Joe Carter

As a lifelong student of rhetoric, I’ve always had a fascination and fondness for preachers. I’ve spent many years studying their manners and methods in order to learn how they are able to communicate to large groups in a way that feels intimate and familiar. For instance, one of my . . . . Continue Reading »

A Hungarian Catholic priest who preaches from his skateboard has become a favorite on YouTube. My first reaction while watching the video (okay, my second reaction, after “cool cassock”) was: That’s the best you can do? You guys got nothing on our stunt preachers. To show our . . . . Continue Reading »

When it comes to homosexuality, those who support gay rights don’t often find themselves agreeing with conservative Christians. Advances in biomedical technology, however, should push the two groups to agree that the biological basis for the homosexual orientation is irrelevant. Although their motivations may differ, each side has reasons for promoting the idea that sexual activity is freely chosen behavior… . Continue Reading »

Betrand Russell, famous for his agnostic views as much as for his theories on logic, was once asked how he would answer if he turned out to be wrong about God. Russell was delighted with the question and answered, “Why, I should say, ‘God, you gave us insufficient evidence.’” I suspect that . . . . Continue Reading »

Each August since 1998, Beloit College has released the Beloit College Mindset List , providing perspective for us old timers on how students just entering college see the world. For the Class of 2014: 1. Few in the class know how to write in cursive. 12. Clint Eastwood is better known as a . . . . Continue Reading »

You’re marriage may be in trouble if, while rifling through your important documents, you discover your spouse has taken out an insurance policy to protect against divorce : SafeGuard Guaranty Corp., an insurance start-up based in North Carolina, recently released what it’s billing as the . . . . Continue Reading »

At Public Discourse, my friend Michael Fragoso explains why the so-called “week-after pill” is an abortion drug hidden under the guise of contraception: On August 13 th the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug “ella” (ulipristal acetate) for prescription use as . . . . Continue Reading »

Last October I invited two dozens evangelical pastors, philosophers, theologians, and bloggers to join together for an on-going conversation. The intention was to create a place where we could discuss the issues that are important to our community and to explain ourselves to non-believers, . . . . Continue Reading »

After overturning the ban prohibiting same-sex marriage, Judge Walker was ready to start allowing gay marriages to resume in California on Wednesday. But the region’s federal appeals court has put that on hold : The ruling, issued by a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals . . . . Continue Reading »

Evangelical theologian Clark Pinnock passed away on Sunday at the age of 73. The controversial advocate of open theism and annihilationism was an important influence in Wesleyan and Pentecostal theological circles. . . . . Continue Reading »