The influence of celebrity culture on the court, in the church and in journalism

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How to connect the dots while watching Shiny Happy People

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Three billboards outside Nashville, Tennessee

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Yes, Tim Scott is a Black man, but he’s still promoting Christian nationalism

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Tired of reading only male perspectives on Christian sexuality? Here are 14 women you ought to read

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The hidden battle in Christian higher education: A conversation with Scott Okamoto

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Creation and the environment: ‘Where does God fit into all this?’

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Josh Butler isn’t done talking about God and sex yet

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Preston Sprinkle’s strange interview with Sheila Gregoire and Rebecca Lindenbach

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Please be kind when you invite us to church on Easter

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Old wounds and power hierarchies are in fashion at Bob Jones University

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Let’s stop treating the dignity of women as a secondary issue good Christians can disagree on

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Now, Pastor Greg Locke is a demon slayer

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Why aren’t we talking about the theology that drives white Christian nationalism?

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Sex, Tech, and Faith: Sexual Ethics for a Digital Age (Review)

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This past year, I connected with the American Academy of Religion…

Questions to ask while pondering if Asbury is hosting a ‘true revival’

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Why Women Talking has women talking and complementarian men fuming

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BioLogos Integrate helps us make all things new while beginning where we’re at

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Interview: “Courage to Question” on the Divorcing Religion Podcast

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Last year, I covered the Conference On Religious Trauma in an…

del Toro’s Pinocchio is a tale of faith that is not wooden

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As more Americans delay health care they can’t afford, it’s time for the church to be a light once again

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How our view of creation and incarnation shape our view of intersex people

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The New Apostolic Reformation drove the January 6 riots, so why was it overlooked by the House Select Committee?

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Ten things I learned as a religion writer in 2022

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As 2022 draws to a close, I wanted to reflect back on what I’ve…

Russell Moore and Mike Cosper almost get there: A conversation on theology and anger

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Amy Grant will host a same-sex wedding, Franklin Graham objects, and where does that leave Michael W. Smith?

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Doomsday Vault created to preserve conservative preaching against cancel culture

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What have we learned about Matt Chandler’s sin and restoration? Not much

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On meeting death as a sister

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Three stories from Jesus about the danger of hierarchy and gratitude

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Learning from the political worship songs of our American past

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Should adultery and homosexuality be illegal? Mohler weighs in

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On Halloween, thoughts about passing from darkness into light

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Our obsession with true crime dramas and what ‘Dahmer’ teaches us about heaven and hell

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How Trump’s latest comments on Israel align with evangelical Zionism

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What does complementarianism have to do with Domestic Violence Awareness Month?

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Our journey from private school to homeschool to public school

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The biblical view from the Tower of Babel

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Schools and spanking: Isn’t it time we stopped used religion to justify violence?

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Desiring God is denying reality

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‘So you’ve been deconstructing, huh? What do you believe now?’

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No, Dan Patrick, God did not write the U.S. Constitution

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How The Jetsons and Westworld help us think about robots, personhood and faith

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New data show America’s challenge is not because ‘both sides are wrong’

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White evangelicals want to control you so their kids can live forever

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