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A New Evangelical Harvest
American culture is undergoing a “vibe shift.” There’s a resurgence of hope among conservatives that politics and culture will increasingly return to reality. But alongside this, there seem to...
Evangelicals Must Stop Their Preferential Treatment of the Left
Aaron Renn’s “negative world” thesis broadly posits that in contemporary America the primary forces of culture are turned against Christians and Christian moral teaching. Identifying as a Christian and...
How I Evolved on Tim Keller: A Follow-Up
James Wood, associate editor at First Things, responds to criticisms of his widely discussed original essay “How I Evolved on Tim Keller.“ James discusses his critique of “winsome third-wayism” and...
How I Evolved on Tim Keller
My family’s beloved thirteen-year-old dog is named Keller. Every day he serves as a reminder of the ways that a certain Presbyterian pastor in New York City influenced me...