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Should Friendship Be Costly?

There is no shortage of motivational quotes on social media encouraging us to rid ourselves of people who take more than they give or don’t properly appreciate our efforts. For...

Doodle: Blood Sports, Animal Fighting, And Consent

Last week I posted my first article in a planned series asking whether Christians should watch blood sports. It was a tentative foray that I hoped would stir conversation and...

Should Christians Watch Blood Sports?

There is no chapter and verse I can quote to answer the question posed by my title. In fact, the Bible itself is a particularly bloody historical record, from the...

A Peace That Defies The Protests

As hail crashed against the windows of my home on Monday night I wondered for a moment if we might be living through the catastrophic events outlined in Revelation. Millions...

A Prayer For The Sick And Suffering

Preface: this Sunday past I was asked to prepare an intercessory prayer for those who are sick and suffering in my local church. Like the many brothers and sisters who...

Jordan Peterson On James 3

Most Christians are aware of the vivid warnings regarding the tongue—or speech—in James 3:1-12. Earlier in James’ epistle we read, “let every person be quick to hear and slow to...

Technological Fundamentalism: Faith In The Digital Age

Responding to predominantly unfavourable letters regarding his essay on consumerism and new technology, Wendell Berry writes: “I can only conclude that I have scratched on the skin of a technological...

Enduring Divine Absence: Joseph Minich’s Work

Have you ever suspected you have tricked yourself into believing Christian claims? Or have you ever been burrowed down with a crippling sense of grief or bewilderment at God’s inability...

Marriage Vows: Should We Forsake All Others?

“Will you love, comfort, honour and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others be faithful to her so long as you both live?” These are some...