With its recent change in editors, Christianity Today has set forth a new “Declaration of Principles” that reflect the “biblical objectivity” preached for decades by Marvin Olasky, new editor in chief. Olasky, 75, rose to evangelical prominence as editor of…
Of course, evangelicals are complaining about Stranger Things
“Being gay is not a superpower,” one person wrote on social media. Immediately, my heart sank. Although I was still catching up on Stranger Things episodes, my gut told me we were on the precipice of yet another conservative panic attack over…
Now some conservatives think Chick-fil-A has gone ‘woke’
First, Chick-fil-A was the target of a boycott by the gay community for allegedly funding anti-gay efforts through its WinShape Foundation. Now, some evangelicals claim the chicken chain is too gay friendly. The crime this time? A Utah franchise publicly…
Is this really the second-most-important book of the year?
I am puzzled that Christianity Today selected The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory, by Robert S. Smith, as the second most important book of 2025. Surely we have more serious concerns than another evangelical attack on…
‘Are you hungry?’
In a day when the president of the United States cancels the commemoration of Dec. 1 as World AIDS Day — while his DOGE canceling of USAID has led to many more AIDS deaths in Africa — and we see…
The gays who put out a fleece
How far would you go to let God direct your steps? Two young adults met in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in fall 2019. Both were American; both from conservative evangelical Christian stock. They had been introduced because they both worked in…
20 questions for Baylor University
With families traveling long distances by car this week, there’s likely to be a resurgence of one of the most beloved of all time-passing games, Twenty Questions. In that spirit, I’ve come up with 20 questions for the leadership of…
Dad of trans daughter writes about how to slay dragons
Parents must lean into communities of affirmation to endure the religious, cultural and political backlash that comes with parenting gender nonconforming children, author Sim Butler said. Butler said his new book, The Dragons Do Come: Raising a Transgender Kid in…
The gift of a transgender child
Sarah has long been concerned with the scope of my reading, and she is right. For years I have focused my reading on history and current events. Sarah said fiction belonged in my reading diet, too. Fiction, she said, would…
Meet the ‘transvestigators’
Erika Kirk has been no stranger to online scrutiny in the months since her husband, Charlie, was murdered. When she appeared on “The Charlie Kirk Show” just five days after his memorial service, many people were surprised at how bright…
Panelists offer three takes on state of religious liberty today
The Religious Freedom Restoration Act is unconstitutional and opened the door to the death of religious liberty in America, political science professor Marci Hamilton told the Texas Tribune Festival Nov. 13. Hamilton, a lawyer with extensive experience in religious liberty…
How I found hope for today in a coffee shop
I had just left my corporate job — no backup plan, no security blanket, no savings plan that made sense on paper. Just a tug in my spirit I couldn’t ignore any longer. I was tired of running from God’s…