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The Left Is Right About the Bible
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (120+ words) It is only upon readers who wish to see a Christian civilization survive and develop that I am urging the importance of the study of Latin and Greek. If Christianity is not to survive, I shall not mind if the…...
Charlie Kirk???s Evangelical Populism
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (303+ words) If this happens, it will be fueled by the new evangelical populism that emerged in the post-9/11 world. This populism is a broad coalition of Baptist, Bible Church, and Pentecostal-Charismatic congregations and ministers, many of them non-denominational. Kirk did not…...
The Monstering of Evangelicalism
1+ week, 3+ day ago (838+ words) The following is an excerpt from Bonnie Kristian’s new book, In Defense of Evangelicalism. The Week hired me for my politics, but my faith soon came in handy too. I was the only visibly practicing evangelical on the writing staff,…...
The Pope and the Antichrist
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (262+ words) It is not my place to tell the Church what time it is. Benedict already did that, as this essay, which I wrote with my friend Sam Wolfe, attempts to show. My humble hope is that others might succeed where…...
The Community Answering the College Faith-Abandonment Crisis
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (316+ words) After learning about the Oaks Retreat during her Auburn tour, Caitlyn Holmes decided to attend the Arch Retreat as a freshman at the University of Georgia. During her sophomore year, she signed up to be a counselor and saw the…...
What JD Vance Found in the Church
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (182+ words) Communion:Finding My Way Back to Faithby jd vanceharpercollins, 304 pages, $35 Can I be direct with you? So much of what passes for “culture” today degrades rather than ennobles. Literary magazines that once shaped American identity have either folded or surrendered…...
The Calculated Spectacle Behind Magnifica Humanitas
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (540+ words) The first encyclical letter of Pope Leo XIV has been engaged widely on its substance, but its manner of presentation was also noteworthy—and likely contributed to how much attention it received. Those questions will eventually get asked, and it…...
AI Is Not the Culprit
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (209+ words) I have a confession to make: I use AI chatbots. A lot. I ask them questions about many things, from fixing the dishwasher (accurate) to who wrote what when (less accurate). I even have them rewrite letters. I also watch…...
The Culture of Death Loses One—for the Moment
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (148+ words) The struggle, however, is far from over. So full marks to David Alton, Charles Moore, and the pro-life advocacy groups who fought and won the good fight in the House of Lords. But let’s not forget Lord Alton’s warning: “Eugenics,…...
The Truth About Christian Hospitality
4+ mon, 20+ hour ago (374+ words) This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the office of a wall, Or as a moat defensive to a house, Against the envy of less happier lands is no longer a “fortress,” but a global…...