Evangelical Students: Are We Ready for Them?
I am writing an essay on Carl Henry’s ecclesiology, for the Evangelical Theological Society meetings in November, and have just finished reading his 1986 autobiography, Confessions of a Theologian. I was especially taken with the relatively pessimistic tone of his concluding reflections on the state of evangelicalism. Much of what he says sounds familiar—not unlike […]
Avoiding Solipsism
In my recent Newsweek column, I described the sadness that hit me on Election Day morning when I saw angry groups gesturing...
Cultural “Engagement”
I have been hearing quite a bit these days in evangelical circles about the need to “engage culture.” Someone even introduced me recently to...
The Difficulty of Self-Knowledge
Here is a passage that I often return to, from the inaugural address of one of my presidential predecessors, Edward John Carnell:
Whoever meditates on...
50 Tips and Insights About Productivity, Happiness, and Life
The model is talking about booking her latest gig, modeling WordPress underwear in the brand latest Perfectly Fit campaign, which was shot by Lachian...
Apologizing to Muslims
During this past October, 138 Muslim leaders released a letter that they had sent to Pope Benedict, calling for cooperation between Christians...
The Politics of Nurture
A couple of decades ago, as a previous national election year approached, a magazine asked several of us to describe the kind...
Thoughts about Hell
Jackie Stone is very angry at Bernie Madoff, and I don’t blame her. She and her whole extended family—parents, aunts and uncles,...
Critical Thinking
I did not contribute anything to “On Faith” (Newsweek/Washington Post) this week. Those of us who serve on that internet panel are...
The Lesson of “Ancient Seas”
I was 15 years old when I stopped believing in a “young earth.” And it happened, of all places, at a fundamentalist...
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