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Making the Good Life from Home
In my advocacy for recovering the productive household, the first question I'm asked is, "Is...
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Theological Foundations of the Family: Father Abraham
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I Shall Return!
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Is Horror Fiction Immoral?
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Story-telling and Sovereignty
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Was Jesus a Self-Promoter?
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Taking a Son to College
I suspect that I'll cry. The last time I cried was when we dropped his...
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The Fermi Paradox and Extraterrestrial Life
When I was a kid I figured we'd be a star-faring civilization by now. Things...
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H. P. Lovecraft, Evangelist of the Sublime
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Tentmaking: It’s Not Just for Missionaries Anymore
I enjoyed a conversation with a retired minister in my church yesterday. During our time...
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Eddie the Eagle — Reviewed
I had the pleasure of screening, Eddie the Eagle for Patheos last Wednesday. It is...
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Advice for a Nice Christian Young Man
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Why Evangelical Gender-Egalitarians are Statists
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