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View MoreAt eighteen years old, I left home and, with it, the church for a time. I called myself a Christian, but in my heart, I regarded Jesus as not much more than an eternal insurance plan. Like many passing through Vanity Fair, I was captivated by its wares: grades, reputation, romance, amusements, and even [...]
One of the more surprising and far-reaching changes in American life over the past fifty years has been the rapid and widespread approval of homosexuality and same-sex relationships. In the 1970s, public support for same-sex relationships was minimal—only 12% of Americans in 1973 said [...]
Jonathan Landry Cruse’s "Paradox People: Learning to Live the Beatitudes" is a fitting title that aims to enhance our understanding of the often-quoted but little-understood opening verses of the Sermon on the Mount. These passages have become so famous that they are known in part even by many [...]
For Christians who really care about theology and apologetics, one of the biggest issues that regularly comes up in personal conversation or online is atheism. If we want to effectively engage atheists with the sure hope we have in Jesus, we need to understand what atheism is all about and where atheists are coming from. [...]
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I was blessed with a grandfather who modeled a life that represented an impeccably well-ordered hierarchy of loves. Jasper N. Dorsey (1913–1990), whom we all called “Papa,” was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend, churchman, patriot, and public servant. He was the most honorable man I have ever known. [...]
In this essay, I want to make the case that disciple-making belongs exclusively to the church, because disciples are made by God alone through the liturgy—the ministry of word and sacrament in gathered worship. Liturgy is discipleship; discipleship is liturgical. [...]
Holly Pivec and R. Douglas Geivett are apologists and recognized experts on the New Apostolic Reformation movement. I first met Holly and Doug in 2018 when I was publisher for Lexham Press. We had recently acquired the rights to their first two books on the dangers of this movement. [...]
