The Glory of Inefficiency
By Rhett Burns My eight-year-old son asked for a Truist Park cake for his recent birthday, and my wife, always […]
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Opting Out: Farage, Freedom, and Cheerful Defiance
By Rhett Burns At 11:00 p.m. local time January 31, Great Britain left the European Union. A few days prior,
Man as Maker: Why Entrepreneurship Excites
Over at the How to Build a Tent podcast, Matt Williams is encouraging listeners to start businesses in 2020, and
Do Not Leave Your Friends in Battle: Chick-Fil-A and the Culture Wars
By Rhett Burns Chick-Fil-A announced this week it is restructuring the company’s charitable giving. Instead of donating to more than
True Believers, Marketers, and Evangelists
When I was a child, our church would gather late every summer with dozens of area churches for a large
Can the Church Replace the Natural Family?
A few weeks ago, I wrote the following in this space: We should also stop conflating the church and the
The Future is Familial
By Rhett Burns The Atlantic recently published an essay chronicling the childless American city, noting that New York City has
Singing is Slaying
By Rhett Burns Several weeks ago, I wrote here that feasting is fighting. But bread and wine and forks are
Motherhood in the Mission of God
By Rhett Burns At the most recent annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention (my denomination), president J.D. Greear hosted
Feasting is Fighting
In the war for the world, that ancient, yet active campaign to extend the rule of King Jesus to the
Hunger For God: Nearly 1000 Soldiers Come to Faith
When I was a young boy I met someone who seemed like a giant to me. At six-foot-seven-inches Jose Rondon
Hair Flapping in the Wind: On the SBC and Women
My denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention, held its annual meeting last week. In response to current cultural trends, namely the
Facebook, Evangelism, and the Control of Information
Adam Ford has sold the Christian satire news site, The Babylon Bee. Launched in 2016, the Bee employs The Onion-style
Islam, End Times, and the Imago Dei
Last week was crazy. The United States moved its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Hamas greeted the move in
Alfie Evans and the Post-Familial World
By now the tragic story of Alfie Evans is well known. The English toddler with an undiagnosed neurodegenerative disorder died
Just or Unjust: Reviewing the Syrian Missile Strike
Last week, I posted my article on just war and the ascendance of foreign policy hawks in the White House
Hawks Ascend in White House: Just War or *Just* War?
Three weeks ago, I wrote a response to Michael Gerson’s essay in The Atlantic about evangelical support of President Trump.
Cited: Christian Musician Found in Violation of Diversity Codes
A few weeks ago, I reviewed Andrew Peterson’s beautiful new EP, Resurrection Letters: Prologue. His new full-length album will release
Hitching Their Wagons: Evangelicals and the Politics of Respectability
Michael Gerson, a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, published a takedown of Trump-supporting evangelicals in the latest issue
A Christian Case for Gun Rights?
The news cycle following a mass shooting is predictable. Thoughts and prayers are offered, outrage and demands are expressed, and