A Texas teen’s AI chatbot encouraged self-harm and turned him against his family. Children face devastating dangers from technologies that mimic friendship.

AI companions like Replika promise judgment-free connection, but they’re spiritual counterfeits. They mimic relationships without bearing God’s image or offering real love.

When self-assessment replaces the gospel, both self-condemnation and self-justification miss the point. Salvation comes through Christ’s work, not ours.

In the new Downton Abbey movie released earlier this year, Lady Mary Crawley makes a statement that perfectly captures the spirit of our age: “I want my virtues to be celebrated, not my sins forgiven.” It’s a line delivered with the aristocratic confidence we’ve come to expect from the character—but it also reveals something deeper…

The Church’s Counter-Narrative

Part 1: What Social Media Really Tells Our Teenagers

Recovering Biblical Compassion

The Crisis at Our Door

In a previous post (see Come Out from Among Them), I challenged the idea that America is or was a Christian nation. In this post I want to continue some of those thoughts, showing why the church must pull away from American culture (including, and especially, American political culture). In this post we’ll focus on…

Some time ago I wrote what I believed to be a warning to the American church. It was a warning that at some point the church would be forced to choose between America and the gospel of Jesus (see “The Church in America: An Open Letter”). In light of events over the past few years,…

Living in a Culture of Fear

Christianity, Conservatism, and the Cost of Confusion

If you haven’t noticed, there are a lot of “self-help” books out there. In many bookstores, the self-help and personal growth sections are the largest. My wife came across one as one of those suggestions you get on Kindle, then a local newspaper columnist happened to mention it in a column. The book is The…

In the fast-paced, all-day news cycle in which we live, many stories get overlooked, and often they are the ones that carry the most weight. Behind the actual stories, however, lies an issue that continues to weaken the church–conforming to the world’s way of thinking for the sake of personal or political gain. As an…

Living Out the Gospel

A look at antinatalism and the gospel

At the end of January U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance made some comments around love that have caused great debate within the church. In an interview with FOX News, he said, “Love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens in your…

A Shot Across the Bow

Immigrants as Image Bearers

The Voice of the Gospel

Laying the Foundations