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How Charles Finney Trumped Jonathan Edwards in America
In the just-published 9Marks journal, I published an essay on the trajectory of conversion in America over the last 250 years. It is my argument that in the evangelical scene writ large, conversion came to be seen more as a … Continue reading
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Sandra Bullock’s Dilemma, John Piper’s Decision, and Parenthood’s Complexity
David Brooks poses an interesting question in his column today: Two things happened to Sandra Bullock this month. First, she won an Academy Award for best actress. Then came the news reports claiming that her husband is an adulterous jerk. … Continue reading
A Sweet Work of God’s Spirit: A Reflective Review of Collin Hansen’s New Book Young, Restless, Reformed
One of the more shocking developments in the evangelical bubble the last few years was the sudden appearance of a number of very thoughtful journalistic pieces on the reformed movement and its figures in the mainstream evangelical magazine Christianity Today. … Continue reading
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