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Love and the Inhumanity of Same-Sex Marriage
More and more commentators are saying that we have passed the tipping point on same-sex marriage in the United States. Almost daily another politician or public figure stands before a microphone to...
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Pursue Justice or Extend Grace in Sexual Harassment?
Several years ago I was in a work situation where men often said sexual, inappropriate things to me and about me. One coworker even went as far as to grab me and then made it a big deal when I asked...
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Resources for One-Anothering the Word
If you have relationships or know someone who does, then keep reading. Paul Tripp and Timothy Lane have teamed up on a number of writing projects over the years, including How People Change and...
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When You’re in the Crosshairs of Anxiety
A beloved relative is dying before your eyes; the syncopation of an EKG monitor punctuates each heartbeat. Bleep . . . Bleep . . . Bleep . . . . It’s not the sound of hospital equipment, however, that...
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Forgive Us These Faults
For decades Kathy and I have profited immensely from the pastoral wisdom of the converted slave trader John Newton. As an 18th-century Anglican minister, Newton was a good preacher, but it was as a...
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Doubt Your Doubts
My generation talks a lot about doubt. It seems hip and cool to be indifferent to everything and everyone. We shrug off people and plans as quickly as we shove off old technology or dated politics....
View ArticleHow to Get Real, Honest Community
What is the single most important component of any healthy relationship? Maybe your initial answer to this question is something like love, trust, or selflessness. But let us suggest an answer that is...
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Crack, Meth, Addiction, and the Puritans
In a fascinating piece in The New York Times, “The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts,” Dr. Carl Hart presents his research on how crack and meth addicts choose future monetary rewards instead another...
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Feeling Shame Is Not Repentance
“What do you say to people who are dealing with shame from sexual sin?” a longtime friend asked me in a text message. That question deserves more than a text response, but I wrote, “It could only be...
View ArticleJustification and Sanctification: What’s the Problem?
The relationship between justification and sanctification—between being pronounced righteous in a moment and being made righteous over a lifetime—is delicate, complex, and altogether crucial to grasp....
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