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NDAs: How should Christians think about Non-Disclosure Agreements?

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A Christian Response to Pride Month: Pride and Sabbath

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Articles & Essays Culture

A Christian Response to Pride Month: Is Pride Revolution or Carnival?

It’s relatively easy for someone working at a religious institution and living in a rural space like I do to live outside the thick of much of what June has come to entail as “Pride Month.” At the same time, my birthday falls at the…

Donald RothJune 21, 2022

Articles & Essays Culture

Spirits of the Age – Developing a Vocabulary to Articulate How We Live in Our Contemporary Age

We need to nurture our ability to discern the way of the world around us. This ability needs to move beyond a vague sense of things; we need to develop a vocabulary to help us articulate what we sense around us so that we can…

Donald RothJune 24, 2021

Articles & Essays Discipleship

The 5 Question Model of Inquiry: A manifesto for thinking from an intentionally Christian perspective

“Think for yourself.” The sentiment at the root of this phrase is used in countless iterations, from exasperated parents asking if a child would follow their friends in jumping off a bridge to an old Apple ad campaign asking its users to “think different” (presumably…

Donald RothFebruary 18, 2021

Articles & Essays Politics

Inauguration Day and the Politics of a Partial Exorcism

There is no doubt that the inauguration of the Biden presidency on January 20, 2021, will mark a point of historic political transition in the United States. Since at least President Reagan’s inaugural speech in 1981, Americans have been congratulating themselves on the “orderly transfer of…

Donald RothJanuary 19, 2021

Articles & Essays Law

Supreme Court Decisions in Review (OT 2019)

As we glance forward toward the upcoming political season, we also want to take the time to look back at some of the cases this term that have caused a stir in the governmental system. The major cases are covered here by Donald Roth, available…

Donald RothAugust 20, 2020

Articles & Essays Culture

OK for Boomers: How Do We Remember Those Who are Locked Down as We Open Up?

So much is novel right now. In facing a novel coronavirus, we’ve chosen a novel societal response that raises novel questions about economics, policymaking, the reach of law, religion, and so much more. With so much novelty, there is a wave of uncertainty that carries…

Donald RothJune 6, 2020

Articles & Essays Culture

The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians be Wary?

The news coverage is enough to make concerned parents switch to panic mode: a young girl is so addicted to Fortnite that she wets herself rather than get up and leave a match, leading her to be committed to a rehab clinic for gaming addiction.…

Donald RothJuly 11, 2018

Articles & Essays Politics

Why Doesn’t the U.S. Mandate Paid Leave?

The statistics are striking. The vast majority of Americans believe that the United States should have some sort of paid leave policy. This holds true across virtually all demographic lines, and yet the United States remains one of the last developed nations not to institute some form of…

Donald RothJune 12, 2018

Articles & Essays Law

Do Bakers Have to Bake Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings?

On June 4, the Supreme Court handed down its opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case closely watched by many in the Christian community. In this case, Masterpiece Cakeshop won by a 7-2 margin, but this was not a total victory. Instead,…

Donald RothJune 6, 2018

Articles & Essays

Linking Heart and Head as Parallel Systems: A Response to James K.A. Smith’s You Are What You Love

Linking Heart and Head as Parallel Systems: A Response to James K.A. Smith’s You Are What You LoveI want to acknowledge Justin Vos and the important role he played in helping me think through and research many aspects of the thoughts and thesis contained herein.…

Donald RothSeptember 8, 2016

Memorial Day and Christian Patriotism

NDAs: How should Christians think about Non-Disclosure Agreements?

A Christian Response to Pride Month: Pride and Sabbath

A Christian Response to Pride Month: Is Pride Revolution or Carnival?

Spirits of the Age – Developing a Vocabulary to Articulate How We Live in Our Contemporary Age

The 5 Question Model of Inquiry: A manifesto for thinking from an intentionally Christian perspective

Inauguration Day and the Politics of a Partial Exorcism

Supreme Court Decisions in Review (OT 2019)

OK for Boomers: How Do We Remember Those Who are Locked Down as We Open Up?

The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians be Wary?

Why Doesn’t the U.S. Mandate Paid Leave?

Do Bakers Have to Bake Cakes for Same-Sex Weddings?

Linking Heart and Head as Parallel Systems: A Response to James K.A. Smith’s You Are What You Love

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