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April 2019

April 29, 2019

Decadence

A piece of fruit is green at first, but after awhile it ripens, reaching its...

April 22, 2019

Notre Dame and the Two Kinds of Secularism

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is iconic for lots of reasons. Modernism began, according to...

April 10, 2019

Christian Realism

Can Christians build a perfect society on earth? If not, does that mean that we...

April 04, 2019

How the Left Can Help You Be Religious

Writer and radio host Dennis Prager has written a hilarious--but also dead serious--essay entitled How the...

March 2019

March 26, 2019

Evangelicals Aren’t Declining After All

Contrary to the common impression, it turns out that the percentage of evangelicals in America...

March 22, 2019

Christianity without the Bible

The New York Times has published a discussion of the anti-semitism of Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment...

March 21, 2019

The Difference between Conservatives & Progressives–and Christians

British author Will Jones has written a perceptive article on the difference between conservatives and...

March 20, 2019

The College Admissions Scandal vs. Classical Christian Education

The college admissions scandal keeps growing. The mastermind behind the cheating and bribery scheme says...

March 01, 2019

The Most Sinful States in America?

Researchers have attempted to quantify the sinfulness of the various states in the union. Yes,...

February 2019

February 08, 2019

“One of the Great Weirdo Cities of the World”

Sam Anderson is a writer for the New York Times Magazine who came to Oklahoma...

February 04, 2019

Cities & Suburbs Using “Vasectomy Zoning” to Keep Out Children

Aborting viable and full term babies isn't the only anti-child, anti-family policy gaining in popularity. ...

January 2019

January 28, 2019

Trump’s Base: Evangelicals Who Don’t Go to Church

That evangelicals and other conservative Christians tend to be such big supporters of the non-evangelical,...

January 25, 2019

Tyrannical Souls

Politics reflects the culture, we are told, and this is certainly true. But, more profoundly,...

January 18, 2019

How the Left Gave Us “Toxic Masculinity”

Complaints about "toxic masculinity" often come across as complaints about "masculinity." The Gillette ad on...

January 16, 2019

“America’s Resurgence Is Reshaping the World”

America seems to be in a state of malaise on all sides--thanks to Trump hatred,...

January 15, 2019

The Reality-Based Community

The Seattle Times has published a column by Jon Talton lamenting how our culture today has...

January 07, 2019

Tucker Carlson: Conservatives Should Stop Idolizing Capitalism

Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson, a conservative and a Trump supporter, gave an answer to...

January 04, 2019

Divided

We now have a divided government (shut down though it be), as Democrats took power...

December 2018

December 04, 2018

Trying to be a Missionary Apart from Vocation

You have probably heard about John Chau, the 26-year-old who was dropped off at Sentinel...

November 2018

November 16, 2018

Applying the Two Kingdoms on Capitol Hill

At the Rural and Small Town Ministries conference I attended, I got to hear from...

October 2018

October 22, 2018

Who Is a Cherokee?

Imagine my surprise to see the name of Chuck Hoskin, an old family friend and...

October 05, 2018

Post-Kavanaugh

UPDATE: Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed by the Senate and has been sworn in as...

September 2018

September 28, 2018

The Continuing Protestant Legacy in Education

Martin Luther invented universal education--for boys and girls of all social classes--and he started institutions...

September 25, 2018

The Middle Ages Were the Age of Reason; Ours Is the Age of Faith

I enjoy it when conventional wisdom gets turned upside down. A good example appeared in...

September 21, 2018

Are Adults Still Responsible for What They Did as Minors?

The Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh is in jeopardy after accusations that when...

August 2018

August 06, 2018

The Paris Statement on European Culture

Last year a group of European conservative intellectuals (including Roger Scruton) met in Paris in...

August 02, 2018

The World Does Need More Cowboys

The University of Wyoming has put out an advertising initiative with the slogan "The World...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

What Does It Mean to be “Conservative”?

Sir Roger Scruton is a British philosopher who has written perceptively on a wide range...

July 17, 2018

Embracing Religious Identity while Rejecting the Religion’s Teachings

Today politicians in the U.S. and Europe are proudly trumpeting their Catholic identity, even as they...

June 2018

June 29, 2018

My Thoughts on “The Benedict Option”

I finally read Rod Dreher's The Benedict Option: a Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian...