Jacob Lupfer

• Why Freaking Out about Christian Schools Proves Evangelicals’ Irrational Fears Monday, February 4, 2019
  Everyone needs to stop freaking out about Christian schools. Though they made headlines in the past few weeks thanks to Karen Pence, wife of Vice President Mike Pence, these institutions are not...
• Lesson from Willow Creek: Every Leader Needs Accountability Wednesday, August 8, 2018
  If they take away anything, it should be this. You can have all the clever innovations, seeker-friendly methods and oversight structures in the world, but trouble will catch up with you if you’re...
• Catholic-Heavy Supreme Court Moves Right as the Church Moves Left Thursday, July 12, 2018
  With his nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to replace the retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, President Trump has succeeded in doing for the judicial branch what he has often failed or neglected to...
• As Episcopalians Meet, Debate Looms about Their Place in the Anglican World Friday, July 6, 2018
  As the Episcopal Church begins its 79th General Convention on Thursday (July 5), it’s a good time to take note of the state of the erstwhile official faith of the American Colonies that became a...
• Religious Liberty: A US Birthright for Conservatives and Progressives Alike Monday, July 2, 2018
  As Americans pause on July 4 to celebrate the anniversary of their independence, the world’s oldest democracy should take stock of its ongoing debates over religious freedom. A cornerstone of the...
• What Do Evangelicals Want from Trump on Foreign Policy? Thursday, June 14, 2018
  This political reality poses a provocative question for white evangelical Protestants, who went 81 percent for Trump in 2016. What do American evangelicals want out of foreign policy?
• Fewer Couples are Marrying in Churches. Does it Matter? Friday, June 8, 2018
  But for all our marriage cliches, one now belongs on the endangered species list: Wedding bells are not ringing.
• A Reckoning for Southern Baptists, and an Opportunity Monday, June 4, 2018
  Even for an outsider like me, it’s hard to watch the Southern Baptist Convention grapple with sexism and sexual misconduct among its leaders.
• In Finding Common Ground, Jimmy Carter and Liberty U Set Good Example Tuesday, May 22, 2018
  As Jimmy Carter waited to appear before a commencement crowd at Liberty University, it looked like he might be entering the lion’s den. The school, founded by Carter’s political foe, Jerry Falwell...
• Paul Ryan Criticized for Allegedly Firing House of Representatives Chaplain Monday, April 30, 2018
  The Rev. Patrick Conroy, the chaplain of the House of Representatives, is resigning effective May 24.
• Religious Freedom Ambassador Brownback Deserved More Democratic Support Friday, January 26, 2018
  The Senate just confirmed President Trump’s nomination of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to be ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom.
• A Faith to Weather the Storm Thursday, August 31, 2017
  How does faith speak to the storms of life that are literal?
• Keep Religious Conservatives Involved in American Life Monday, March 27, 2017
  Dreher, a thoughtful conservative writer, believes the church must turn inward to form communities, teach their children, and resist a culture co-opted by radical LGBT activists.
• Ash Wednesday Doesn’t Need to Sparkle Wednesday, March 1, 2017
  For nearly 1,500 years, Christians have observed Ash Wednesday with the smear of ashes in the shape of a cross on their foreheads, a biblical sign of repentance.
• Does the Reformation Still Matter? Tuesday, November 1, 2016
  On Monday (Oct. 31) in Sweden, Pope Francis took part in an ecumenical service commemorating the beginning of the Protestant Reformation’s 500th year.
• No Handshake and No Middle Ground Friday, October 21, 2016
  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton did not shake hands, neither before nor after Wednesday’s (Oct. 19) third and final presidential debate.
• The Christian Intellectual Tradition is Alive and Well Thursday, September 1, 2016
  Commentators have bemoaned the disappearance of the Christian intellectual since C.S. Lewis and Reinhold Niebuhr.
• For Conservative Christian Colleges, No Middle Ground on Gay Rights Monday, August 17, 2015
  The debate on homosexuality and gay rights continues in Christian colleges, with some affirming a homosexual lifestyle and some remaining true to a traditional view of marriage.