Posts in category Current Events

For all of our married life, my wife, Paula, and I have been in ministry of one sort or another. Everything changed for us as …

At the outset of the present quarantine, everything was bizarre, electric, and controversial. People filled their time arguing over lethality, R₀ rates, and balancing lives …

I, like you, am tired of thinking about COVID-19 already, though my browsing history might betray me. I’ll abstain from taking a side on whether …

The news just hit that another fabulously popular megapastor has been fired, apparently because of a long-standing, toxic culture of absolute power. I’m not very …

But when a bright star falls, we find it easy, respectable, and socially gratifying to share a post in which we register our rage against their sexual misconduct. It is much harder—and less flashy—to pray in private for the abusers and the abused. It is even harder to confess and forsake our own sins.

Racism and the national response to it is back in the news. In one sense, it’s hard to say it’s back in the news because …

It’s a historic day! Today the 44th president of the United States steps down to be replaced by the 45th. I’m always amazed to watch …

As always, last night’s election had repurcussions that stretched far beyond the borders of the United States. One of the most farcical (except it really …

Unsurprisingly, politics has brought abortion back into the public discourse, because in her last debate, the person who will in all likelihood become the next president …

It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. Two candidates stand before us promising the great days of the past. Sure, liberals long for …