Opinion Archives

An amazing Christian reformer and poet has been largely forgotten by history. But I’m happy to say a great new book should remedy the situation.

Scan a crowd of Republicans, and a significant majority of those you see will be white. While in itself this is innocuous, it is also...

One evangelical leader has called for a revitalized Christian outreach to homosexuals. I’ll tell you about it next on BreakPoint.

The world around us has brought American Christianity to a crossroads. Will we stay safe or stand tall? Will we decorate our churches for Advent...

When people believe marriage means anything, it ends up meaning nothing. I’ll explain, next on BreakPoint.

As we look at the situation in America, let us fervently pray that this test will bring out the best and not the worst of all the American people.

Black Friday, Cyber Monday -- enough already! Christians are called to prepare for Christmas in an entirely different way. Stay tuned to...

Most of the time we can (and many do) pretend our families don’t exist. Then along come “the holidays.”

Is it time for the church to get out of the state’s marriage business? Some say yes. I say no. Let’s talk about it more, next on BreakPoint.

The Plymouth Separatists, Protestant Puritan believers we now call the Pilgrims, were theologically minded in a way difficult for many of us to...

The gospel’s hope is that even Ferguson can be turned into an opportunity to remind us how very good it is to be human — beneath the color of our...

If you’ve ever found yourself fleeing from God, a forgotten poetic gem and its story will sound familiar. Stay tuned to BreakPoint.

Obama is using Exodus 23:9 to make his case for shielding immigrants from deportation: “You shall not oppress a stranger; you know the heart of a...

Is it possible that someone slipped contraceptives into tetanus vaccines for the poor? Stay tuned to BreakPoint.

We have been repeatedly told that men are not for women and that women are not for men, that men and women are interchangeable and that sexual...