1 day agoTwo 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.
Jul 5, 2019What is "the pursuit of happiness"?The phrase in the Declaration of Independence meant more to the Founders than we ever would have thought.
Jan 6, 2018"Gospel-centered" ≠ Redemption-centeredOver the last decade or so, the term "gospel-centered" has become very popular among some followers of Jesus. Many words have issued...
Dec 7, 2017Dead ends, social justice, and the gospelIn 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...
Oct 19, 2017Overcoming barriers between people over sexual moralityI learned much valuable stuff to ponder from a recent conversation with a sweet and honest friend. We were talking about how adolescents...
Sep 18, 2017How the gospel solves all our problemsI'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...
Jul 27, 2017Why grace offends more than hellThe doctrine of hell is one of the hardest pills to swallow for people who grapple with Christianity (not to mention for many Christians...
Jul 13, 2017What 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....
Jul 4, 2017Why you can't be a progressive AND a cultural relativistOne of the planks of today's progressive worldview is cultural relativism. Yet progressivism and cultural relativism are fundamentally...
Jun 27, 2017The post-truth eraSince the election of Donald Trump, prestigious figures in journalism have been wringing their hands over the "post-truth era." The New...
Jun 12, 2017The glory spiral of John 17The New Testament writings of John are ingenious. He employed a very small palette of simple terms—almost Hop on Pop-simple—but he used...
May 9, 2017A culture is shaped by the shape of its storiesWhen 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...