Protest and Survive, But How?

by Carl R. Trueman

Only those churches which have a firm and elaborate grasp of the Christian faith are likely to survive in the coming years.
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5 May 2015 0

Let No One Look Down on Your Agedness

by James R. Rogers

Why do churches hire younger pastors? Continue Reading »

12 Jan 2015 0

Millennial Religion and the Sovereign Self

by David T. Koyzis

Claiming to speak for an entire generation to which she admittedly does not entirely belong, Rachel Held Evans tells us why Millennials are leaving the church. A sample of the reasons she cites: Armed with the latest surveys, along with personal testimonies from friends and readers, I explain how . . . . Continue Reading »

30 Jul 2013 0

The Language of Addiction Takes Over

by Helen Andrews

There was a period, shortly before the Bolshevik Revolution, when the history of the Russian temperance movement became thoroughly intertwined with the history of Russian social reform in general. “The history of the Russian temperance movement” may sound like a world’s-shortest-book joke, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 2013 0

More Manent

by Carl Scott

From the City Journal, this time, a full essay, with a title that says it all “City, Empire, Church, Nation.”    Here’s a taste: During the premodern era, competing political forms—the city, the empire, and the Church—checked one another, so it was necessary to . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2012 0

We’re just like Oprah

by Frank Turk

Some people have been hurt in the local church. For some people it’s just a rote activity, as Oprah admits, which she learned as a child. Some of us are much smarter than our local church can bear, and some cannot stand how smart the church thinks it is. Worse still for others: it will simply be completely useless. Continue Reading »

25 Jan 2010 0