Christian pop-controversies are the sorts of ideas that fit neatly into Twitter’s pre-X days of a 280-character limit. Provocations are effective marketing techniques. There’s no such thing as bad publicity, right? If you want to grow your follower count, throw … Continued
Nothing sparks debate like Christmas. Ever since that day when the Creator of oxygen filled His own lungs with it for the first time, Christmas has brought contention into this world. Perhaps the nature of the arguments has changed, and … Continued
Covenant headship is thrown around a lot in the Reformed circles I swim in. For some, it’s an issue of contention. For others – an interesting topic. But there are some for whom it’s a fundamental framework for all of … Continued
We all know the type: the confident dimwit. It’s the person who is too sure of himself to see his own failure. King Solomon warned his son of the fool who can’t enter a room without thinking he’s the smartest … Continued
A few weeks ago, some of the women of our church had a conversation. They’ve had conversations before, and they had one at that time, also. Because I’m not a woman and I don’t identify as one, I was not … Continued
Well, this could be a problem. Laying out a case supporting or opposing government education is bound to ruffle some feathers. I really am not interested in making my life any more difficult. That happens all on its own. Unlike … Continued
Unwrapping his present on his 6th birthday, my son found a simple but sharp folding pocketknife. After receiving some boundaries from me (the sort that are enforced punitively) and an exhortation about toys and tools, responsibility and trust, the knife … Continued
It’s a statistic I think most of us have heard in one form or another: the median age of marriage in the U.S. has been on the rise the last six decades or so. According to the Census Bureau, in … Continued