I’ve known Chuck Colson, who died today at the age of 80, for 12 years and have been a fan of his for many more. Our friendship began shortly after I became the president of Crossroad Bible Institute. Colson’s Prison Fellowship ministry and CBI have been closely aligned for years;…  [more]

In many ways, gender-inclusive language saved my faith. During my freshman year of college - just months after making a public profession of faith at church - I had been prepared to walk away. Not from God, really, just from church, which for too long had made me feel “less…  [more]

People familiar with psychologist Abraham Maslow’s famed hierarchy of needs know that personal safety is right at the top of the list - or near the bottom of the pyramid, if you will. That fact alone is enough to explain the existence of gated communities. Those who can afford it…  [more]

Editor's note: Agendas Aside, a Think Christian series on homosexuality and the church, also includes articles by Joshua Walters, Glenn Goodfellow and Jason E. Summers. How should Christians respond to April 20’s Day of Silence, a student-led national event that brings attention to the bullying and harassment of lesbian, gay,…  [more]

I used to see affirmative action as tokenism at best and reverse discrimination at worst - until I studied Acts 6:1-7. There I saw the New Testament church practicing what was, in many ways, a form of affirmative action. Now I see the principle behind affirmative action as a tool…  [more]