Tolkien on Fairy-Stories
This, from the epilogue of J.R.R. Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories,” was inscrutable to me when I first read it in junior high.
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cultural hermeneutics
Jesus, the Shema, and the Glorious Trinity
I have a piece over at Tabletalk about the prayer of Jesus in John 17, often called the High Priestly Prayer due to its
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In The Washington Post: Autonomy, Community, and Dying
I co-wrote a piece in the Washington Post that addresses some of the concerns we have with a bill currently before the D.C. city council
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What Does the Bible Teach Us About Wealth
Thanks to The Institute of Faith, Work, and Economics for publishing this piece on biblical teaching about wealth. You can download a free electronic
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John Stott on the Style of Public Christianity
With the launch of a new initiative at Reformed Theological Seminary entitled The Institute of Theology and Public Life, I am noticing the ways in
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The Ecumenism of Pope Francis
Church unity is noble goal, but one which must be pursued with care and integrity. I have a piece in First Things on
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Ashley Madison, Public Shaming, and the Light of Christ
I preached from 1 John 1:5-10 this past Sunday, a text that has a lot to say about the implications of “walking in
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Story’s Dominance of Life
Jonathan Gottschall’s 2012 book The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make us Human (Mariner Books) begins with the line from Elie Wiesel’s The Gates of the
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Engagement and Resistance in the Second Temple Period and Today
To what extent did Jews living in Judea after the restoration of Jerusalem in 536 B.C. and before 70 A.D. (commonly referred to as
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A Community of Joyful Exiles and Penitent Strangers
I have a post over at the Christward Collective about the dynamics of exile for the people of God living in a culture
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