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.

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.

Making Peace with the World Through the Music of Luxury

As I read the headlines, I still feel the impulse to disconnect and disengage; but with this song’s help, it gets reframed.

A Hidden Life, Patriotism, and a Rightly Ordered Love for America

Love of country is good, but love of country must never supersede love of God, and it’s only by loving God most that we can love our country in the way we should.

Don’t Turn Away from the Trauma of Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us

When you see the fate of these boys, will you look away?

Roseanne Is Back, and She’s Not Sorry

In Roseanne, the Conners’ current state of fragmentation, political and social, is like holding a mirror up to our society. It ain’t pretty, but it’s us.

America’s Evangelical Leaders Could Learn a Lot From Rachael Denhollander

Our congregations would benefit from future pastors who’ve been influenced by women like Rachael Denhollander.

The Bad Neighbor: Presidential Discourse and Christian Witness in the Age of Trump

Unlike the Good Neighbor mandate from FDR, Trump’s political discourse on America is motivated by insecurity.

No, This Isn’t the “Most Important Election in Our Lifetime”

In order to weigh our voting options more fairly in the 2016 election, we need to ditch the apocalyptic rhetoric.

Evangelicals for Trump: In Power or Persecuted?

Many evangelicals consider themselves to be in danger of persecution, with Trump offering their best hope; many secular Americans see things differently.

Can Science Justify a Vote for Trump?

Pastor James MacDonald says it can. Here’s why he’s wrong.

Trump and the Consequences of Being a Single-Issue Voter

The real pro-life movement, the work of building a culture that respects human life, must happen from the bottom up, not the top down.

Cool Takes: Our Current Apocalypse

The Trump apocalypse, in one way or another, has always been upon us.

The CAPC Digest #52: The NFL Draft and the Image of God with Val Dunham

Tyler and Drew chat with Val Dunham about her recent article “In the NFL Draft, Does Function Trump Value?”