God’s “Softening”: Passion Week Thoughts
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Marble Faun, Miriam, who struggles much with guilt, is hoping for empathy from her friend Hilda, whom Miriam views as a model of purity. When Hilda backs away from their friendship, Miriam offers this theological assessment of her friend’s incapacity for empathy: “I have always said, Hilda, that you were […]
Avoiding Solipsism
In my recent Newsweek column, I described the sadness that hit me on Election Day morning when I saw angry groups gesturing...
Church Property Disputes
Recently I was talking with a friend who is a part of a “breakaway” Anglican congregation whose members are in a property...
God’s “Preferential Option for the Poor”
Occasionally I come across fellow evangelicals distancing themselves from the notion of a “preferential option for the poor.” This has been happening...
A Cure for Empathy Deficiency?
There have been reports in a couple of different places about a 30-year study of the capacity of empathy in college students....
Influential Books
I came across a piece recently where an American literature scholar went public with the admission that he hasn’t actually read Moby...
The Politics of Nurture
A couple of decades ago, as a previous national election year approached, a magazine asked several of us to describe the kind...
Toward a Theology of Cremation
Someone wrote recently to ask me for my views about cremation. This is the second time I have been asked about this...
8 Steps To Build A Beautiful Brick Patio
Making another scene highlight is not that troublesome as it sounds. A crisp appearance to your home can simply be expert by building a...
Evangelical Students: Are We Ready for Them?
I am writing an essay on Carl Henry’s ecclesiology, for the Evangelical Theological Society meetings in November, and have just finished reading...
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