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Wings of Theology
In his commentary on Revelation 4, Victorinus spins off a fascinating allegory about the wings of the…
We Need to Win the Aesthetic, Not the Argument
Last week Rusty Reno and I did a double act on the Hugh Hewitt radio show. At…
David’s Conquests
After he recounts Yahweh’s commitment to the Davidic line (1 Chronicles 17), the Chronicler recounts David’s conquests…
The Courage of InterVarsity
“Courage,” said Atticus Finch, is “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway…
Let’s Keep Psychology and Political Science in Their Own Corners
Political theorist Kody Cooper and therapist Brandon Wall have teamed up for a Public Discourse essay applying…
The Perils of De-industrialization
One summer in her youth my mother worked at the Willow Run factory in suburban Detroit where…
Structure in 1 Chronicles 10
The Chronicler’s account of the death of Saul (1 Chronicles 10) is organized in three paragraphs: first,…
Protest and its Limits
No American needs to be told that it’s been a tumultuous, often bewildering, political season. Democrats were…
The Amen of Action
Yahweh promises David an enduring house. David doesn’t take it for granted, but immediately asks the Lord…
The Third Rail of Catholic Life
In the past seven months, Amoris Laetitia has become a kind of third rail in the life…
Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given
The poultry donation had arrived, completely frozen, two hours before dinner was to begin. “Get three cutting…
Nature Without Us
In his The Territories of Science and Religion, Peter Harrison gives examples of the shift that took…
Ranking Arnie
How do you rank the best golfers? Tallying up the wins doesn’t tell the whole story. The…
Christianity’s Lost World
Writing in Christianity Today, Timothy C. Morgan reports on an archeological discovery in Kazakhstan, a few dozen…
On the Uses of Tardigrades
John Crowe of the University of California, Davis, may not have built molecular engines, but he’s been…
