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Widen The Lens

The Business Roundtable recently decided to widen its lens. That’s good news. But does it have the infrastructure, or mechanism, to pull it off?

Ceremonies and Sundays

To imagine what the church in exile looks like, consider a trend in wedding ceremonies. Or read what most Americans do on Sunday.

Street Where We Live

In 1943, five Christians asked how an increasingly secularized and religiously indifferent populace might best be educated? Their impact—or lack thereof—is evident if you visit the street where we live.

Yet Another Casualty

Oh no. Another casualty. This time, it’s Joshua Harris’ marriage. And his faith. The culprit? Embracing what Dallas Willard called “gospels of sin management.”

Stealing a Page

Popular media depictions of abortion have markedly increased in 2019. Abortion proponents are shrewd. They’re stealing a page from impactful movements.

Natural Antagonists

There’s an underreported aspect of the ongoing Hong Kong protests. It reminds us of how news and religion are natural antagonists.

BHAG Anyone?

On this day 50 years ago, Apollo 11 was returning to the Earth. Jim Collins called it a BHAG. What’s a BHAG? And who cares?

Conserberal

Do you consider yourself a conservative? A liberal? If you’re serious about seeking the flourishing of all, you might consider being both.

What Good Can Come From Exile?

The Babylonian exile was an indictment for idolatry. Indictments are not good things, but good things came from the Babylonian exile.

In-N-Out

Glen Stanton of the Federalist Society says new research shows US Christianity is not shrinking but growing and getting stronger. True? Depends on which way you look at it.