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Bring back The 1776 Report

Nov 15, 2024 | wng.org | Steven Wedgeworth

Donald Trump is back, and he promises to bring in a new golden age of unity and prosperity for America. It’s gonna be HUGE. Tremendous. The best. And one of the items on his immediate agenda really does have the potential to bring the country together. President-elect Trump can now immediately reinstate his 1776 Commission, and we should rally around its message. As you might remember, the once and future president created the President’s Advisory 1776 Commission at the tail end of his first term.
The blight of tacky Halloween decorations

Nov 1, 2024 | wng.org | Steven Wedgeworth

Each year, the month of October brings debates among Christians over Halloween. Is it the devil’s holiday? Perhaps it’s actually a surprisingly Christian celebration after all. But these worn-over debates can easily distract us from one of the more obnoxious forms of American cultural decline confronting us today: the new annual blight of tacky yard decorations. Now that Halloween has passed, it should afford us the opportunity to revisit some assumptions.
What Is the Protestant Reformation? Everything You Need to Know

Oct 30, 2024 | logos.com | Steven Wedgeworth

Share FacebookXLinkedInRedditEmail The Protestant Reformation marked an explosive turning point in church history, as it recovered and proclaimed the gospel of saving grace. Its message was that God justifies men in his sight by faith alone. To be saved, a person must place their trust only in what Christ has done for them. This quickly brought the Reformers into conflict with the leadership of the Catholic Church.
Beware the Great Quote

Sep 23, 2024 | mereorthodoxy.com | Steven Wedgeworth

Winston Churchill once said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can get its boots on.” Sounds like something he’d say, right? Only it wasn’t Churchill who said it but Mark Twain. But actually, no, Twain never said this either. Charles Spurgeon did say it, but he wasn’t the first. Login to read more Sign in or create a free account to access Subscriber-only content. Sign in Register
God’s ‘Excellent Work’: The Reformation’s Defense of Woman

Sep 4, 2024 | desiringgod.org | Steven Wedgeworth

ABSTRACT: Throughout church history, some theologians have followed Aristotle’s description of woman as a “deformed” or “malformed” man. The Reformers, however, celebrated woman as “a most excellent work” of God, equally capable of virtue and worthy of love, respect, and justice. Together with their doctrine of male headship, the Reformers’ defense of woman offers a position close to what many call “complementarity” today.
Should Christians celebrate Passover?

Apr 1, 2024 | wng.org | Steven Wedgeworth

For Christians who keep a seasonal religious calendar, last week was their high point. What is commonly known as “Holy Week” runs from Palm Sunday to Good Friday and finally Easter. But this time of the year is also Passover, and that has raised some interesting ecumenical and ritual questions over the past few decades. There’s been a growing trend of Christians patterning some of their Easter-week services after Jewish festivals, particularly the Seder meal.
Half the Battle: A Review of Nancy Pearcey's The Toxic War on Masculinity

Nov 21, 2023 | cbmw.org | Steven Wedgeworth

Editor’s note: The following essay appears in the Fall 2023 issue of Eikon. Nancy Pearcey, The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. Ada, MI: Baker, 2023. Nancy Pearcey’s new book defends true masculinity from its most recent critics. The toxicity, as she sees it, is not masculinity itself, but rather the war on masculinity. Pearcey attempts to clear conservative Christians, including evangelicals, from accusations that their theology leads to abuse.
For all the saints

Oct 31, 2023 | wng.org | Steven Wedgeworth

Halloween is here again. For some Christians, it’s a controversial time. They see darkness and evil and want nothing to do with it. For others, it’s a time to jump into the civic life of the neighborhood, to try to love it and redeem it. For most of us, I suspect it’s a time not to think too much at all and just load up on candy. But what about another approach entirely?
The Definitive Guide to Christian Denominations

Oct 27, 2023 | logos.com | Steven Wedgeworth

Share FacebookRedditPinterestEmailLinkedInWhatsApp It’s common for Christians today to think of their church bodies as denominations; that is, different varieties of a common religion.
Halloween Revisited - Ad Fontes

Oct 23, 2023 | adfontesjournal.com | Steven Wedgeworth

Ten years ago, I wrote a long essay investigating the history of Halloween (along with a shorter version–these were originally published at The Calvinist International, but have now been republished at Ad Fontes). At the time I was motivated by two main concerns.