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 Leanne Swift I’ve been praying lately that the Lord would show me how I could be more effective in his service. I think he answered by revealing something that has been holding me back in many ways: self preservation.  It has begun to gnaw at my soul. Websters defines self-preservation like this: 1. preservation of...

Paul E. Miller. A Loving Life: In a World of Broken Relationships.  Wheaton: Crossway, 2014.  172 pp.  $12.99. Love is pervasive. Everybody loves something or someone.  We love our spouses, children, cars, antiques, sports teams, novels, pizza joints, movies, tribes of friends—and the list goes on and on.  In fact “love” is thrown around so...

By Owen Strachan The ministry of Tim Keller and his wife Kathy at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City is well-known. Many of us have learned in life-shaping ways from Tim’s preaching. His book on the prodigal son and his work on our functional idols have been transformative for me and many, many others. Keller’s preaching...

As always, the heart of the debate between complementarianism and egalitarianism is hermeneutics. For millenia Christian’s have held that the task of interpreting Scripture is not separated from the task of loving our neighbor as ourselves. Regretfully, church history shows us that sometimes the Bible has been (mis)used to keep unjust cultural norms in place....

    Here is what you need to know for the week of 3/24-3/29.   Why Christian Supporters of Same-Sex Marriage are Wrong… DC Abortion Fund Offers Coat Hanger Pendant for Donors Choosing What to Photograph is a Form of Speech Stanford, Marriage and Abortion Controversies, and the Mission of a University  Transgender Woman Says...