The Copycat Problem
Media outlets must change how they cover school shootings and glamorize the shooters.
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Letter to a Disappointed Graduate
Dear new college graduate, I’m supposed to start off by saying “Congratulations,” but I doubt you want to hear that right now. If I’ve understood you correctly, today doesn’t feel like a victory to you. You say you’ve wasted most of the last few years. You’ve say you’ve been selfish, lazy, and unkind. You say […]
Read MoreThree Reasons Not to Gamble on Sports
In a landmark decision today, the Supreme Court effectively struck down federal laws against sports gambling. While the full implications of the ruling will probably take time to realize, most states in the US will likely sanction and promote (though, according to this ruling, they wouldn’t have to) betting on professional sports, such as NFL, […]
Read MoreA Brief Postscript On Abuse, Church, and At-All-Costs Evangelism
An unbelieving husband’s body in a church pew is not worth more than his abused and vulnerable wife.
Read MoreIs the Jordan Peterson Phenomenon Really About Angry Young Men?
Does the “anti-PC warrior” sell bitterness and a persecution complex to angry white males?
Read MoreInfinity Jest
I liked it. I’d be fine if I never saw it again.
Read MoreHospitality as Friendship: A Billy Graham Rule Proposal
A proposal for married men and women to transform our view of friendship.
Read MoreWhy “I’m Not a Fundamentalist” Isn’t Enough
We can either really learn the lessons of the Religious Right, or we can repeat the errors of the past on a different side.
Read MoreOn Southern Baptist Blind Spots
This is precarious time for Baptists. My concern is that too few seem willing to admit it.
Read MoreCan My Phone Love Me?
Why would people spend hours pouring out their souls to a computer?
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