Charlie Kirk, Cultural Apologetics, & Christian Nationalism
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been asked for my thoughts on Charlie Kirk and his memorial. Here are some...
Book Review: Scrolling Ourselves to Death Edited by Brett McCracken & Ivan Mesa
“Sadly, many Christians default toward a naive embrace of technology as a neutral or merely pragmatic tool to be harnessed...
Book Review: Sanctifying Suburbia by Brian J. Miller
Location, location, location. No matter how much we might try to ignore it, where we live matters—and often more than...
Book Review: From Platforms to Pillars by Mark Sayers
240 pages, Moody Publishers“You need a platform of 10,000 for us to work with you. Do you have a platform...
Book Review: Christian Smith’s Why Religion Became Obsolete – The Demise of Traditional Faith in America
Why did the church I grew up in close its doors?Why have 26 Christian colleges and seminaries shut down or...
#10: Christian Nationalism: Weighed, Wanting, and a Better Way Forward
This topic will be covered in six parts. This is part 6. Check outPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Weighed and...
#10. Christian Nationalism: The Gospel In Enemy Mode
This topic will be covered in six parts. This is part 5. Check outPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4The Problem of...
Substack Can’t Save My Soul (But I Keep Checking Anyway): A Lament from Digital Babylon
Photo by Prateek Gautam on UnsplashStill a bit groggy, I made my way to the kitchen to get the morning...
#10. Christian Nationalism: Why Power Can’t Preach
This topic will be covered in six parts. This is part 4. Check out Part 1Part 2Part 3Two Modes of...
#10. Christian Nationalism: Dangerous Nostalgia
This topic will be covered in six parts. This is part 3. Check out Part 1Part 2Wrapped in Red, White,...
#10. Christian Nationalism: What Are We Really Talking About?
This topic will be covered in six parts. This is part 2. For the others in this series, check out:Part...
God, Is This You?
Over the years, one of my greatest struggles has been learning to discern the difference between the hand of God,...
#9. Christian Nationalism, Pt 1: The Sorrow Beneath the Banner
This topic will be covered in six parts. This is part 1.The Disorientation: The Changing Cultural & Political LandscapeOn June...
#9. The Prosperity Gospel: The Gospel That Killed My Father
Me and my Dad a year before his deathThe prosperity gospel killed my father. Let me explain.My dad grew up...
#8. Postmodernism: “The Gospel According to ‘You Do You’”
Trying to understand how postmodernism has shaped the gospel is a bit like trying to measure how COVID-19 impacted our...
#249 | Exploring the Depths of Scripture: The Importance of the Whole Story with Christopher J.H. Wright, Pt. 2
Travis Michael Fleming and Christopher J.H. Wright engage in a profound discourse concerning the implications of Chris' book, *The Great...
My Story, Your Story, THE Story
“What’s your story?” Now there’s a loaded question. in television and the movies this seemingly simple question is often asked...
#7. Modernity: When the Gospel Became a Formula
Do you remember the first time you heard the gospel? Was it from a pulpit, at Vacation Bible School, in...
Stories
Stories are the most powerful thing that humans do. Not nuclear weapons or AI or empires. Stories. Because stories are...
Facing Reality
Unlike an iceberg rolling, cultural shifts can be subtle. Once we come face to face with them though, it’s easy...
#6. Liberal Theology: The Downgrade
In 2011, Rob Bell's Love Wins became a frequent topic of discussion in staff meetings at many evangelical churches. Bell...
#5. The Enlightenment: An Alternative Story
“It’s just business,” my friend said. He was in his mid-20s, strong, ambitious, and driven. Born in Russia, he had...
Deep Structures
Everywhere we look these days something is on fire. The church, the country, families, schools, you name it. To put...
#4. Moral Therapeutic Deism: The God of American Comfort
Patrick Mahomes, quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, has already cemented his place as one of the greatest quarterbacks in...
#3. Expressive Individualism: The Illusion of “My Truth” and the Reality of the Gospel
As a child, I spent many weekends with my great-grandmother, who had lived through incredible historical changes—from the first automobile...
#2. Premillennial Dispensationalism: The Eschatology of Hurry
When I was in Bible college, one professor stood before our class and asked, “Do you know what the greatest-selling...
#1 Gnosticism: Escape from the World, Get to Heaven
There are many versions of Christianity and many competing gospels in America. It’s a shame, but it’s true. Some things...
We Have a Rot Problem
In a recent Deep Conversation episode, Travis spoke with Trevin Wax who said that we are in a moment where...
Book Review—Beyond Racial Division
These days racial issues feel as if they are always front and center. In some ways this is decidedly good...
Book Review—The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
“How did we get to place culturally where the statement ‘I am a woman trapped in a man’s body’ is...
Book Review—Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
When I was in high school, I had a friend who was a magnificent singer who often competed in solos...
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