Daniel Silliman
@danielsilliman.bsky.social
News editor at Christianity Today. Historian who wrote a religious bio of Richard Nixon. Raising chickens, bees, and cats in Appalachia.
Supreme Court decides to pass on opportunity to revisit the constitutional protection of same-sex marriage.
November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Supreme Court decides to pass on opportunity to revisit the constitutional protection of same-sex marriage.
A breathtaking organizational collapse
(Probably some lessons here.)
(Probably some lessons here.)
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A breathtaking organizational collapse
(Probably some lessons here.)
(Probably some lessons here.)
From my latest substack, a story about strange sanctification: danielsilliman.substack.com/p/dodge-the-...
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
From my latest substack, a story about strange sanctification: danielsilliman.substack.com/p/dodge-the-...
Back when religious conflict came with limericks
November 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Back when religious conflict came with limericks
When newspapers couldn't just link the documents
November 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
When newspapers couldn't just link the documents
The power of positive Peale
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The power of positive Peale
Whatever the best theological explanation of the mechanics of salvation—how it works that Christ’s death works—a good account should start with the fact it works *for you.* It should include the prepositional power of the crucifixion.
November 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Whatever the best theological explanation of the mechanics of salvation—how it works that Christ’s death works—a good account should start with the fact it works *for you.* It should include the prepositional power of the crucifixion.
Books the algorithm thinks I might find interesting, correctly
October 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Books the algorithm thinks I might find interesting, correctly
Funny but France is also kind of making a powerful point about rule of law right now:
October 21, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Funny but France is also kind of making a powerful point about rule of law right now:
From the archives, the evangelical "Mount Rushmore," per 1970s @christianitytoday.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
From the archives, the evangelical "Mount Rushmore," per 1970s @christianitytoday.com
Classic cover from the @christianitytoday.com archives
October 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Classic cover from the @christianitytoday.com archives
Last year I looked at why Huffman was different than the other ministers around Nixon. You can read that (unlocked) here: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/07/rich...
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Last year I looked at why Huffman was different than the other ministers around Nixon. You can read that (unlocked) here: www.christianitytoday.com/2024/07/rich...
I first discovered John Huffman, the one minister around Nixon who told the president he should publicly confess to Watergate, in the digital archives of old newspapers.
Only later did I realize he was connected to @christianitytoday.com, was still alive, and I would one day write his obit.
Only later did I realize he was connected to @christianitytoday.com, was still alive, and I would one day write his obit.
September 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I first discovered John Huffman, the one minister around Nixon who told the president he should publicly confess to Watergate, in the digital archives of old newspapers.
Only later did I realize he was connected to @christianitytoday.com, was still alive, and I would one day write his obit.
Only later did I realize he was connected to @christianitytoday.com, was still alive, and I would one day write his obit.
Today in the life of my Appalachian church, we remembered the hurricane that hit a year ago, prayed for a family whose daughter has died, for a family whose daughter is having emergency brain surgery, and for a minister who has returned home to a country at war.
Also, Scripture, singing, a potluck.
Also, Scripture, singing, a potluck.
September 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Today in the life of my Appalachian church, we remembered the hurricane that hit a year ago, prayed for a family whose daughter has died, for a family whose daughter is having emergency brain surgery, and for a minister who has returned home to a country at war.
Also, Scripture, singing, a potluck.
Also, Scripture, singing, a potluck.
Popular Trinitarian beliefs not adding up, per the latest Lifeway study.
September 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Popular Trinitarian beliefs not adding up, per the latest Lifeway study.
From America's next poet laureate:
September 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
From America's next poet laureate:
Lecrae's prayer for the church:
September 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Lecrae's prayer for the church:
Bible reading this morning like "tag yourself"
September 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bible reading this morning like "tag yourself"
Good mail day
September 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Good mail day
In the @christianitytoday.com daily newsletter, a thought on how cool it is to see people moved by awe
September 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In the @christianitytoday.com daily newsletter, a thought on how cool it is to see people moved by awe
Gen Z churchgoers average 23 services per year.
Millennials: 22
Gen X: 19
Boomers: 17
Elders: 17
Millennials: 22
Gen X: 19
Boomers: 17
Elders: 17
September 3, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Gen Z churchgoers average 23 services per year.
Millennials: 22
Gen X: 19
Boomers: 17
Elders: 17
Millennials: 22
Gen X: 19
Boomers: 17
Elders: 17
Spiffy new logo for the podcast
September 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Spiffy new logo for the podcast
Eighty percent of payday loans are rolled over because the borrower can’t repay them.
Four out of five borrowers get at least 11 payday loans in a row.
Four out of five borrowers get at least 11 payday loans in a row.
August 29, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Eighty percent of payday loans are rolled over because the borrower can’t repay them.
Four out of five borrowers get at least 11 payday loans in a row.
Four out of five borrowers get at least 11 payday loans in a row.
Some millennial Christians are starting to inherit wealth. According to this study, they plan to steward the money differently than their parents.
August 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Some millennial Christians are starting to inherit wealth. According to this study, they plan to steward the money differently than their parents.