In the very first line of his exposé on evangelical Christianity, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Mark Noll pens the following statement: “The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.” For many of those who claim the label, “Christian,” his proposition is telling. Granted, there are some notable exceptions to his observation (i.e. Chuck Colson, Dr. Ravi Zacharias, Lee Strobel, and others), but truth be told, among the masses of professing Christians there is a conspicuous absence of thoughtful reflection from a sound Christian perspective on the issues of the day. To make matters worse, an ongoing series of well-intentioned, yet seemingly-mindless, gaffes from some of evangelical Christianity’s leading spokesmen have undermined intellectual credibility further still. And, tragically, the rest of us are often guilty by association.
The Daily Detour blog is one attempt to turn that tide by capturing your mindspace for just a few minutes in order to illuminate the issues of the day from what may be a new perspective for you. The lens through which this blog comes to you is largely filtered through a philosophically-conservative orientation embedded within a biblically-centered, Christian worldview. My attempt through this blog is to steward that perspective in a reasonable and intellectually-responsible way. In the minds of many people, the Christian perspective only brings cotton-candy contributions to the marketplace of ideas—exhortations that that are nothing more than sugary platitudes devoid of any lasting substance. And, to our detriment, the unique and integrated contribution of the genuine Christian perspective is too quickly dismissed.
In fact, The Daily Detour is just that—a detour from the common thinking about the times in which we live. This blog is intended to be an eclectic synthesis of cultural critique, worldview analysis and thoughtful commentary about culture, politics, God, and spirituality. Feel free to join the conversation.
The content of The Daily Detour, as with all matters of substance, is certainly grounded in conviction. But, my hope is that this blog will move beyond merely the corrosive intellectual pugilism that often dominates the topics which matter most to each of us. Instead, within a spirit of mutual respect and community, The Daily Detour is intended to subvert the status quo, challenge conventional secular thinking, provoke candid conversation, and ultimately, influence you toward action. And, if at the end of the day, you are thinking (and acting) a bit differently about life, then The Daily Detour has served its purpose. Thanks for stopping by. I hope you can make The Detour a part of your daily routine. 
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