Ethics, Tribal and Global
We live in a moment that is at once pervaded by guilt and dismissive of its reality. This was the paradox set forth by Wilfred McClay last Thursday in his talk, co-sponsored by Trinity Forum and the...
View ArticleThe Elite and the Elect
College decisions season has arrived, and this year, one student took a very public approach to her bad news. She wrote a letter to the colleges that turned her down and submitted it for publication to...
View ArticleCalling and Responsibility
In reading a recent post on John Wesley’s failed marriage, I was reminded of a similar story from my own field: the church in China. John Sung was an evangelist who travelled throughout China during...
View ArticleThe “New Legalism” Gets Some Things Right
On the Acton Blog, Anthony Bradley argues that “radical” or “missional” Christianity, of the kind proposed by David Platt, is the new form of legalism. By telling people that an ordinary, normal life...
View ArticleShort-term Missions, Long-term Places
The Gospel Coalition recently posted an article by Darren Carlson entitled “Why You Should Consider Cancelling Your Short-Term Missions Trips.” Carlson argues that many short-term mission trips are...
View ArticleCharles Murray, Dorothy Day, and Embedded Journalism
One of the things we try to do with Fare Forward is find, learn from, and connect people who are doing interesting things with their lives, and who are applying the kind of rigorous thought we explore...
View ArticleMiscellany and Divine Transcendence
In the summer issue of Fare Forward, due out shortly, my essay on “Cancer and Divine Transcendence” will examine some ways Christians have responded to suffering, and argue that our popular conceptions...
View ArticleFriendship and Vocation
A few years ago, Gallup asked employees in 152 organizations in 26 countries whether they were likely to have a best friend at work. The question was part of its overall assessment of “employee...
View ArticleWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Ambition
When it comes to ambition, it sometimes seems that feeding our egos means starving our souls. The Onion highlighted this ambivalence with an article headlined “Unambitious Loser with Happy, Fulfilling...
View ArticleThe Human Mystique
This fall, more than 200 Christian women met at the American Bible Society in central Manhattan to talk about calling. Hosted by Q Ideas, the one-day event drew women—most between the ages of 25 and...
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