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Emerging Adults
Certain articles take on the status of cultural landmarks. Several years ago, an Atlantic Monthly cover article entitled, Dan Quayle was… Continue reading→
Theological Mentors
In George Marsden’s excellent biography of Jonathan Edwards, the author tells of his having numerous “theological mentors from across the… Continue reading→
James Davison Hunter’s To Change the World – my 2 cents
If you haven’t heard about James Davison Hunter’s recent book, To Change the World, you should at least acquaint yourself with… Continue reading→
Learning in Wartime
If you’ve been called to the academic world in any way, you should certainly read C.S. Lewis’ essay Learning in Wartime…. Continue reading→
Thinking Too Highly of Ourselves?
If we’re going to think faithfully, that probably means we need to think accurately about ourselves. Unfortunately, most of us… Continue reading→
A Welcome Change May Be Coming
We’ve all heard the vacuous claim that all religions are the same. “They’re just different roads that go up the… Continue reading→
Leaving God out of history
One of the challenges of living faithfully in a predominantly secular age is imagining what difference it would make if… Continue reading→
Deeper Answers for Deeper Questions
Are there unanswerable questions? Should we opt to not answer some questions and choose instead to just “accept some things… Continue reading→
A theme verse for thoughtful faith
Proverbs 25:2 may be the leading candidate for a life verse for thoughtful Christians. The text reads, “It is the… Continue reading→
Thoughtful Faith and Faithful Thinking
The tag line on this blog reads, “where thoughtful faith and faithful thinking intersect.” Perhaps that needs a little explanation…. Continue reading→
The Integrity of Christopher Hitchens
One of the foundational assumptions behind this blog is that people are whole, integrated persons. Thus, the way we see… Continue reading→
Students Witnessing to Professors
Many Christian students I know would love to tell their non-Christian professors about their faith. Motivations range from exasperation (because… Continue reading→
What this blog is all about
Thoughtful Christians encounter a double loneliness. I have seen this surface many times in my years of ministering to Christian… Continue reading→