David A. Garner

The Briefing 7.23.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week.   What would Pope Francis say about Planned Parenthood? Much of the public discussion in editorials and social media has focused on whether she and other Planned Parenthood employees sold […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 7.17.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week.   TOJ contributor D.L. Mayfield reflects on pain, loss, and the promises of God: So, in that children’s hospital, I stared into the sun for a little bit.  I’ve been […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 7.9.15

The blog Faith and Theology asks, “What is the opposite of faith?” Let’s start with the Protestant no-no: works. We are justified, put right with God not by works but by faith, faith alone – sola fide – isn’t that, as Luther put it, the doctrine by which the church stands or falls? And wouldn’t […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 6.26.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. The Post and Courier further personalizes last week’s tragedy in Charleston: People talk and visit and sit in white fold-out chairs at round tables with white tablecloths set out across […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 6.19.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. One of J. Louis Martyn’s former students reflects on his life: The originality of his work will surely never cease to gain admirers. His unique voice was unmistakable and could […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 6.11.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week.   The ongoing quest for musical convenience often comes with a tradeoff: There’s not even a single standard playlist format to make switching services easier, like the old .m3u playlist files […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 6.5.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. Kevin Vanhoozer blends music and creativity with theology: Flush from the success of the mission, he decided, “I don’t have time to apply to seminaries, I want them to apply […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 5.28.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. A coalition of Evangelical, Roman Catholic, and mainline Protestant leaders unite to repeal the death penalty in Nebraska. “I think the faith community has been very influential. All three Roman Catholic […]

David A. Garner

The Briefing 5.22.15

Each Friday we compile a list of interesting links and articles our editors find from across the web. Here’s what’s catching our eye this week. Maybe being evangelical is gift, not a curse: There is power in a good story. And with that in mind, a few months ago I began to write my own […]