culture wars

Rethinking Rethinking Incarceration

Jeffrey Stivason
Feb 11, 2021
The dangers facing the church today are subtle. They are like those facing the family. Imagine a young man sits his parents down at the kitchen table for a talk. He then outs himself as gay or perhaps transgendered. The danger facing that family at that moment is very real. Traditionally they have...

Communicable Attributes: God is Holy

Jeffrey Stivason
Dec 7, 2020
When I was a young teen trying to get comfortable in my own skin words were a commodity that could make or break you. Utter one wrong word and social standing could be tenuous. The best you could do was hope that people had short memories and so never bring up your words again. Today things are...

Olaudah Equiano – Waking Up Christians to the Evils of Slavery

Simonetta Carr
May 26, 2020
Olaudah Equiano – Waking Up Christians to the Evils of Slavery Olaudah Equiano described his 1745 place of birth as “a charming vale, named Essaka” [1] in the kingdom of Benin (in today’s southeastern Nigeria). His father occupied an important place among the Igbo people, and was himself a slave...

Loving God AND Your Country?

mholst
Jul 29, 2013
Earlier this month, I read with interest Rick Phillips's piece on the Fourth of July celebrations in the context of a radically changing America. R.C. Sproul, Jr. also has a piece here which deals with the issue of Christian patriotism. Both are nuanced articles as far as blog posts allow. It is...

Loving God AND Your Country?

mholst
Jul 29, 2013
Earlier this month, I read with interest Rick Phillips's piece on the Fourth of July celebrations in the context of a radically changing America. R.C. Sproul, Jr. also has a piece here which deals with the issue of Christian patriotism. Both are nuanced articles as far as blog posts allow. It is...

An Important but Neglected Distinction

Carl Trueman Articles
Jul 22, 2013
There is an important distinction which is absolutely vital to good theology and to a healthy Christian life. It is also a distinction which seems to have been missed by large numbers of people on both the left and the right of the theological spectrum. It is the distinction between childish and...

An Important but Neglected Distinction

Carl Trueman Articles
Jul 22, 2013
There is an important distinction which is absolutely vital to good theology and to a healthy Christian life. It is also a distinction which seems to have been missed by large numbers of people on both the left and the right of the theological spectrum. It is the distinction between childish and...

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Carl Trueman Articles
May 27, 2013
For this month's column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley's recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend . Here's a classic passage which represents in miniature an entire universe of erroneous thinking. People are far more interested in...

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Carl Trueman Articles
May 27, 2013
For this month's column, I thought I would offer a few reflections on Andy Stanley's recent book, Deep and Wide: Creating Churches Unchurched People Love to Attend . Here's a classic passage which represents in miniature an entire universe of erroneous thinking. People are far more interested in...

Five Christian Responses to the 2012 Election

Rick Phillips Articles
Nov 7, 2012
As conservative Christians, the recent national elections in America should not bring alarm merely because of the anticipated results of economic policies or concerns for the safety of our nation in a dangerous world. Economic and foreign policy matters are those in which sincere Christians can and...