David Gushee’s most recent column at RNS is a sober looking glass into the future facing religious conservatives who refuse to accept the moral legitimacy of progressive sexual ethics. According. . .
Read MoreReligious liberty is one of the most misunderstood and imperiled freedoms under attack in the United States. Elements on both the Right and the Left have waged campaigns against religious. . .
Read MoreConservative activist Ben Shapiro has always been a little hard edged for me—especially in tone. But I took his stepping away from Breitbart as a good sign that even very,. . .
Read MoreThis morning the Nashville area was blanketed with a dusting of snow, which, for Nashville, means the entire city is in chaos, especially its freeway commuters. While driving into work. . .
Read MoreI came across this reader response from Atlanta pastor Andy Stanley in the latest issue of TIME Magazine. In response to TIME’s “Is Monogamy Over?”, Stanley answers with a terrific. . .
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I just read the much-talked about Vanity Fair profile on the increased usage of online dating apps like Tinder for “hooking up” and “casual sex.” I was late to reading. . .
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Brandon Ambrosino wrote a much-derided article suggesting that Jesus was simply wrong about homosexuality. To Ambrosino, the text accurately depicts Jesus’ incorrect views. Poor Jesus wasn’t aware of his biases. . .
Read MoreThis weekend, I wrapped up my first year of doctoral studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. While the workload has been exhausting (as any doctoral program rightfully should be). . .
Read MoreMy friend Derek Rishmawy offered a thoughtful critique of Owen Strachan’s and my essay at The Federalist titled “Chris Kyle, ‘Savages’ and Moral Language in a Terrorist Age.” First, let me begin. . .
Read MoreBoth Mayor Reed and The New York Times aren’t willing to write a blank check to any and all sexual activity or sexual arrangement. There are limits to what they’d find. . .
Read MoreImagine the irony of an opinion columnist who is paid, probably handsomely, to express his beliefs and convictions in the nation’s premier newspaper using his position to rob his readers. . .
Read MoreThere’s been a lot of discussion about Hillsong and its pastor Brian Houston’s comments about gay marriage. I’ve written about the subject here and here at First Things. Yesterday, my friend. . .
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