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In the information age, everyone has a voice. Anonymously or onymously, social media casts our judgments before the world. At the best of times, social media gives a voice to the powerless or a voice to those who advocate for the powerless.

And this is good. Sometimes we must stand up with a prophetic voice to call out injustice wherever we might find it. Do this.

But be wary of the addiction of being a social media prophet.  [Read more…] about Be Wary of the Addiction of Being a Social Media Prophet (Or Why You Should Make It Your ambition to Live a Quiet Life)

“Christianity is a relationship, not a religion,” or so the popular sentiment goes. Rob Bell, for example, thinks that Jesus would be mortified that people started a religion in his name.* In contrast, Scott Swain states, “The Bible is a book about ‘religion’ not about ‘personal relationship.'”

So who is right? [Read more…] about Is Christianity a Religion Or a Relationship?

Over the past weeks, Christians have been discussing the question of why (many) men don’t read women authors. The spark that started the discussion ignited when Relevant magazine released an article called, “How Six Weeks of Reading Books By Women Affected My Thinking“ by Tyler Daswick.

In short, Daswick’s article was poorly received. So much so that Relevant has apparently removed the article from the site, and I only could produce the title of the article and define Daswick as the author because Jen Pollock Michel referred to the article here.

Despite the poorly received Relevant article, the discussion is important. I would like to contribute to the conversation by adding one possible reason for why men don’t read women authors.* But before doing that, here’s a brief survey of how two Christians have answered so far. [Read more…] about One Reason Men Don’t Read Women Authors