Josh Olds
Public theologian and writer on faith, politics, and the stories that shape how we live.
Featured Articles
Baptist News Global · Apr 29, 2026
How American Religion Inspired Cole Allen’s Violence
A close reading of a would-be assassin’s manifesto and America’s civic religion of redemptive violence.
Baptist News Global · Mar 2, 2026
The End-Times Theology Driving US Intervention in Iran
How a century of dispensationalist prophecy writing shapes present-day U.S. foreign policy.
Baptist News Global · Feb 26, 2026
The Myth of Transgender Violence
Tracing the data — and the decades-old rhetoric — behind a persistent, false panic.
Red Letter Christians · Jun 19, 2026
The Gospel According to Project Hail Mary: Loving the Alien Other
What a rock-shaped alien and a reluctant astronaut teach the church about loving difference.
Christians for Social Action · Jan 28, 2026
The Gospel Case Against the Death Penalty
Anthony Boyd’s execution, and the case against capital punishment on gospel grounds.
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Baptist News Global
Analysis
Now Complementarians Are Upset About Meryl Streep Voicing Aslan
Analysis
About Those White House Website Arcade Games
Analysis
Who Killed Jason Arday?
Analysis
Expanded Sports Betting Is Harming Student Athletes
Analysis
AI Slop: Do You Know Who Wrote That Book?
Analysis
The Adultification of Boys of Color
News
Former Baylor Assistant Basketball Coach Placed Illegal Bets
Analysis
How Bad Data Fuels MAGA Criticism of Fauci and Vaccines
Analysis
Whether in Death or Life, McConnell Ignites Debates About AI
Opinion
Hegseth’s Testosterone Testing Plays Into MAGA Mythology
Analysis
Is Nolans’ Odyssey Woke or a Worthy Warning?
Analysis
Lindsey Graham and the History of Widow’s Succession
Analysis
No Political Victory Should Be Worth Sacrificing Moral Integrity
Analysis
Reading Ryan Stollar’s Final Message Through the Lens of Trauma
Analysis
Louisiana Pastor Beats a Man and Thinks He’s Following Jesus
Analysis
6 Ways the Reflecting Pool Boondoggle Mirrors Trump and MAGA
Analysis
The Enhanced Games Were Another MAGA Grift
Analysis
Why It Is Immoral for One Man to Be a Trillionaire
Analysis
Trump, the White House, the UFC and Our History of Violence
Analysis
Why Elon Musk Thinks Christopher Nolan Has ‘Desecrated The Odyssey’
Opinion
Why Tanner Horner Should Not Be Executed
Analysis
Our Own Personal Jesus
Opinion
What I Would Say to Sam Allberry
Analysis · Apr 29, 2026
How American Religion Inspired Cole Allen’s Violence
Analysis
Artemis II, the Space Race and the Future of Cooperation
Analysis
What Should Stand in the Way of Transgender Inclusion?
Analysis
Sexual Abuse Defies Political Labels but Response to It Differs
Analysis
AI Goes to War, and Schoolchildren Are Dead
Analysis
White House Wins Gold Medal in Internet Fakes
Analysis · Mar 2, 2026
The End-Times Theology Driving US Intervention in Iran
Analysis · Feb 26, 2026
The Myth of Transgender Violence
Opinion
Olympics and the Danger of Performative Patriotism
Opinion
How Sharing ‘That Meme’ Perpetuates Racist Harm
Opinion
We Can Win With Nonviolence
Analysis
Is Scott Adams in Heaven?
Analysis
History Mocks Us
Analysis
Why Does Matt Walsh Think All Somalis Are ‘Low IQ’?
Analysis
‘Out Came This Image’
Opinion
Saving Christmas, Losing Christ
Analysis
What AI Worship Exposes About Our Songs and Our Souls
Analysis
How a College Assignment Became the Latest Battle in the Culture Wars
Opinion
How Evangelicalism’s Theology of Victory Erases Lament
Opinion
Empathy for Enemies Is the Heart of the Gospel
Analysis
Now Complementarians Are Upset About Meryl Streep Voicing Aslan
Analysis
About Those White House Website Arcade Games
Analysis
Who Killed Jason Arday?
