Are Christianity and Islam Compatible?I came into the office last week with the intent of writing a blog piece on another element of our Shared Christian Heritage—Compassion. I was ready to go; fingers were limbered up for a 1,500-word theological deep-dive, but I made the mistake of logging into X (formerly Twitter) and found a particularly disturbing piece by Tucker Carlson in which he makes an ...  Read More

Your Christian Heritage: The Scandal of EqualityEquality.  Human rights.  These are words that resonate deeply with us here in America.  The idea of equality is perhaps the most foundational and important value in our culture.  It doesn’t matter whether we are discussing healthcare, economic policies, justice, or sexuality, we start with the immovable assumption that every single human being posse...  Read More

Are Our Values Really as Obvious as We Think?The second paragraph of the U.S. Declaration of Independence famously states: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”  To us today, these truths remain part of the very landscape of our culture. They are so ingrained that ...  Read More

The Water We Swim InIf you live in the West, whether you were raised in a pew, haven't opened a Bible in years, or find yourself skeptical of organized religion, there is a story beneath your story. Whether you identify as an atheist, a seeker, or simply "spiritual," the values you hold most dear did not emerge from a vacuum. They have roots, and those roots are deeply Christian.In his book The Ai...  Read More