John Stonestreet and G. Shane Morris

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Aug 24, 2019
Animal conservation belongs in a Christian worldview
If humans are just one animal among many, then our impulse to save endangered species and our sense of responsibility for them don’t make much sense.
Aug 23, 2019
Breaking up with purity culture?
Here’s a prediction: Thousands of years from now when archaeologists excavate American churches, they’ll identify the 1990s era by “What Would Jesus Do?” bracelets, DC Talk CDs, and purity rings.
Aug 21, 2019
Marty Sampson's church failed him
Too much of Christianity – especially evangelical Christianity – neglects intellectual discipleship altogether. Not even basic theology is articulated from some pulpits. I don’t know how else to say it: They fail God’s people.
Aug 15, 2019
Twitter's outrage amplification
An article I wrote kicked off a pretty serious social media reaction. While many expressed gratitude for the article, it also set off a backlash on Twitter. Thousands of responses flooded my feed, most of them filled with outrage.
Aug 14, 2019
African, Korean missionaries look to reconvert America, Europe
Between 2010 and 2015, the number of African missionaries jumped 32 percent to over 27,000. Korean missionaries jumped 50 percent to 30,000 in the same period. And the countries receiving the lion’s share of these missionaries are Brazil, Russia, and—wait for it—the United States.
Aug 10, 2019
Why the spike in vandalism of Christian relics in Europe?
Over the last few months, Europe has seen a wave of attacks against churches and other Christian sites.
Aug 9, 2019
What we're missing about mass shootings
The state of our national discourse is, to put it mildly, discouraging and unhelpful, and the reaction to the recent shootings only amplified how bad it is.
Aug 8, 2019
El Paso, Dayton, and Gilroy: The heart of the matter
We need to ask what it is about our culture that’s producing these young men bent on killing and chaos. And we need to ask: Where is the church?
Aug 7, 2019
Our childless cities of the future
Recently in The Atlantic, Derek Thompson points out that, despite a decade-long economic and cultural boom in our cities, America’s urban rebirth is missing actual births. In fact, if current trends continue, the future of American cities is virtually childless.
Jul 29, 2019
A long way from ‘bake my cake’: The nakedly absurd consequences of postmodernism
You might think this is another story about transgender activism. And in a way, it is. But at an even deeper level, this is a story about postmodernism. Stick with me on this.