by Owen Strachan Is it a practical requirement for young evangelical men to refer to their wives in public as “hot,” or, to up the ante, “smoking hot”? Some might think it is. Mary Demuth recently wrote a noteworthy piece at the Her.meneutics blog interacting with this lingo. The piece got a great deal of...

By Keri Folmar  (Editor’s Note: This is the first of a few articles we will be running this summer on the topic of modesty) Modesty is a big issue where I live in Dubai.  People from a wide variety of religious and cultural backgrounds come together here in this diverse city.  Dress for women ranges...

By J.A. Medders “He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith.” Acts 11:24 Growing up I wanted to “be like Mike.” Who didn’t? He was the King of Basketball. I loved watching Jordan, and I loved imitating his dunks on my bedroom door’s Nerf goal. He was my role model...

by Candice Watters Consent is a flimsy safeguard against charges of sexual wrongdoing. Judith Grossman’s son learned that the hard way. In the recent Wall Street Journal  article “A Mother, a Feminist, Aghast,” Grossman tells how her roles of mother, feminist and attorney collided when her son texted her “CALL ME. URGENT. NOW.”  Suddenly the sort...

by Drew Griffin “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I thought as a child, I reasoned like a child.  When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” I Corinthians 13:11 (ESV) Children have a gift, it is undeniable.  Their young minds are free from the constraints of cynicism.  To...

By Christine Hoover As a pastor’s wife, I think to myself much too often, “I’m not doing enough.” The needs and opportunities in our church are many and varied, so much so that I can get overwhelmed and confused with how best to give my time and energy outside the home. But it’s not just...