ELSEWHERE: The Theology of Beard Length

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 1:01 pm By Brad Williams

So, you thought the East-West church divide was over whether or not the bread used in Mass should be leavened? Or perhaps because of the filioque clause? Oh no, those were only part of it. They also split, dear readers, over the length of the priestly beard. I am giving to you, as was given to me, this gift of the theological history of the beard. You should read it. And if you are a man, know that a line has been... Read more

ELSEWHERE: The “Netflix for Books” Has Arrived

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 11:46 am By Jason Morehead

Netflix has changed the way that we consume movies and TV. No longer do we purchase DVDs; instead, we can stream everything we watch for one low price. And now, thanks to the newly announced Oyster service, we can do the same thing with books. For $9.95/month, you have access to 100,000 titles, with many more to come. Forbes‘ Steven Bertoni has more info. Read more

When Is Football Too Dangerous?

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 9:07 am By Brad Williams

Brain damage. It is beyond dispute that playing in the NFL is causing brain injury to many of the men who play it. Owen Strachan asks how we should think about football in light of these new findings about long-term injury in football. You should check it out. Read more

Why Syrian Intervention Should Be More Complicated for Christians

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 8:35 am By Jason Morehead

"If you are a Christian, to what extent should the welfare of Syrian Christians affect your opinion regarding U.S. action in Syria?" Read more

God and Country Music: “Sin City,” 40 Years after Gram Parsons

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 9:11 am By Nick Rynerson

"Parsons figured out how to merge the old and new, sacred and saeculum (the current age)." Read more

Open Letters: Prideful, Presumptuous, and They Need to Stop

Last updated on: September 6, 2013 at 12:17 pm By Drew Dixon

The time for the open letter has passed. Read more

ELSEWHERE: Against Pornography… in Scandinavia?

Last updated on: September 5, 2013 at 8:09 am By Brad Williams

I endorse this message to the hotel industry 100%. And to anyone else, for that matter. Hopefully, this is a step in the right direction to stop the de-humanizing effects of pornography. Read more

If Books and Culture Disappears, We All Lose

Last updated on: September 5, 2013 at 9:26 am By Martyn Jones

"Nowhere else will you find an evangelical journal with the same depth and breadth, the same consistently high-grade editorial quality, the same brainy cast of contributors." Read more