John Stonestreet and Timothy D. Padgett

Voices Contributors

The non-essential church?

Crises reveal much about us as individuals: our courage, our faith, our resiliency.

The non-essential church?

We can only 'imagine' a utopia

If the history of the 20th Century teaches us anything, it’s that this-world-only political utopianisms always lead to catastrophe, in which individuals are sacrificed on the altars of the collective good

We can only 'imagine' a utopia

Lent, the reality of death, and fearing God

A key distinction is that Lenten disciplines, beginning with Ash Wednesday’s reminder that “You are dust and to dust you shall return,” place our celebration of resurrection in the context of our humanity, both our mortality and our fallenness.

Lent, the reality of death, and fearing God

J. Lo and Shakira’s Super Bowl 'performance' and our culture’s mixed messages

In the midst of our culture’s ubiquitous calls to protect kids and women from abuse and harassment, especially in this #MeToo era, we pretend that as long as we call it “art” or “female empowerment,” that this sort of overt sexualization will magically have none of the consequences we now complain about.

J. Lo and Shakira’s Super Bowl 'performance' and our culture’s mixed messages

The trans sexualization of our children has begun

In the whole run-up surrounding the push for same-sex marriage and LGBT “rights,” some predicted that the normalization of homosexuality would open the door to other deviant practices. But it was much worse than imagined.

The trans sexualization of our children has begun