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Amid the week celebrating one woman’s consent to bring forth our Savior, I took a deep dive into a film exploring another woman’s ‘yes’...

Common Sense Holiness    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    The grateful Dad reminded me of the counsel I gave him...

Trumping Abortion    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)    I am grateful for Trump’s Supreme Court appointments (if only...

Most Vulnerable  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17)    Two years ago, I was on a conference break—walking down a busy street...

Christian Nation?    ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17)  I’m grateful to be an alien in America. On one hand, I am a...

This post was originally published on 10/08/18 While waiting in line at the market, I observed two young Latina women in matching jean...

‘…as we are raised with Christ, so at least some animals are raised in us. We know, indeed, that a great deal…is raised in the redeemed...

My world was rocked when I first heard the news about Mike Bickle’s sexual and spiritual abuse: I felt sick to my stomach and...

‘We cannot separate the masculine and the feminine from God’s work of creation, which is prior to all our decisions and experiences, and...

“I will never move someplace without Nick, and Nick won’t move anywhere without me. When Nick dates he lets women know, ‘Hey, this guy’s...

‘We have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. Rather, by setting forth the...

The Child is a Warrior ‘I have quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me' (Ps....

‘The light shines in darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.’- John 1:5 The only good thing about Pope Francis’ confusing...

Part 2: The MacGuffin of Conversion Therapy This is the second blog of our three-part series. If you haven’t already, please read part 1...

Part 1: Mistaken Identity Simon Kent Fung does. Believe the Church kills ‘gay’ people, that is, like Alana Chen on whom he based his...

Previously published on March 21, 2010 While doing a conference in Denver many years ago, a vigorous young man introduced himself to me...

Pope Francis, Forgive my mild resistance to the ‘synod on synodality.’ The name itself tempts me to revert to evangelicalism; I resist. I...

Dear Pope Francis, I write this as one father to another. We share a deep love for Jesus and Church. I honor your weighty fatherhood as...

St. John Paul II rallied more men to the priesthood than any pope in modern history. Everywhere I go in the Catholic world I witness...

‘He suffused me without difficulty, burst my shame and the thoughts I’d suppressed… As if He had touched a rhythm in my temples and...