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I've just seen these comments released by the White House. I've not read them all yet, but I appreciated the humble and forthright ...

"America’s churches always reflect shifts in the broader culture...." That line in Hana Rosin's article, " Did Christiani...

Mockingbird has interesting and encouraging short post about a somewhat unusual species... an athlete, singer, movie star, politician who li...

Tony Carter on Moody radio .

Kevin DeYoung links to a brief thought-provoking article in Comment Magazine that outlines four responses/camps to the Gospel and culture ...

Watch John Piper reflect on John 4:27 ("They marveled that he was talking with a woman") here .

I use the Bible reading plan in Don Carson's For the Love of God in my personal times of study. One of the chapters for this morning wa...

You must advance the gospel to see society reformed. Only born-again people can live born-again lives. When Christians speak of “preserving...

Yesterday, February 1st, began African-American history month. The annual celebration of African-American history began at the initiative of...

This is too bizarre to pass up. A couple recently exchanged wedding vows in a Taco Bell. The first two lines of the story are downright hila...

At least that's the take of one journalist after a recently-released Child Trends study (HT: Challies ). Truth in advertising: when I...

A well-done video (HT: Reformation Theology ). I don't know if anyone has done any fact-checking on the claims. But the most shocking th...

Last night, my wife and I stayed up well past our bedtimes watching television. We were gripped with three programs--all at once, since I...

Over the past couple weeks, several people have asked me what I think about children "celebrating" Santa Claus during the Christma...

The brothers over at The Council of Reforming Churches have just started a new conversation that will surely be edifying and helpful. The co...

Help Wanted : The T4G guys are looking for help connecting pastors and mapping connections. Thinking Deeply About God : The folks at NA hav...

Well, the beltway prognosticators and the heartland heavies are all reflecting on the recent SCOTUS decision striking down plans of two sch...

Here's a true confession, and perhaps a disclaimer: I don't think I've ever read a book on the missional or emergent chuch. Now,...

This is the final post in this series. It's been good thinking about some of these things and interacting with some of you. I do pray no...

I missed the music wars of the '80s or whenever they were. I wasn't a Christian and the idea that Christians would have been fighti...