When Jesus died on the cross, He shouted, “It is finished!” But that doesn’t mean that all of the work of Easter is finished.
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It's Not Always Political
War is carried out by governments, and it may have political motives, but that doesn’t mean our response to a moral, humanitarian crisis should be political.
Read MoreGlory, Glory!
Glory, Glory! The Dawgs are National Champs, and it took me two weeks to get my thoughts sorted well enough to write about things.
Read MoreWhy the Braves are in Win-Now Mode
Sure, the future is bright for the Braves. The NLCS champs will return several key pieces next year and have a chance to be even better in 2022. That doesn’t mean that we don’t need to win right now.
Read MoreNavigating the Non-Controversy at Quarterback for Georgia
Ever since Stetson Bennett had a video game-like performance against UAB in Week 2, some people have been trying to start the narrative of a quarterback controversy in Athens. But does the hyped up controversy really exist?
Read MoreSaving the SEC from Itself
All but a handful of Georgia’s regular-season contests against Auburn University have been played in November. If the SEC wants to preserve the unique quality of their best rivalries, then this game and the ones like it need to keep their special place on the SEC calendar.
Read MoreUnderselling and Over-hyping Arkansas
Last season, it was cute to watch the little Razorbacks play football and maybe win a few games. This season, the Hogs are a real threat. Can they threaten Georgia between the hedges on Saturday?
Read MoreYour Interpretations Are Wrong
Authors, artists, and creators of all kinds spend hours considering how their words and their work will affect an audience. Shouldn’t the audience take just as much care considering their interpretations?
Read MoreRemembering Those We've Lost
The Jesus of John 11 weeps with His loved ones and mourns with us. Does the Jesus of Matthew 8 do the same thing?
Read MoreDefending the Necessity of Objectivity in Journalism
Journalism without objectivity is journalism without credibility, and that is journalism that does not deserve to shape the future.
Read MoreWhat Are You Known For?
My youngest child knows me for red hats, trucks, and country music. While that’s adorable, what does God say I should be known for?
Read MoreOppressive Christianity
I have spent most of my adult life defending Christianity and jumping to disagree with anyone who says that Christianity is oppressive. Perhaps I was too hasty to make that argument.
Read MoreRaising Up the Cross
What’s the difference between a Mormon temple and a Christian church? Aside from the obvious theological differences, there is one particular architectural difference that stands out above all.
Read MoreJust Don't Do Bad!
My oldest child and I have been having some very serious conversations lately about life and death and Jesus. This story is about one of those conversations where I almost made him cry.
Read MoreDog and Monkey Show
Some people get their pleasure in life from pretending to throw a tennis ball for a dog. Those people are horrible human beings. Don’t be that kind of person.
Read MoreLiving Under Shadows
Our world is living under a shadow right now. And we are prone to fear living under that shadow. But there is a greater shadow that reminds us who is in control and who scares away our fears.
Read MoreTheron Sapp, Pete Rose, and Hebrews 11: Authentic Faith Messes Up
Theron Sapp is famous for what he did in exactly one football game. Pete Rose is famous for one mistake that cost him everything. Somewhere in the middle, we find a truth about faith that’s elaborated in Hebrews 11.
Read MoreDon’t Show, Don’t Tell: The Power of Suggestion in Fiction
There is a common rule in storytelling that says “Show, Don’t Tell.” However, sometimes doing neither one is actually much better.
Read MoreThe Ghost of Christmas Duality: There’s Good and Bad in Everything
My grandmother died about two weeks before Christmas a few years ago. That’s not exactly a happy way to start any story, especially a Christmas story, but it’s the truth. And if Dickens can start the most famous Christmas story ever written with a death, I suppose I can, too.
Read MoreThe First Extraterrestrial Church and How Hollywood Sci-Fi Explains the Search for Faith with Aliens
In some instances, Hollywood writers have used the search for aliens as a metaphor for the search for faith. The three most prominent examples help us learn quite a bit about how culture and ourselves view faith: Contact, Signs, and Ad Astra.
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