“Maybe We’re Not Christians”

A real Christian life is one infused with the qualities of Christ himself. But we have replaced submission, service, and sacrifice with salesmanship, self-help, and success.Here is an excerpt from a challenging article written by someone who may surprise you. Read it first, and I will tell you who . . . . Continue Reading »

Krauthammer Nails It

Charles Krauthammer was trained as a psychiatrist. I often took issue with his foreign policy reading during the Bush administration. But his column on medicalizing mass murder really nails it. Just in case you missed it: a classic.What a surprise - that someone who shouts “Allahu akbar” . . . . Continue Reading »

Post-Evangelicalism is Dead

In a comment to Matt’s post, Michael Spencer says:I don’t believe I, or any other post-evangelical, is saving or perpetuating evangelicalism. I’d gladly go out any number of doors were those doors available to me.Post evangelicals like Patrol and myself are endeavoring to help . . . . Continue Reading »

As a Romney Guy. . .

As I look toward 2012, I realize that as a Romney guy I often feel like the kind of person who would have a party for Windows 7 . . . my candidate is  very attractive, but safe as an Osmond.But then I realized that if I become an Obama guy, I would be one of those people who buy Apple . . . . Continue Reading »

The Two Shall Become One

A few years ago, I attended a family wedding and watched an amazing sight. The groom’s grandmother was suffering from advanced Parkinson’s and was confined to a wheelchair. She was utterly dependent on her husband. As a part of the ceremony, the minister invited the congregation to come . . . . Continue Reading »

Part of a Complete Breakfast

Don’t miss the fresh-brewed theology from FT’s November issue: Meir Y. Soloveichik, associate rabbi at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York, writes on the theology of Michael Wyschogrod : To Jewish critics, Wyschogrod’s emphasis on divine love and on the indwelling of the . . . . Continue Reading »