Steve Norman

Key Voices

A review of The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr

Lesson Unlearned

Rachel Joy Welcher’s new book reviews purity culture through the lens of Scripture to gain a better understanding of the purity movement and help frame healthier conversations.

The Gift of Power

Steve Norman reviews “Redeeming Power: Understanding Authority and Abuse in the Church” and “When Narcissism Comes to Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.”

Nobody Requests a Shipwreck

Have you ever heard the song “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze”? It says, “He’d fly through the air with the greatest of ease, that daring young man on the flying trapeze.”

Exhibit A: Evangelicals

About ten years ago, I was in Washington DC with a group of Christian leaders discussing the intersection of evangelical faith and US foreign policy on Israel/Palestine. After a dinner with some lawmakers at the Capitol building, we took a short bus ride back to the hotel. […]