Should Christians Date Online?
Our friend (and one of the fabulous Baylor history Ph.D. students) Paul Putz has a fascinating piece over at the Religion and Politics blog on the deep history of Christian matchmaking in America....
View ArticleThe Church and the Dissolving American Family
A new Pew report has confirmed what we’ve known was coming for the American family: a majority of American children now live in homes without married parents in their first marriage. The reasons behind...
View ArticleLooking Back to Think Ahead: Baptists and Obergefell v. Hodges
A committed evangelical, today I write out of and to my narrower ecclesiastical tradition (Baptist) as I address the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. All others are welcome to listen in or ignore me as...
View ArticleThe Centuries-Old Words of a Modern Royal Wedding
One of the oldest elements of today's rather modern royal wedding - the liturgy - was itself a blend of old and new when written in the 16th century.
View ArticleBefore “true love waits” there was Josh McDowell and Petra
Thanks to Jared Burkholder for writing this morning’s guest post on the history of evangelical purity culture. A history professor at Grace College and Seminary, Jared blogs at The Hermeneutic Circle...
View ArticleA Sacramental Vision of the Liberal Arts
Chris proposes that we might better understand the purpose of the Christian liberal arts if we think about them by analogy to baptism, eucharist, and other Christian sacraments.
View ArticleWhen Harry Met Sally at Church: Can Christian Men and Women Be Friends?
In the classic romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, Harry famously asserted, “Men and women can’t be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” The popularity of the “Billy Graham...
View ArticleDated and Overrated: A Review of Jonathan Pokluda’s Outdated
Today’s guest post is by Cara Hoekstra. Cara is a recent graduate of Baylor University, where she studied Sociology, History, and Political Science in the University Scholars program. Since graduating...
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