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    Two cheers (and a sigh) for Carl Trueman's "Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self"
    • 1 day ago

    Two cheers (and a sigh) for Carl Trueman's "Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self"

    The first two thirds are a must-read. The last third not so much.
    What is "the pursuit of happiness"?
    • Jul 5, 2019

    What is "the pursuit of happiness"?

    The phrase in the Declaration of Independence meant more to the Founders than we ever would have thought.
    "Gospel-centered" ≠ Redemption-centered
    • Jan 6, 2018

    "Gospel-centered" ≠ Redemption-centered

    Over the last decade or so, the term "gospel-centered" has become very popular among some followers of Jesus. Many words have issued...
    Dead ends, social justice, and the gospel
    • Dec 7, 2017

    Dead ends, social justice, and the gospel

    In a couple previous posts (here and here) I've been meditating on how the gospel—the good news of Jesus—is the solution to all human...
    Overcoming barriers between people over sexual morality
    • Oct 19, 2017

    Overcoming barriers between people over sexual morality

    I learned much valuable stuff to ponder from a recent conversation with a sweet and honest friend. We were talking about how adolescents...
    How the gospel solves all our problems
    • Sep 18, 2017

    How the gospel solves all our problems

    I've been thinking a lot lately about what it means to apply the good news of Jesus Christ—a.k.a., the gospel—to one's life. A number of...
    Why grace offends more than hell
    • Jul 27, 2017

    Why grace offends more than hell

    The doctrine of hell is one of the hardest pills to swallow for people who grapple with Christianity (not to mention for many Christians...
    What exactly is the purpose of the church?
    • Jul 13, 2017

    What exactly is the purpose of the church?

    UPDATE July 17, 2017 This post makes reference to, in my words, Eugene Peterson's "permissive" view of homosexual behavior by Christians....
    Why you can't be a progressive AND a cultural relativist
    • Jul 4, 2017

    Why you can't be a progressive AND a cultural relativist

    One of the planks of today's progressive worldview is cultural relativism. Yet progressivism and cultural relativism are fundamentally...
    The post-truth era
    • Jun 27, 2017

    The post-truth era

    Since the election of Donald Trump, prestigious figures in journalism have been wringing their hands over the "post-truth era." The New...
    The glory spiral of John 17
    • Jun 12, 2017

    The glory spiral of John 17

    The New Testament writings of John are ingenious. He employed a very small palette of simple terms—almost Hop on Pop-simple—but he used...
    A culture is shaped by the shape of its stories
    • May 9, 2017

    A culture is shaped by the shape of its stories

    When we think of what is or is not an appropriate story for a book or film—whether from the perspective of age-appropriacy or of...

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