Articles I write about theology, politics, and place and how the three are interrelated. Contact Me To Consume The dominant cultural motif of consumption is an acid that harms virtually everything it touches. The Right Instructions On why it is essential that we adopt a non-anxious, actually adult-like posture in a moment of deep uncertainty. Tolkien Was Right: Notes on the Respect for Marriage Act and the Post-Boomer Church On why you shouldn't support the respect for marriage act (RFMA) Christianity Against the Civilizational States Our emerging cultural order will present far sharper, more direct challenges to Christians seeking to live faithfully. Threnody for a Good Man An obituary for a family friend Panic When panic is our primary mode of public engagement, we simply guarantee our own failure and long-term irrelevance. On Mr. Berry and Professor Jennings If you compare Wendell Berry's past writing on race with the work of Willie Jennings, the similarities are striking. Small Groups and Being Human The types of community many churches are seeking to provide are mostly not the forms of community people most need right now. Alternatives to Culture War How to engage culture war issues without culture war methodology Haunted by Mars Hill(s) American evangelicals are haunted by the fear of two different Mars Hills. Networks and Institutions Our current moment is seeing a shift away from institutions as the dominant form of formalized human gatherings and toward dispersed digital networks. HR Goes to Church When we chiefly interpret church community through the lens of human resources, the community suffers and splinters. Church and the Therapeutic, Ctd. Further notes on the church's captivity to therapeutic rhetoric and concepts Tolkien, Marriage, Liberalism Further notes on Tolkien and marriage Tech and Leadership What happens when our institutional leaders are shaped primarily on digital networks? 1 2 3 4 Next » Read my blog at Mere Orthodoxy