Spiritual Oneupmanship and the Dangers of Digital Discipleship

The way we speak to others is just as important as the beliefs and ideas we hold.

Maybe We Shouldn’t Celebrate People’s Deaths

Are we crying out for justice so that God might reveal himself to a broken world? Or do we just want to look righteous on social media?

1985 vs. 2025: A Hope/less Hallelujah

Maybe our lesson from 1985 and 2025 is to be strengthened in the three hopes of Scripture, in giving the past, present, and future over to God.

The Sad Fate of Mon Mothma’s Husband Is One of Andor’s Most Striking Lessons

Would we really be so quick to throw away our status and privilege for a life of hardship, struggle, and near-certain death?

1984 vs. 2024: What Does Real Freedom Look Like?

God’s freedom rooted in constraints gives peace to His followers and hope to those outside the Church looking in.

Alien vs. Predator Day, The Consolation of Philosophy, and a Certain Election

I write this primarily as one for whom mourning was always going to be the inevitable result of this cycle’s campaign season.

Our Country Is a House Deceived and Divided

We’ve become a tribal people because our environment has become one based on deception.

Living for Truth in the Age of AI

AI’s ultimate legacy may end up being the damage that it does to our ability to understand, determine, and agree upon what is real.

Baggins/Gamgee ’24: What Hobbits Can Teach Us About Politics

We’re called to imitate Frodo’s mercy and humility as we walk through this American political Mordor.

1983 vs. 2023: When Is Revival Right for America?

Some Christians want their version of revival so desperately that they try to force revival through fearmongering.

Kaitlyn Schiess’s The Ballot and the Bible Reveals the Complex History of Biblical Interpretation and American Politics

There’s no doubt that we live in a politically divisive era, and sadly, much of that division is driven by biblical interpretation.

Burned by Our Heroes: From Game of Thrones to Christian Leaders

It’s easy to sneer at celebrity pastors who traded key moral convictions for political power, but it’s hard to watch those we love do the same.

How Partisan Politics Interferes with Our Moviegoing Discernment

If we don’t cultivate careful discernment, our political biases may lead to confusion, anger, and even a rejection of what we see and hear.

“Am I Not Free?” The Freedom to Forgo Our Rights for the Sake of Love

A “freedom” which floats above social context and concrete relational bonds is no freedom at all.

When You Think God Is on Your Side: The Fall of the Russian Empire

Nicholas’s assumption that he was acting on God’s behalf to preserve the divinely-blessed Russian Empire pushed the country into disaster. 

Why We Need to Listen to Black Women, the Conscience of America

The truths Black women offer are rarely rosy verities, but they are necessary gospels if we are to make our American culture equitable and just for all.