
Your Neo-Pagan Neighbor and The Gospel
It’s right as a believer to be alarmed, saddened, and discomfited by the modern trajectory of the American soul. In all seriousness, feeling these things does not make you geriatric. It signals that you have a conscience, and that it is active. But I do not come to bury our culture.

Womb, or Death Chamber?
The womb should be more like a blossoming garden than a cold cell at Auschwitz. Those who use this law as occasion for murderous convenience will not go unnoticed by the Lord.

Why So Few Christian Intellectuals?
A Response to Alan Jacobs
It is a very difficult thing indeed to be a boldly biblical Christian in elite culture today.

Why Do We Need So Many Books On the Gospel?
After 2,000 years, don't we know by now what the gospel is? Haven't we "been-there-done-that?" Why do we need one book after another on the same old topic?

Why Christians Oppose Abortion
Theological and Sociological Reasons
When Christians oppose abortion, they are beginning with the fundamental belief that humans are the capstone of creation, created in the image of God, and therefore ought to be preserved.

Why Christian Movies Are So Terrible
Every now and again some well-meaning brother or sister will say to me, "This one's different. You gotta see it. It's not like the others." And then it is. It painfully, painfully is.

Why Artists Need Theology
The truth of the matter is that there is no ground for creativity that comes close to the intellectual fertility of Christian theology.

Who Is an Evangelical, Anyway?
An Interview with Thomas S. Kidd
Whatever people call “evangelicals,” I hope we will still be known as bearers of the good news about salvation through Jesus Christ.

Who Is an Evangelical?: A Book Review
In Who Is an Evangelical?, Thomas Kidd reminds us of what initially earned us the "evangelical" label, beckoning us to remember where we came from and offering a proposition to return.

Who Are the Evangelicals?
The church, tangibly expressed in local congregations, seeks the joy of all peoples and the fame of the name through the proclamation of the gospel and in loving service to their neighbors.

When Should a Pastor Address a Current Event?
When pastors major on the urgent, we can inadvertently lead people to forget that “the word of our God will stand forever.”
When Our Sons Ask For Stones, Let's Give them Bread
In the religion news headlines this week is the story of a pastor who has decided the Bible condones homosexuality. His church, it seems, has determined to see how they might live in a tension between those who agree and disagree. Dr. Mohler has a reflective piece on the situation. It is likely not a coincidence that the pastor in question has a son who has recently come out…

When Our Children Ask for Stones, Let's Give Them Bread
We familyolaters take what most of us consider the most important thing in our lives and give it the weight of our worship in a way that is both dishonorable and unsustainable. And we end up living "Thus saith the family" rather than "Thus saith the Lord."

What Would Jesus Say to People Buying and Selling Baby Parts?
While there certainly should be political and legal discussions about these events, the most important question we must always ask is, “What would Jesus say about it?”

What will the American evangelical landscape look like in 20 years?
We ask Trevin Wax, "What will the American evangelical landscape look like in 20 years?"

What Trump Hath Wrought: 6 Election Takeaways
As evangelicals seeking to engage the city of man, what are we to make of this year's Presidential election? Here are six brief thoughts.

What if You Aborted a Future Janitor?
Why We Should Reject Utilitarian Arguments Against Abortion
Christians should have nothing to do with utilitarian arguments against abortion.

We Need Theological Triage
He took on skin to veil his radiance and live the life we should have lived to die the death we don’t want to die and save us from our sins.

Understanding Our True Citizenship
In local churches, converted men and women manifest God’s righteous rule and true political righteousness.

Trillia Newbell on Talking to Our Children About Ethnic Diversity
Series: Conversations
FTC.co asks Trillia Newbell, Director of Community Outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, "What are some important things to remember in talking to our children about ethnic diversity?"

Trevin Wax on Why Christians Should Care About Pop Culture
Series: Conversations
Is it important to pay attention to cultural narratives?

Trevin Wax on The Pastor and Cultural Trends
Series: Conversations
How important is it for preachers to pay attention to cultural trends and popular media?

Trevin Wax On How Social Media Changes Us
Series: Conversations
Has social media changed the way we think?

Traditionalism is Winning
As changing views on gay marriage, among others, go to show, secularization marches on. Traditionalists may be on the losing end of historic real estate, at least for now, as well as booed out of the public square for their views on sex. Down the road, though, they still look to possess something else critical.

Tolerance Trouble
When you hear of new appeals for tolerance of sinful behavior in the churches, remember that this is not a nascent problem, but the old Corinthian problem revived.

The Worst Chapter in the Bible and Your Daily Newsfeed
And then I look from Judges to my newsfeed, and I see videos of tiny human beings, who have been dismembered, who have been packaged up, sold, and utilized for research. I look to my newsfeed and see the celebration of sexual freedom, that lauds sex without cost or price.

The World Needs Pastors
There is much in life that cannot be fixed, but must simply be endured. Pastors are fitted for this reality.

The Unspiritual Boldness of White Supremacy
But the shame is in the fact that they, in many ways, show more faith in their beliefs than I do.

The Right Side of the Line
The line between noble intentions and prideful purposes is so difficult to see that it's easy for us to cross.

The Remedy for All
It's in His Gospel that we find the remedy for sin, in any manifestation.

The Lies of Romantic Sexual Morality
Often, arguments against the biblical sexual ethic are based on a very poor grasp of Scripture and a shoddy handling of the texts in question.

The Kidification of America
On the Goodness of Maturity
Contra our narcissistic culture, you find yourself when you find God.

The Gospel Is Bad News For Our Stereotypes
The work of Christ applied to our hearts is such an unstoppable, unopposable force that it refigures us entirely.

The Gospel and Social Media Part 4
Thinking through these questions often can help identify your stream as a gospel-filled well your followers should drink from often or a gospel-less pit followers should avoid.

The Gospel and Social Media Part 3
In a thread of confirmation bias, hate, uncareful thinking, narcissism, and over exaggerations, be the voice of gospel reason.

The Gospel and Social Media Part 2
Remember, a cross and the pursuit of the good of others should mark your Christian life. This must be true for your social media presence as well.

The Gospel and Social Media Part 1
Your justification isn’t in the fact that you don’t post selfies or engage in over-the-top political comment streams. It’s in the blood of a murdered Son.

The Fruit of Faithful Presence
Seeking the blessing of the city means knees will bow.

The Dangerous Allure of Being a Cultural Warrior
In disregarding the total authority of the Word of God, people seek to take the throne of authority themselves

The Curious Case of the Adult 9 Year-Old
Our culture is not only opposed at present to the gospel. It is opposed to the very concept of reality itself.

The Church’s Most Powerful Political Word: The Gospel
The solution is to realize that political power must always begin with the gospel. It alone possesses the ability to change a heart, produce true justice, and permanently unite enemies.

The Church, Politics, and Bonhoeffer's Way Forward - Part 3
Start at the Bottom and Work Your Way Lower
We prefer power. But oh, to find the beauty of service good again!

The Church, Politics, and Bonhoeffer's Way Forward - Part 2
The Kingdom Maker
The goal is not for Christians to seize power through political maneuvering, but it is instead for Christians to model how the Kingdom of God subverts and redeems power.

The Church, Politics, and Bonhoeffer's Way Forward - Part 1
The Primacy of Prophecy
Each king must have a prophet.

The Church and Her Transgender Neighbors
The increasing presence of transgender individuals demonstrates humanity’s underlying desire to understand themselves, to achieve a sense of wholeness.

The America We Forgot
There is much wisdom when you have a love for people wherever you find them, urban or rural.

Tale As Old As Time
The gospel is the ultimate "tale as old as time" because we get God.