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My family loves the movie The Greatest Showman. Its the (highly embellished) account of P.T. Barnums rise to success. Theres a moving scene where his prospective father-in-law tells Barnum hell never be good enough for the mans daughter. He says, Shell see that and one day come back; shell grow tired of the poor life […]

Throughout the years, many have turned to H. Richard Niebuhr, who classically outlined the various responses that could be made in light of the interplay between Christ and culture, with such famous typologies as Christ Against Culture, Christ of Culture and Christ Above Culture. Yet what Niebuhr actually explained is how two authoritiesnamely Christ and Christians cultural engagement strategycompete with each another.

Conspirata is a sequel to Robert Harris novel Imperium, which chronicles the rise of Cicero in ancient Rome. Harris is a great novelist, and he sticks to the facts and to the actual speeches of Cicero as much as possiblewhich is what make this book so valuable. You feel you know these people afterwards, especially considering the Roman culture Jesus entered. Conspirata […]

In recent months and years, several high-profile Christian pastors and musicians announced they no longer identify as Christian or believe in core doctrines of the faith. These public pronouncements by leaders who leave faith are met with a mix of emotions from churchgoers, according to a new survey. Nashville-based LifeWay Research asked more than 1,000 Protestant churchgoers how they feel […]