaving Religion in the Pandemic According to Pew Research Center, the percentage of American Christians has fallen about 12 percent over the last ten years, from 75 percent in 2011 to around 63 percent today. The surprising thing here isn’t that Americans are... Jan 28, 2022

  Leaving Religion in the Pandemic
• What Good Is Biblical Faith in Perilous Times? Faithful courage in the face of perilous times is empowered by living in community with the family of God. This principle makes sense in light of the fact that every Christian is inhabited by the Spirit of Christ (1 Corinthians... Jan 28, 2022

  What Good Is Biblical Faith in Perilous Times?
• In Defense of Stigma The suggestion that people who do something wrong only deserve our empathy or compassion when they “can’t help it” misunderstands the human condition. None of us are immune from wrong impulses, and all of us do things that are... Jan 28, 2022

  In Defense of Stigma