If you’re not following this issue already, the place to begin is with Tony Jones, who, in calling the situation a “kerfuffle,” reminds me that we should all be using that word as much as possible, and who does yeoman’s work in summarizing a few days of reaction to Lisa Miller’s cover story. I’ve been otherwise…

Last night, while my wife was at her book club, my kids and I visited some friends. On the way home, my 5 year old, Isabel, calls out “Dad?” from the backseat.  “Yes, Bel?” “Did you know, um, that some people don’t even celebrate Christmas? They do Hannakuh.” She had been learning this in school.…

Cizik resigned because he changed his position on civil unions. Christianity Today has all the pertinent info, and an interview with NAE president Leith Anderson. Two moments from the interview I’d like to point to: First, this very good question from reporter Sarah Pulliam: Has the rise of the Religious Right made it more difficult for…

That’s the hope Christians cherish, and the center of our longing in the season of Advent. That line from “O Holy Night” was very much on my mind this morning as part of the process of a longer, personal blog entry about Christmas (that I’ll try to post tomorrow).  Then I checked my email, and…

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