Digital Liturgies

The Case for (a New) Purity Culture

I’m very honored to share that I have an essay in this month’s issue of First Things magazine.

Feb 16 • Samuel D. James

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About that viral AI article

This article is currently going viral.

Feb 11 • Samuel D. James

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Lately Noted

A few recent appearances by me around the web:

Feb 7 • Samuel D. James

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January 2026

Why Nobody is Convinced by Footage

Video footage does not convince most people that their prior interpretation of something is wrong.

Jan 27 • Samuel D. James

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Reaching the Lost Young Men—Part 1: Holistic Depornification

This morning, I am starting a new, four-part essay series on reaching lost young men.

Jan 26 • Samuel D. James

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Let the Church Be the Church

On Sunday morning, a group of protesters associated with Minneapolis’ “Black Lives Matter” chapter entered Cities Church, stopped the service, and…

Jan 19 • Samuel D. James

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What Conservative Young Men Really Need Right Now

Justin Lee repeats something I’ve now heard quite a bit: anti-woman white supremacist Nick Fuentes is bad, but his fans (called “groypers”) need to be…

Jan 14 • Samuel D. James

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Reject the Religion of Efficiency

During holiday season 1943, Philip Van Doren Stern mailed out two hundred Christmas cards to his friends.

Jan 12 • Samuel D. James

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Where I've Been + What I'm Doing

Including an exciting announcement.

Jan 1 • Samuel D. James

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December 2025

The Ghost of Christmas Never

It took me a long time to realize that two of our family’s most beloved Christmas stories are both about men given an opportunity by heaven to see…

Dec 19, 2025 • Samuel D. James

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November 2025

PLEASE COMMENT (A very brief reader survey)

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Nov 19, 2025 • Samuel D. James

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Ross Douthat's Podcast is Proof that Winsomeness is Still a Thing

Three years ago, I registered a complaint about the evangelical debates over “winsomeness.” Specifically, I said that these debates almost all treat…

Nov 14, 2025 • Samuel D. James

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