by Bob Soco | Apr 8, 2026 | Christian Art and Culture, Christian Family and Society, Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity, Christianity and Social Issues, Christianity and Society, Church and Cultural Engagement, Church Life and Engagement
Recently, there has been a glut of outrage on X and other social media platforms about Muslims praying in the street, Trafalgar Square, the King not giving an easter message, and even a Christian buying churches to stop them from closing down; as well as the outrage...
by Bob Soco | Feb 18, 2026 | Christian Family and Society, Christianity, Christianity and Society, Church Life and Engagement, Church Practices and Traditions
I’ve set myself a difficult task, I feel, as I want to address several intertwined issues all at once. Firstly, I want to speak about a few church practices, mixed in with aspects of Volk Christianity, that is, corrupt understandings or practices of the faith, and...
by Bob Soco | Oct 27, 2025 | Christian Family and Society, Christian Living and Discipleship, Christianity, Christianity and Social Issues, Christianity and Society, Church Life and Engagement
Those who have followed my work know that I am a strong believer in the Benedict Option, or at least a revised version of it, as offered by Rob Dreher; a version that is larger, more aggressive, and outward-facing. I am also a big fan of the monastic tradition of the...
by Bob Soco | May 1, 2025 | Christian Family and Society, Christianity and Social Issues, Christianity and Society, Church and Cultural Engagement, Church Life and Engagement
Recently, the world of Islamic Da’wah in the English-speaking world has been set ablaze amidst claims and counterclaims, as a now world-famous Muslim Da’i is engulfed in allegations of having a secret Misyar marriage, with counterclaims placed against the accusers. To...
by Bob Soco | Dec 8, 2024 | Christian Family and Society, Christian Movements and Revival, Christianity and Social Issues, Christianity and Society
I remember back in the 1990s, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, his grace George Carey, being interviewed by someone (I don’t remember who) in which he was asked about whether faith was a private matter and should be influencing a person’s politics. The then...
by Bob Soco | Jun 2, 2024 | Christian Family and Society, Christianity and Social Issues, Christianity and Society
When Christians talk about dating one another, leaving aside the rightness or wrongness of it all for a second, a Christian in the discussion invariably raises the point of 2 Corinthians 6: 14, which states, “Do not become partners with those who do not believe,...
