All posts by Joel J. Miller

Q&A: Douglas Wilson on ‘Evangellyfish’

Published February 22, 2012

Best known for his nonfiction books of theology, Christian living, and education, Pastor Douglas Wilson of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho, has written a raucous and ribald novel of manners about a megachurch pastor embroiled in a sex scandal. Bearing…

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Working with God or blaming others

Published February 20, 2012

There’s a view of God’s sovereignty that can leave us with nothing to do. Since God provides for all our needs, it seems as if there is little to do but wait for him to act and accept everything that…

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Irenaeus: The aim of Christ’s passion

Published February 10, 2012

The Lord, our Christ, underwent a valid, and not a merely accidental passion. Not only was he himself in no danger of being destroyed, but he also established fallen man by his own strength, and recalled him to incorruption. The…

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John Buchan describes the eternal struggle

Published February 9, 2012

No great cause is ever lost or ever won. The battle must always be renewed and the creed restated, and the old formulas, once so potent a revelation, become only dim antiquarian echoes. But some things are universal, catholic, and…

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What child is this?

Published December 25, 2011

“What child is this?” asks the famous nineteenth century Christmas carol. It’s a question posed since Christ first entered human history two thousand years ago and a question that sometimes provokes vitriolic and violent answers. We’ve seen it in recent…

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