Are you tempted to stream the Sunday service when you could attend in person? Do you want to skip home group because it’s inconvenient? Let the stories of prisoners who found joy beyond words in discovering just one or two coreligionists in their camp renew your commitment to meet regularly with fellow believers.   Living... Continue Reading

The potential to accidentally stumble into sexually explicit scenes in romantasy is a warning to parents and a risk teenagers actively navigate. In an interview for Reedsy, romantasy author Jennifer L. Armentrout commented, “A lot of romantasy covers look like fantasy books, so new readers may not be aware that they’re reading a fantasy romance,... Continue Reading

As we navigate the complexities of our own time, Vos’s work reminds us that the Bible isn’t merely a collection of ancient texts. Scripture is living and active. It speaks with authority and clarity to the questions and challenges of every generation. Biblical Theology shows us how to discover the richness of the biblical story... Continue Reading

Packaged in an interesting and engaging format, The Screwtape Letters is an effective rebuttal of the division of sacred and secular. Wherever we may be in your walk with God, Lewis’ book helps believers to think deeply about their everyday lives, and to spot the spiritual temptations that present themselves in seemingly small decisions.    Everyday Warfare... Continue Reading

Kerr notes that even Dwight D. Eisenhower, “who sent the [101st] Airborne to protect the civil rights of black schoolchildren in Little Rock[,] saw the good in Robert E. Lee and recognized the need for young Americans to ‘strive to emulate his rare qualities’” Therefore, Kerr believes that W&L should restore Lee “to the rightful... Continue Reading

There was a notable anecdote at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in the stream of Marcuse’s philosophy: a mobile clinic offering free abortion and free vasectomies. I think it is highly unlikely that the organizers of this initiative were sitting around reading either Eros and Civilization or One-Dimensional Man. But, this particular “practice”—a mobile clinic... Continue Reading

In so many ways and so many situations God calls us not to either/or but to both/and. It would, of course, be easier to live by the either/or approach to life. We would choose the attitudes that come most naturally and pursue those at the neglect of the other. But that would be an incomplete... Continue Reading

Our hope, as Christians, is not in “the West.” It’s not in Holland’s secularized version of Christendom, but in the one, eternally true God, who is love, and who historically lived, died, and resurrected. The power of that message will never lose its draw, for it truly is “good news” and will prove true when... Continue Reading

On occasion, my children asked to read stories that, on the surface, seemed frightening or cruel. Of course, age-appropriate content is paramount. But there were times that I dismissed their curiosity simply because it was convenient. In these moments, I failed to appreciate the greatest opportunity a parent can have—the willingness of their child to... Continue Reading

Praise is the consummation of enjoyment. All enjoyment tends towards praise and adoration as its appointed end. In this way, God’s seeking his own glory and God’s seeking your good converge.   1. God’s Love Is Not Something God Owes Us While it is true that God is love (1 John 4:16), this does not... Continue Reading