Scott Slayton

ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor

Scott Slayton writes at “One Degree to Another.”

Are Politicians Becoming Our Golden Calves?

Increasingly, our political commitments lead us to find our hope, salvation and security in political wins. There is a simple name for...

August 31, 2023

Are Politicians Becoming Our Golden Calves?

How We Should Be Praying for the United States

It takes no work to get people to lament the state of America. Gather a group of liberals, and they will wring their hands over the impending...

How We Should Be Praying for the United States

Why You Should Abandon the Outrage Cycle

Now that you’re caught up on this week’s controversy du jour, I want to convince you that it doesn’t matter. When this controversy dies down, there...

Why You Should Abandon the Outrage Cycle

We Need to Avoid a 2020 Rematch

The 2024 election needs to be about America's future, not a battle royal over its recent past. Unless American voters reject the status quo and...

We Need to Avoid a 2020 Rematch

Lessons I Learned from Tim Keller

Like many who mourned pastor Tim Keller's passing, I never met him in person. Also, like many others, he served as a mentor from afar. I could talk...

Lessons I Learned from Tim Keller

While Our Children Bleed, We Boycott Bud Light

Our politicians, from both parties, have learned that working on real solutions doesn't get their face on cable news or garner social media likes,...

While Our Children Bleed, We Boycott Bud Light

Jimmy Carter’s Most Infamous Speech was Forty-Four Years Too Early

In the wake of the announcement that former President Jimmy Carter will spend his remaining days at home, political observers have reappraised...

Jimmy Carter’s Most Infamous Speech was Forty-Four Years Too Early

The Response to the 'He Gets Us' Ads Reflects our Growing Polarization

If we hear the name of Jesus and start searching for a political agenda, we have made politics into an idol. Political victory has enshrined itself...

February 16, 2023

The Response to the 'He Gets Us' Ads Reflects our Growing Polarization

After the SOTU's Childish Antics, What Can I Do to Strengthen American Democracy?

If we want our government to change, we have to change. American citizens, particularly those who are followers of Jesus, have an obligation to...

February 10, 2023

After the SOTU's Childish Antics, What Can I Do to Strengthen American Democracy?

When America Remembered to Pray

After Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field during a nationally televised football game last week, slews of people began calling for prayers for his...

January 12, 2023

When America Remembered to Pray

New Year's Resolutions for American Politicians

I stopped making New Year’s resolutions for myself a few years ago. I found them to be pointless goals that I was not going to chase just because...

December 30, 2022

New Year's Resolutions for American Politicians

Maturity Comes Before the Platform

Celebrity culture is at odds with Christianity. The Christian Gospel goes forward and bears fruit, not when it is espoused by the talented and the...

December 16, 2022

Maturity Comes Before the Platform

How the Republican Party Can Win Elections Again

The Republican Party has no excuse for its failure to win control of the Senate in this year’s midterm elections. Facing record-high inflation, an...

November 28, 2022

How the Republican Party Can Win Elections Again

Political Debate Advice from High School Students

My advice for candidates preparing to head into political debates would be, to criticize their opponent's position where it is necessary but spend...

October 31, 2022

Political Debate Advice from High School Students

Conservatism Is Worth Conserving

We do not abandon our principles because the fight has gotten dirty. We must continue to uphold the value of personal liberty and responsible...

October 25, 2022

Conservatism Is Worth Conserving

We Too Easily Forget What Is Good about the Church

In our culture, cynicism is easy, and it takes no effort. Any person can find fault with another person or institution with a couple of mouse...

September 30, 2022

We Too Easily Forget What Is Good about the Church

What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self

Recently I was thinking about what I wish I could go back and tell my younger self not long after I came to Christ some 25 years ago. Following...

September 23, 2022

What I Wish I Could Tell My Younger Self

Constitutional Amendments that Would Strengthen our Nation

The government is struggling to fairly represent the American people. As such, I propose three solutions that could strengthen our democracy.

September 12, 2022

Constitutional Amendments that Would Strengthen our Nation

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