John Schweiker Shelton is the policy advisor for Advancing American Freedom. He received an MDiv from Duke University and now lives in Washington, DC, with his wife, Katelyn, and their children.
In a sense, Massachusetts Bay Colony was North America’s first parachurch ministry. According to its 1629 charter, “The principal end of this plantation” was to “win and incite the natives . . . to the knowledge and obedience of the only true God and Savior of mankind, and the Christian faith.”[1] The colony even marked […]
John Schweiker Shelton reviews Undomesticated Dissent by Curtis W. Freeman.
If Benedict found inspiration in the desert, so can Rod Dreher.
On June 19, 2014, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted to allow their pastors to perform “same-gender marriages in civil jurisdictions where such marriages are legal.”[1] As expected, this has caused no small hubbub among American Christians. While gay rights advocates and Christians on the left have lauded this progressive decision and praised the denomination for […]
