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Jesus, not Magic

The Sunday School teacher searches the small faces of her class to find someone with the answer to her question. As usual, little Danny...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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APOLOGETICS

How to Decide about the Big Questions

My last post answered questions from Down Under about why we should trouble ourselves to try to answer life’s most troubling questions:...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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CHURCH

Pithy Theology

Professors tend to be long-winded. (I'll give you a moment to collect yourself after absorbing that shocking news.) I can't think of...

The Temptation of Christ—and His Subsequent Prayer

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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THE CHRISTIAN WAY

The Temptation of Christ—and His Subsequent Prayer

As the Lenten season has begun, we recall the Temptation of Jesus and his successful withstanding of the Devil’s worst. A few thoughts...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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BIBLE

Smart Saints

I missed writing about Timothy and Titus (26 January), John Chrysostom (27 January), and Thomas Aquinas (28 January). So let me just say...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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APOLOGETICS

Don’t Ask Me to Pray

Almost 20 years ago, I published this column in Faith Today (September 2001). A reader recently wrote to the FT editors asking for its...

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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PUBLIC LIFE

The Perils of Public Prayer

According to The Washington Post, “State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz was on the ninth ‘Jesus’ of her opening prayer in the Pennsylvania...

Should Muslims Pray in School? Should Muslims Even Go to School?

John G. Stackhouse, Jr.

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ETHICS

Should Muslims Pray in School? Should Muslims Even Go to School?

This post was originally published online in 2017. Canadian society faced another challenge this past month as a school district in...

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Thoughts on CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE

NEW BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE

Woke: An Evangelical Guide to Postmodernism, Liberalism, Critical Race Theory, and More

A brief and balanced introduction and response to the culture of "woke" for busy people.

Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE