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View MoreI'm a sucker for traditional architecture. My wife and I fell in love with a historic Tudor Revival fixer upper in her hometown and moved in a few years ago. Two summers ago we spent our anniversary in Akron, Ohio just so we could tour Stan Hywet, one of the most celebrated historic homes in the United States. [...]
It should not surprise us to find rich theological and cultural insights coming from the realm of the military. After all, to deal with war is to deal with sin, suffering, grace, hope, and theodicy. It is often from the battlefield that we hear the question, “Why would a good God allow…?” [...]
At 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 [...]
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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. [...]
