by Owen Strachan In 1978, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson covered one of the classic songs of recent decades. Performed first by Ed Bruce, “Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” hit number 1 on the charts and touched a cultural chord. No doubt there were a few aspiring cowboys who were...

By Trillia Newbell On April 8 we started uploading content to Karis. Four weeks and thirty-three posts later and we realize that we’ve only just begun to scratch the surface of important topics we hope to write about. As the editor of Karis, I can’t express my thankfulness enough for your readership, feedback, and enthusiasm....

  by Tim Wade This is part 2. You can read part 1 here . I had mentioned yesterday that the state of Massachusetts issued a memorandum providing guidance concerning the implementation of An Act Relative to Gender Identity.  I spoke about how this only encourages confusion for the students, and briefly laid out a response.  In part...

By Courtney Reissig The dawn of summer is nearly upon us and so with it comes the dreaded discussion of modesty. Few things are more unpopular in our everyday conversations like modesty. Yet, every year it is bound to come up in some capacity. I remember my brother talking to a girl about modesty in...

by Winston Hottman According to Merriam-Webster, perfectionism can be defined as follows: A disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable; especially the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness. Despite the need for a little more nuancing,...

by Tim Wade When it comes to the subject of gender identity the culture has been outpacing the courts for years.  And as the courts begin to catch up and address “the new normal” we as believers are often left searching for a way to respond. On Friday, February 15, a memorandum was sent out to...