Religion

Meant for Evil, Used for Good 4
- Politics, Religion
- May 22, 2023
Have you ever had a “Joseph moment”? I had one the other day. By Joseph, I’m referencing the biblical character—Abraham’s great-grandson—who was the second youngest of 12 brothers. Although favored by his father, he was hated by his brothers, who soon sold him as a slave to Egypt. (What a great family, huh?) While in
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Stylish Sins: Transgenderism and the Contemporary Church 8
- Religion
- May 11, 2023
“The church’s response to those who identify as transgender,” Andrew T. Walker writes, “must be, immediately and with integrity, ‘You are welcome here. You are loved here.’” This position reflects the broad inclinations of contemporary evangelicals, who generally seek to intentionally love and welcome those in the transgender movement. Though scripturally grounded churches may disagree with much
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One Thing We Can All Do for Our Country 1
- Politics, Religion
- May 5, 2023
You [Lord] who have imbued us with unalienable rights that we may serve you in freedom … we ask your blessing upon us now. Conscious that unless you build the house those who build it labor in vain and unless you watch over the city we keep vigil in vain, we ask you first to
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A Jewel on the Shenandoah: Something Beautiful for God 5
- Religion
- May 2, 2023
From the new church, which sits in the quiet countryside on this soft spring afternoon, the bells ring. A bagpiper, a cardinal, a bishop, a platoon of priests, and several altar servers slowly walk up the hill from the old church to the new and enter through the double doors, over which is inscribed, “HAEC
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Real and Artificial Intelligence 3
- Religion
- May 1, 2023
Right now, just as I’m writing these words, I’m coming off two hours of revelations that have left me reeling. The phrase mind-blowing is a gross understatement of what has shaken my world to the core. One cause of this interior earthquake is a poem, “What It Means to Be an American.” Here are the
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Fight or Flight? Some Thoughts for Easter 5
- Politics, Religion
- April 7, 2023
The long Gospel readings in my church on Palm Sunday offer an unflattering portrait of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Judas sells out his master for 30 pieces of silver and leaves the Last Supper to put his betrayal into action. Later that evening in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asks three of his followers
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