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The Book Screwtape Feared Most

Once a bedrock Christian classic, Boethius’s “Consolation of Philosophy” has been neglected for decades. It’s time for a revival.

Advent Begins in the Dark

We bear the tension of both joy and sorrow.

In Daniel, the ‘Writing on the Wall’ Is Both Clear and Mysterious

The four-word warning is outwardly simple. But layers of meaning lurk under the surface.

Pilgrim at Plaster Creek

Christ comes to make all things new—even West Michigan’s most polluted watershed.

I’m Estranged from My Parents. I Still Love Them.

Even when family ties are severed, God does not cut off his care.

Writers

Bonnie Kristian

Russell Moore

Alan Noble

Philip Yancey

Power Without Integrity Destroys Us

Evangelicals helped elect Trump. Can evangelicals also hold him accountable?

Beijing, Let My Daughter Come Home

God Is Faithful in Triumph and Despair

I voted for Kamala Harris and mourn her loss. But I want to keep politics in its proper place, subordinate to Jesus.

Vance’s Chance

How VP-elect JD Vance could build a bridge between populism and Christian conservatism.

What to Do After the Election

Prudence from Ecclesiastes and exhortation from Hebrews for the jubilant and disappointed alike.

In a Polarized World, but Not of It 

On Election Day and beyond, conservative and liberal Christians can better understand each other and be ministers of reconciliation. 

Go Slow and Repair Things

We’re facing huge problems in our culture—problems an election alone can’t solve. But by God’s grace, we can do the small, daily work of repair.

Gen Z Is Turning Online for Spiritual Guidance

Jesus Is Still Right About Persecution

Nine truths believers need to understand to pray well for the suffering body of Christ.

The Antidote to Election Anxiety

My community is the kind you see in articles hyping the threat of political violence. Reality is more mundane—and hopeful.

All Saints Die

Our yearly reminder for Christians neither to run from nor to leap toward death, but to learn the art of dying well.

 

 

 

 

Digital Sloth in the Online Arena

How our internet use is prone to the ancient vice of akrasia.

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