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Open Letter to Sarah Palin: We Need to Change Our Tone on Guns

Timothy Dalrymple — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:18:31 +0000

This post is part of a larger conversation on the subject of Christians and guns at Patheos around the new documentary, The Armor of Light. For more responses to the film, click here. Is there any contradiction between a culture that celebrates the sanctity of human life and a culture that celebrates the instruments of death? […]

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Reflections on the Gay Marriage Decision

Peter Wehner — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 17:27:59 +0000

As ever, a pleasure to offer this guest post from my friend Peter Wehner, a thoughtful Christian and one of the most important voices on public policy today: * Some Reflections on the Gay Marriage Decision By Peter Wehner In light of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, here are some thoughts on […]

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Gay Unions and Christian Divisions

Peter Wehner — Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:06:59 +0000

It’s always a pleasure to post a piece from the terrific Pete Wehner, whose sojourn has led him through three Republican presidential administrations, to the Ethics and Public Policy Center, and now to a position as a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times. Full bio below. * A recent Washington Post story on gay marriage […]

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Living Memory – A Mother’s Day Reflection

Timothy Dalrymple — Fri, 08 May 2015 22:18:48 +0000

I’ve published pieces from time to time by my friend Mark Goldblatt, a professor and novelist whose work I’ve enjoyed. I’m very pleased to publish this story and reflection for Mother’s Day from Mark: * Living Memory By Mark Goldblatt On May 15th 1944, the front page of the New York Times carried a brief dispatch from the war […]

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The First Biologist, in the Garden of Eden

Timothy Dalrymple — Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:48:40 +0000

Hello everyone. It’s been a while since I’ve published here regularly, but I look forward to getting started again. The creative agency I launched, Polymath Innovations, has expanded dramatically and we’ve had many wonderful clients and projects. At an Oxford event last year, we worked with BioLogos to develop videos now housed at Patheos here […]

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Suffering Through the Prism of Faith

Timothy Dalrymple — Fri, 05 Dec 2014 15:30:43 +0000

It’s always a pleasure to host a guest post from the esteemed Peter Wehner, former deputy assistant to President Bush and current fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, DC. It’s been some time since I’ve published regular pieces myself, but I expect to resume regular posting soon. In the meantime, enjoy […]

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The Secularization of Suicide: Guarding the Elevators

Guest Contributor — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 23:05:18 +0000

It’s a pleasure for me to publish this piece from Dr. Jerry Pattengale, who is University Professor at Indiana Wesleyan University as well as the Director of the Green Scholars Initiative. Jerry is a kind of academic entrepreneur, an innovator and developer of new learning approaches and ventures. * The Secularization of Suicide By Jerry Pattengale […]

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Ann Coulter’s Absurd Defense

Timothy Dalrymple — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:51:27 +0000

Peter Wehner wrote an excellent response to Ann Coulter’s recent column on Dr. Kent Brantly. Ms. Coulter responded, in turn. So I’m very pleased to present Mr. Wehner’s reply here. * Ann Coulter’s Absurd Defense Ann Coulter has responded to my criticism of her, as well as to those made by Russell Moore and Alan […]

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Ann Coulter’s Casual Cruelty

Timothy Dalrymple — Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:02:20 +0000

Editor’s Note: I am grateful now as always for a guest post from my esteemed friend, Peter Wehner. * In her most recent column, “Ebola’s Doc’s Condition Downgraded to ‘Idiotic’”, Ann Coulter mocks Dr. Kent Brantly. Dr. Brantly is a family practice physician who was serving in Liberia through a Samaritan’s Purse program before joining a […]

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Always ‘In the Hunt’

Guest Contributor — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:35:11 +0000

An inspiring guest post by a writer I respect and enjoy reading – Timothy Dalrymple * By Marta Hummel Mossburg Rowing is not a sport for our times. In an age where even the president thinks it’s OK to snap a selfie at a funeral, the concept of finding oneself through losing oneself is oxymoronic. […]

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