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January 2020

January 15, 2020
Does the Mennonite Game promote a close or closed community?
January 14, 2020
What does it mean to call someone a heretic? Guest blogger Joey Cochran surveys the...
January 13, 2020
Greetings from Dry January. This special season, introduced a few years back, invites men and...
January 10, 2020
Today I have one substantial post, about American Anglicans, but also a shorter note on...
January 09, 2020
This Monday, the Clemson Tigers face off against the LSU Tigers in the College Football...
January 08, 2020
I recently encountered an article that made me yell “Preach!” It was about single women...
January 07, 2020
If you're considering sending your children to a Christian college, Chris has some advice.
January 06, 2020
I have been reviewing some of the highlights of the decade just past, as they...
January 03, 2020
This post concerns a prayer of which I am fond, and which should be better...
January 02, 2020
On the fourth Sunday of Advent, I attended worship at a mainline Protestant church. The...
January 01, 2020
David reviews a fascinating memoir entitled *Rebel Mother*

December 2019

December 31, 2019
Chris reviews our most popular posts from 2019, most of which clearly illustrate the continuing...
December 30, 2019
I have recently watched the engaging, new movie, "Two Popes," directed by Fernando Meirelles and...
December 27, 2019
This fine sculpture, from San Francisco’s glorious Asian Art Museum, depicts a bodhisattva, a holy...
December 26, 2019
The frenzied commentary around Mark Galli's Christianity Today editorial has not only revealed widely diverging opinions...
December 25, 2019
It was Christmas, 1388, in Shrewsbury, a bustling market town far in the west of...
December 24, 2019
Watching the new Netflix film on the last two popes, Chris was reminded of the...
December 23, 2019
I posted about the gospel passage concerning Jesus and the feast of Hanukkah, which is...
December 21, 2019
Last weekend we shared our favorite books of 2019. Today: our favorite articles of the...
December 20, 2019
The feast of Hanukkah begins this year on the evening of Sunday, December 22 (missing...
December 19, 2019
Kathryn T. Long’s God in the Rainforest: A Tale of Martyrdom and Redemption in Amazonian...
December 18, 2019
Ron Sider returns to his Anabaptist roots in retirement.
December 17, 2019
Chris considers the history of the English Premier League, whose past and present support two...
December 16, 2019
It’s not your average out-of-office message: gone on pilgrimage, won't be checking email. Recently I...
December 15, 2019
I wrote a post last week about the British general election, and what it means...
December 14, 2019
The Anxious Bench-ers share some of the books that they read in 2019.
December 13, 2019
Scholars differ on the exact birthdate of Jesus of Nazareth, though a fair consensus holds...
December 12, 2019
Today, December 12, is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and in honor...
December 11, 2019
I belong to an all-female super-hero-movie-viewing group. Imagine my delight, then, when the trailer for...
December 10, 2019
Shirley Hoogstra, president of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities, answers questions about Fairness...
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