Joe Carter

[Note: Although I originally posted this last year, I thought it was worth reposting during this graduation season.] While it could be argued that youth is wasted on the young, it is indisputable that commencement addresses are wasted on young graduates. Sitting in a stuffy auditorium waiting to . . . . Continue Reading »

[Note: Cross-posted from the First Thoughts blog.]“Why do evangelicals love the Jews?”For years I’ve seen that question asked—albeit almost always indirectly—in various forms. Sometimes it comes from Christians who are skeptical of Zionism; other times from appreciative . . . . Continue Reading »

“Why do evangelicals love the Jews?” For years I’ve seen that question asked—albeit almost always indirectly—in various forms. Sometimes it comes from Christians who are skeptical of Zionism; other times from appreciative but suspicious Jews. The underlying subtext, though, . . . . Continue Reading »

As study of tens of thousands of couples in Britain, Germany and Australia reveals that a happiness gap between spouses was a predictor of divorce—but only when the husband was feeling better about life than his wife: The happiness gap widened when wives were lumbered with most of the . . . . Continue Reading »

At Christianity Today , Christopher Benson—one of our bloggers at Evangel —interviews James Davison Hunter about his new book and why Christian strategies to transform culture are ineffective: Benson: Why are the principal strategies for cultural change failing? Hunter: Evangelism, . . . . Continue Reading »

I completely agree with you, Matt . Friday Night Lights is hands down the best show on television. Admittedly, since I’m from rural Texas and a fan of high school football, I’m culturally predisposed to love the show. But even if I weren’t I’d still adore it for one of the . . . . Continue Reading »

I dedicated over a half a decade to watching one of the most ambitious and ambiguous serial narratives in modern times. I became emotionally invested in the moral lives of the characters. I waited through a painfully long hiatus to find out how the series—one of the great works of pop . . . . Continue Reading »

The Atlantic estimates the net worth of the U.S. presidents : Having examined the finances of all 43 presidents (yes, 43; remember, Cleveland was president twice), we calculated the net worth figures for each in 2010 dollars. Because a number of presidents, particularly in the early 19th Century, . . . . Continue Reading »

Before his death in 1910, Mark Twain left instructions not to publish his autobiography until 100 years after his death. Fortunately for us, that’s now : Exactly a century after rumours of his death turned out to be entirely accurate, one of Mark Twain’s dying wishes is at last coming . . . . Continue Reading »

Tonight, after six seasons and more than 100 episodes, the series finale of Lost will bring closure—however incomplete—to one of the most intriguing TV shows in decades. Many fans (including me) are naturally worried that the final episode will be a disappointment. But in the Wall Street . . . . Continue Reading »