Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Enlightenment Thought and Paying for Lightbulbs
Someone wrote a letter recently to the editor of a denominational magazine, proposing that since the staff…
Slick and Far From Truth
Given the low standards of mainstream reporting on religious issues, it’s hard to publish an article that…
Frames of Mind
My attention span is waning. I’ve noted it for the past couple of years: No longer can…
The Ecumenism of Pope Francis
As president of a confessional, Christian graduate school serving a large urban demographic, I have the opportunity…
“What About You?”
Of all the speeches Pope Francis recently delivered in America, among the most inspiring was one highlighting…
Scientists Explain the Origins of Religion
I’d say, after reading this essay, we can just sleep in next Sunday. We now have a scientific…
School Shootings and the Book of Job
Last Thursday morning, I was teaching a freshman honors seminar in Newberg, Oregon. We were discussing Genesis…
Go To Church, Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber famously got his start in the music industry at the age of thirteen after being…
We’ve Been Warned
After a papal visit that provided a welcome rest from the cynicism of our hyper-political culture, coverage…
Of Marriage and Orthodox Priests
If anyone had asked me what I thought about Eastern Orthodoxy before I converted, I would have…
Sporting Transcendence
Recently I got quite caught up in a football game on television. It was a close match…
A Guide Through the Thicket
Renewing Moral Theology: Christian Ethics as Action, Character, and Grace by daniel a. westberg ivp academic, 281…
Theology Worth Smuggling
When Harvey Cox was a student minister in Berlin in 1962, one year after the erection of…
RSVP “No” to Suicide Party
Back in 1991, I received an invitation to a party. My elderly friend Frances wanted to die.…
Learned Ignorance
On Wednesday evening, a capacity crowd assembled at the Calvary Chapel on the campus of Biola University…
