John Stonestreet and Roberto Rivera

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Mar 3, 2020
Lent, the reality of death, and fearing God
A key distinction is that Lenten disciplines, beginning with Ash Wednesday’s reminder that “You are dust and to dust you shall return,” place our celebration of resurrection in the context of our humanity, both our mortality and our fallenness.
Feb 15, 2020
Tactics for discussing your Christian convictions
Here's a great resource to equip Christian to engage in tough conversations with skeptics and unbelievers—and even with fellow believers who might be fuzzy on the key teachings of our faith.
Feb 14, 2020
Pro-life, pro-paid family leave
A woman told of her decision to have an abortion. Pro-lifers should listen to her story carefully and take her circumstances seriously.
Feb 6, 2020
J. Lo and Shakira’s Super Bowl 'performance' and our culture’s mixed messages
In the midst of our culture’s ubiquitous calls to protect kids and women from abuse and harassment, especially in this #MeToo era, we pretend that as long as we call it “art” or “female empowerment,” that this sort of overt sexualization will magically have none of the consequences we now complain about.
Feb 3, 2020
A look at Trump's peace plan for Israel and Palestine
To understand why a solution has been so elusive, it’s less essential to understand the specifics of the current plan on the table, than it is to understand those things that the Israelis and the Palestinians have long considered to be at stake.
Jan 29, 2020
Archaeological discovery confirms biblical narrative yet again
Because the Bible actually tells the story of God’s actions in human history, it “sweats” the historical details in ways other religious texts just don’t.
Jan 27, 2020
The problem with (mis)remembering the Holocaust
Today, on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the infamous Nazi death camp known as Auschwitz, the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Jan 22, 2020
Hit pause on gene editing
We have no idea what our attempts to play god with the human genome will unleash on humanity.
Jan 21, 2020
What’s wrong with the weed biz?
The risks of marijuana on physical and mental health are well-documented and have been for some time. So why are so many states rushing headlong towards legalization?
Jan 20, 2020
Business is good for Planned Parenthood, so it says
If Planned Parenthood is going from strength to strength as it says it is, why does it still need our taxpayer support?