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The Briefing 09-24-13

1) Female theology professor at major Christian college comes out as transgender man  Transgender theology professor asked to leave California Christian college after coming out, Religion News Service (Sarah Pulliam Bailey) Discrimination or do ...

September 24, 2013

The Briefing 09-23-13

1) Chilling and symbolic terrorist attack at western-style mall in Kenya  Kenyans Move to End Siege of Mall in Nairobi, New York Times (Nicholas Kulish) 2) Christians targeted by suicide bombers in Pakistan Scores Are Killed by Suicide Bomb ...

September 23, 2013

The Sheer Weightlessness of So Many Sermons—Why Expository Preaching Matters

If preaching is central to Christian worship, what kind of preaching are we talking about? The sheer weightlessness of much contemporary preaching is a severe indictment of our superficial Christianity. When the pulpit ministry lacks substance, the c ...

August 21, 2013

Expository Preaching—The Antidote to Anemic Worship

Evangelical Christians have been especially attentive to worship in recent years, sparking a renaissance of thought and conversation on what worship really is and how it should be done. Even if this renewed interest has unfortunately resulted in what ...

August 19, 2013

The Briefing 05-31-13

1. 3/4 of Americans say religion is losing its influence Poll: America losing it's religion, CNN Belief Blog (Dan Merica) Most Americans Say Religion Is Losing Influence in U.S., Gallup (Frank Newport) 2. Is belief really less important than ...

May 31, 2013

Total Capitulation: The Evangelical Surrender of Truth

Evangelical Christians are not surprised to find themselves analyzed and criticized within the pages of the secular press. After all, the truth claims that characterize authentic evangelicalism are increasingly seen as unusual (and perhaps even dange ...

October 25, 2011

A New Third Way? Reformist Evangelicals and the Evangelical Future

Who is and is not an evangelical? With whom should evangelicals cooperate in gospel efforts, and with whom not? Which theological expressions are truly evangelical, and which are beyond the pale? These questions are central to the ongoing crisis of ...

September 26, 2011

The Briefing

Lieberman Will Not Run for Re-Election... Senator Lugar WIl Seek Re-election... Astronomer at heart of evolution controversy settles suit against UK... A Racey Show With Teenagers Steps Back From a Boundary... Adoption growing among evangelical Chris ...

January 21, 2011

The Briefing

A terrorist is sentenced... A surge in Brazil's evangelicals... The Democratic Party considers inhaling... and going green just might mean going loud ...

October 7, 2010

Divorce — The Scandal of the Evangelical Conscience

Mark A. Smith, who teaches political science at the University of Washington, pays close attention to what is now commonly called the "culture war" in America. Though the roots of this cultural conflict reach back to the 1960s, the deep divide over s ...

September 30, 2010

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