The Leading Edge is a weekly look at what we’re reading, what we think you should read, and articles of interest on marriage, gender, and the policy, politics, and culture that surrounds them. Have an article you think we should read? Tweet it to us at @CBMWEdge. Marriage, Reason and Religious Liberty – The latest...

 By Melissa Parnell (Editor’s Note: Melissa is the wife of Jonathan Parnell, author of How to Stay Christian in Seminary. Many men who enter seminary have a wife and often children. We wanted to hear how Melissa was able to maintain her faith during those grueling years.) It was a miracle — is a miracle — that...

The Leading Edge is a weekly look at what we’re reading, considering, and thinking through. If you have stories you’d like us to post here, tweet them to us @CBMWEdge. Eleven Hate Crimes Hoaxes – Emotional stories have always been used to push the needle of society.  No less is that the case when it come...

By Gloria Furman I live in a culture that admires a man’s earning power, and his fertility, and his ability to rule his domain with an iron fist. While Scripture certainly calls for a Christ-like masculinity that provides for and protects his family, the Bible takes a wrecking ball to the culture-based ideals of masculinity...

(With this being opening day, it is safe to say that Tim Challies has hit a home run with the piece he posted today over at Challies.com on “7 Things a Good Dad Says.” We encourage you to read this post, reflect, and go enter the conversation at Tim’s blog as he shares his thoughts...

By Michael Berry: “We live in fame or go down in flames. Hey! Nothing can stop the U.S. Air Force!”  These ominous words conclude the first stanza of the U.S. Air Force’s official song.  Ironically, it appears that nothing indeed can stop the Air Force from going down in flames.  Recent events at its hallowed...