Why Christians Need the NFL
As Christians, we are called to be citizens of heaven — currently residing on earth — so we should learn to talk like it.
The Gilded Salesman of Idolatrous Excess
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy argues that Trump has outdone every shyster who ever told a tall tale, every con artist, every swindler, every unscrupulous insurance salesman, and every crooked televangelist.
Disease, Disgust, and Demons: A Trilogy of Toxic Tropes
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy argues that MAGA evangelicals have basically accepted the conclusion that Trump is not a good person — but this doesn’t change their vote due to the power of figurative language.
Why I Wrote a New Book About Preaching
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy discusses what led him to write “Dancing with Metaphors in the Pulpit” covering lessons preachers can learn from novelists, poets, philosophers, and rhetoricians.
Resurrecting a Dead Metaphor
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy argues the moment of truth has arrived for “where there’s smoke there’s fire” when it comes to Donald Trump.
Trump, Samson, and the Fall of the House of Evangelicals
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy offers a unique rhetorical critique of how Trump acts and the danger this puts in the lap of his evangelical followers.
Extending the Big Lie to Our Children
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy argues that the acceptance of Trump's consistent lies as a legitimate political strategy has become an addictive drug for our culture and is starting to impact our children.
Ted Cruz’s ‘Boomerang’ Rhetoric Problem
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy explores how recent rhetoric from Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas surrounding 'illegitimacy' reveals broader stakes for democratic deliberation.
Why ‘Vermin’ Can’t Be Tolerated
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy makes the case that the current progression in transgressive rhetoric is not a Trump problem — it is a human problem. And even more disturbing it is a Christian problem.
Revealing the ‘Rights’ Chameleon
Contributing writer Rodney Kennedy makes the case that the most color-shifting term in our political vocabulary is 'rights.'