Forcing Jesus to Be King: Utilitarian Religion and Self-Fulfillment
Jesus will not be forced into doing our bidding. He walks away from propping up our agendas on the warrant of his authority.
With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility
Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.
Brand, Peterson, and Individual Responsibility
In a recent podcast, Russell Brand heartily agrees with Jordan Peterson on a variety of themes, such as individual responsibility and the attraction of the Christian Bible.
The claims of conscience
The conscience is not sovereign. God, who sits as judge on the last day, is sovereign.
Worship or works? Engaging Michael Curry and Richard Rohr
Christian worship and Christian ethics are inextricably bound up together.
Virtue and basketball
Basketball has its own “internal goods” and rewards, which are available to everyone regardless of ability, whereas the “external goods” are by definition scarce and subject to competition.
Details matter: Against ‘adiaphora’
Our regular, knee-jerk assertions that only the Creed matters do great damage to the unity of Christian witness and the integrity of Christian life.
