John Stonestreet and S. Michael Craven

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  Apr 12, 2013

  Making Orphans: Harvesting Eggs From Abortion

  Scientists often believe that if something can be done it should be done. But that's not always true.

• Apr 6, 2013

  Why No One Hears Arguments for Marriage

  If you have the impression that most arguments for traditional marriage fall on deaf ears, you may be right. This is true even when we're careful to avoid biblical or theological language in our arguments. But make them anyway.

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  Mar 28, 2013

  Grace AND Truth: Maundy Thursday & the Marriage Battle

  I keep hearing that if we stand for truth, we risk alienating people from the Gospel. But we don't need to choose between truth and love.

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  Mar 27, 2013

  American Girl Dolls: Divorce and the Legacy of the '70s

  American Girl dolls teach history and tell stories at the same time. But Julie from the '70s hits too close to home.

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  Mar 22, 2013

  A Surrogate Mom's Courage: A Baby Is Not a Product

  When you pay that much for a baby, naturally you want a return policy. One couple did, but the surrogate said no...to $10,000.

• Mar 9, 2013

  Ban Internet Porn ... Can They Do That?

  If the Moral Majority had thought of this, the media would be flipping out. If Mitt Romney had proposed this, then they'd say we're on the verge of a new Dark Ages. But the idea comes not from conservative Lynchburg or Provo but from liberal Iceland. Tiny Iceland has a big problem—violent, hardcore internet pornography. That's why some officials want to block access to it.

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  Mar 5, 2013

  God as Father

  In Scripture there are many different names used to describe God. While all the names of God are important for a variety of reasons, the name "Abba Father" is one of the most significant names in terms of understanding how he relates to his people.

• Mar 1, 2013

  The Media Doesn't Get Religion

  Scarcely, a month goes by without some major news outlet referring to Evangelicals as "Evangelists." Similarly, these outlets often use the word "evangelical" and "fundamentalist" interchangeably, and their work suggests that most of what they know about us is limited to what they have gleaned from the world of politics.

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  Feb 27, 2013

  How Institutionalism Breeds Division

  No longer is there such a thing as "mere Christianity" to borrow C. S. Lewis's phrase, but Catholic-Christianity, Protestant-Christianity, Orthodox-Christianity—not to mention the countless Protestant denominations and nondenominational representations of Christianity. Universal fellowship centered on the person and work of Jesus Christ is exchanged for tribal commitments to traditions and various nonessential views.

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  Feb 22, 2013

  How Institutionalism Inhibits Our Expectation of the Supernatural

  This, I think, is why "making disciples" is often exchanged for proselytism—because conversions are more easily measured than spiritual growth. The result can be evangelistic efforts and campaigns that are aimed at obtaining professions of faith, which as we now know are often nothing more than assent to a set of ideological propositions.