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Memorial Day and Christian Patriotism

If I’m honest, I didn’t really think much of Memorial Day growing up. We didn’t typically get out of school until early June, so I don’t even recall if we had the day off or not. I grew up in Southern California, but in Missouri,…

Donald RothMay 26, 2023

Articles & Essays Law

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

It’s a common joke that a student needing to guess an answer in a Sunday School class should just go with “Jesus.” If lawyers have their equivalent to this trope, it’s to answer every question with “it depends.” For human beings, who have a tendency…

Donald RothMay 19, 2023

Articles & Essays Culture

A Christian Response to Pride Month: Pride and Sabbath

If you read my last piece1, you are deservedly waiting for the pay off. While I have sympathy for Carl Trueman’s call for all out opposition to the celebration and symbols of Pride Month, I argued that social revolution is not the only thing on display. Instead, it…

Donald RothJune 22, 2022

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 Criminal Justice

Our Criminal Justice System Should Not Be Our Mental Health System (But It Is)

Our criminal justice system is like the silt layer at the bottom of the ocean. If a problem isn’t taken care of higher up in society, it will eventually find its way down to the criminal justice system. In this way, broken families, substance abuse,…

Donald RothJune 4, 2019

Articles & Essays

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?

Our Criminal Justice System Should Not Be Our Mental Health System (But It Is)

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