Fred Clark and Scot McKnight take on the Gerson and Chris Ladd articles—Clark: Ladd’s essay serves as a helpful corrective to Gerson’s, centering on the defining facts of slavery, Jim Crow, and... Read more
It is oh-so-common to say evangelicals don’t have a theory of social engagement and Catholics do. Hogwash. Who are we talking about here? Intellectual leaders? If so, that line is wrong on both... Read more
Yes, there is something profoundly wrong at the heart of The United Methodist Church. And it is called the Evangelical Takeover. I admit it: I'm fascinated by the fact that with the death knell of... Read more
Named after the hit song by Christian band MercyMe, I Can Only Imagine opens Friday. I will see it again, probably twice, this weekend, and look forward to seeing what God will do with this powerful... Read more
On Thursday, I was blessed to be in a room of amazingly powerful, incredibly strong, brilliant women who were owning their power and sharing their strength. This is the first year I was involved in... Read more
One evangelical writer said, in complete sincerity, that the way to keep teenagers in the church was to "stop pretending and start living in reality." Read more
