“The Unexamined Life Isn’t Worth Living”
If you wanted to be a somebody in Athens, Greece, in the 400s BC, you needed to meet the city’s high beauty standards and/or be talented at winning arguments. It was the era of “sophists,” paid teachers of rhetoric (public speaking). These teachers cared more about winning arguments (especially lawsuits) than about seeking truth. They […]
An Editor’s Take on Megan Basham’s ‘Shepherds for Sale’
September 2, 2024 Everybody loves an editor. (Ha, that’s the closest you’ll get to an editor joke.) The truth is, nobody likes being told all the ways they could have said what they said better. But it’s also true that every writer needs a good editor, which is why I never like to publish or […]
Just Turn the TV Off? Reflections on the Paris Olympic Opening Ceremonies
July 30, 2024 “Just turn the TV off!” That’s the advice Whoopi Goldberg gave in response to Christians outraged by the apparent depiction during the Paris Olympics opening ceremony of da Vinci’s The Last Supper by a troupe of drag queens. First of all, Goldberg explains, it wasn’t meant to be the Last Supper. It […]
Our Identity in Christ
Many within the church where I (Michelle) serve have adult children who are not walking with the Lord. The children were raised in the church, had daily family devotionals growing up, and attended youth group and church camp, but they have not chosen to follow the faith they were raised in. Some have chosen to […]
Why Is There Anti-Semitism…Then and Now? Q&A with Matthew Umbarger
Why is there anti-Semitism throughout history and even in our own times? Matthew Umbarger is a Catholic scholar who spent nine years studying the Old Testament in Israel (PhD in Hebrew Bible from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev). He has long had a heart for understanding and loving the Jewish people. I recently caught up […]
Our Identity and the Enemy
I don’t even like capitalizing the word “enemy” in the title of this article. I get that it is an important word in the title, thus we capitalize said word, but I don’t like giving the enemy any more weight than necessary, and a capital “E” feels too heavy. Scripture tells us in John 10:10 […]
For the Win: On Seeing More Than the Losses
I must’ve been the last one to try Schlotzsky’s. It’s weird to look back and wonder how I missed it. I had seen it on Poplar Avenue in Memphis since 2005 when we moved here, and usually my Northeast Ohio upbringing would be attracted to last names with unnecessary consecutive consonants (even Coach K would […]
Renew Review: ‘Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage’ by Preston Sprinkle
John Whittaker reviews Preston Sprinkle’s Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage?: 21 Conversations from a Historically Christian View. For a written review by John, click here.