Analysis
Expanded Sports Betting Is Harming Student Athletes
Analysis
AI Slop: Do You Know Who Wrote That Book?
Analysis
The Adultification of Boys of Color
News
Former Baylor Assistant Basketball Coach Placed Illegal Bets
Analysis
How Bad Data Fuels MAGA Criticism of Fauci and Vaccines
Analysis
Whether in Death or Life, McConnell Ignites Debates About AI
Opinion
Hegseth’s Testosterone Testing Plays Into MAGA Mythology
Analysis
Is Nolans’ Odyssey Woke or a Worthy Warning?
Analysis
Lindsey Graham and the History of Widow’s Succession
Analysis
No Political Victory Should Be Worth Sacrificing Moral Integrity
Analysis
Reading Ryan Stollar’s Final Message Through the Lens of Trauma
Analysis
Louisiana Pastor Beats a Man and Thinks He’s Following Jesus
Analysis
6 Ways the Reflecting Pool Boondoggle Mirrors Trump and MAGA
Analysis
The Enhanced Games Were Another MAGA Grift
Analysis
Why It Is Immoral for One Man to Be a Trillionaire
Analysis
Trump, the White House, the UFC and Our History of Violence
Analysis
Why Elon Musk Thinks Christopher Nolan Has ‘Desecrated The Odyssey’
Opinion
Why Tanner Horner Should Not Be Executed
Analysis
Our Own Personal Jesus
Opinion
What I Would Say to Sam Allberry
Analysis · Apr 29, 2026
How American Religion Inspired Cole Allen’s Violence
Analysis
Artemis II, the Space Race and the Future of Cooperation
Analysis
What Should Stand in the Way of Transgender Inclusion?
Analysis
Sexual Abuse Defies Political Labels but Response to It Differs
Analysis
AI Goes to War, and Schoolchildren Are Dead
Analysis
White House Wins Gold Medal in Internet Fakes
Analysis · Mar 2, 2026
The End-Times Theology Driving US Intervention in Iran
Analysis · Feb 26, 2026
The Myth of Transgender Violence
Opinion
Olympics and the Danger of Performative Patriotism
Opinion
How Sharing ‘That Meme’ Perpetuates Racist Harm
Opinion
We Can Win With Nonviolence
Analysis
Is Scott Adams in Heaven?
Analysis
History Mocks Us
Analysis
Why Does Matt Walsh Think All Somalis Are ‘Low IQ’?
Analysis
‘Out Came This Image’
Opinion
Saving Christmas, Losing Christ
Analysis
What AI Worship Exposes About Our Songs and Our Souls
Analysis
How a College Assignment Became the Latest Battle in the Culture Wars
Opinion
How Evangelicalism’s Theology of Victory Erases Lament
Opinion
Empathy for Enemies Is the Heart of the Gospel
Red Letter Christians
Sep 7, 2026
What Spider-Man Can Teach Us About Burnout in the Pursuit of Justice
Aug 11, 2026
The Odyssey and Caring for the Stranger
Jun 19, 2026
The Gospel According to Project Hail Mary: Loving the Alien Other
Jan 7, 2026
Two Gospels, One Church: What “Wake Up Dead Man” Reveals About American Christianity
Dec 30, 2025
Changed for Good? What “Wicked” Reveals About Privilege, Complicity, and the Work of Racial Reconciliation
Aug 14, 2025
Not Just the Fantastic Four: Why the World Needs Collective Resistance
Jul 17, 2025
The Gospel According to Thunderbolts: When Nonviolence Wins
Sep 7, 2026
What Spider-Man Can Teach Us About Burnout in the Pursuit of Justice
Aug 11, 2026
The Odyssey and Caring for the Stranger
Jun 19, 2026
The Gospel According to Project Hail Mary: Loving the Alien Other
Jan 7, 2026
Two Gospels, One Church: What “Wake Up Dead Man” Reveals About American Christianity
Dec 30, 2025
Changed for Good? What “Wicked” Reveals About Privilege, Complicity, and the Work of Racial Reconciliation
Aug 14, 2025
Not Just the Fantastic Four: Why the World Needs Collective Resistance
Jul 17, 2025
