John Stonestreet and Jared Hayden

John Stonestreet and Jared Hayden

Op-ed contributor

Latest

  • The Unseen Pain Behind Gay Marriage

    The Unseen Pain Behind Gay Marriage

    To judge by media coverage, the legalization of same-sex marriage is an unalloyed good. Pictures of happy couples kissing and otherwise celebrating leave the impression that the only people who are unhappy about all of this are bigots and grumps. Well, Janna Darnelle would beg to differ.

  • The Plight of Christians in Iraq and Africa: The Obscenity of Silence

    The Plight of Christians in Iraq and Africa: The Obscenity of Silence

    The head of the World Jewish Congress is outraged that the world is ignoring the plight of Christians. Maybe it should concern us more, too.

  • Hobby Lobby and False Charges of Hypocrisy

    Hobby Lobby and False Charges of Hypocrisy

    Is it hypocritical for business-owners to exercise their faith in the marketplace if they do it imperfectly?

  • Faith Under Fire: The Darkest Trial a Parent Can Face

    Faith Under Fire: The Darkest Trial a Parent Can Face

    The Bible warns us to expect trials and tribulations this side of Heaven. And no trial tests faith more for parents than a child in a life-threatening condition. During this week's broadcast, John Stonestreet welcomes Fox News anchor, Bret Baier, whose new book, "Special Heart: A Journey of Faith, Hope, Courage and Love," looks at growing faith in the most challenging of situations.

  • Pill-Popping Morality: Who Needs Jesus?

    Pill-Popping Morality: Who Needs Jesus?

    We recently told you about a pill designed to erase bad memories. How about a pill to erase bad behavior?

  • Your Work Matters to God: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good

    Your Work Matters to God: Vocational Stewardship for the Common Good

    What is the point of work? Can we really glorify God not just with your work, but in our work?

  • The Irony of the New Tolerance: It Doesn't Tolerate Christians

    The Irony of the New Tolerance: It Doesn't Tolerate Christians

    It's not only our culture's view of marriage that's changed, it's also the tolerance level for any dissent from the new orthodoxy.

  • Maundy Thursday and the Marriage Battle

    Maundy Thursday and the Marriage Battle

    Because the Thursday before Easter is known as Maundy Thursday, the day set aside on the Church calendar to remember the Last Supper. At this first celebration of communion, Jesus gave His disciples what He called "a new command" to love and serve one another.

  • How Will Your Church Deal With Same-Sex Marriage?

    How Will Your Church Deal With Same-Sex Marriage?

    As World Vision president Rich Stearns told reporters, "Christian organizations will continue to deal with this sensitive issue." That, my friends, is an understatement. Anyone currently trying to sit this one out, will soon realize how little neutral ground there actually is. And that will reveal how many Christians and Christian organizations just don't "get" marriage.

  • 'Cosmos' vs. 'Master Designer'

    'Cosmos' vs. 'Master Designer'

    "The cosmos is all that is, all there ever was, and all there ever will be." Those opening words from Carl Sagan's 1980s TV series, "The Cosmos" are a succinct statement of what's become the driving philosophy behind much of modern science and science education: materialism.