Black Americans are the major casualties of the progressive educational establishment, which has been failing black children and is now insisting that it is impossible for them to learn. In search of an alternative, many are rediscovering classical education, whose liberating effect inspired and equipped the great leaders of the Civil Rights movement.
My friend and fellow-Lutheran Mollie Hemingway has won the Bradley Prize, a sort of Pulitzer for conservatives. In her acceptance speech, she says conservatives have been too passive, urging them to adopt a "counter-revolutionary" project.
"Great Britain is a republic, with a hereditary president, while the United States is a monarchy with an elective king." That comment was made in 1896, reflecting a perennial issue. But presidents of both parties today have been making themselves more powerful, and many Americans like it that way.
Delving more deeply into the concept of reconciliation and trying to think through how we can carry out "our ministry of reconciliation" with other people. How might this apply to conflicts within the family? Would this also apply to the divisions within our nation?
Forgiveness is about an individual wronging another individual. Reconciliation is about restoring a relationship. We need both. The Bible says that through Christ we have both forgiveness of our sins and reconciliation with God, who calls us to both forgive and be reconciled with each other.
The late comedian Norm Macdonald was very funny, but he had a serious religious side. Towards the end, he was confessing Christ, the Gospel, and the Reformation solas.
The $3.5 trillion social infrastructure bill would have revolutionary consequences for American society as a whole. But, unlike the New Deal and the Great Society, it is being rushed through Congress with hardly any deliberation, study, or debate.
Most criticisms of President Biden's $3.5 trillion social infrastructure plan focus on its mind-boggling price tag. But the content of the plan and its impact on American families, education, and society are far more concerning.
When will the COVID pandemic finally be over? "The Science" can't give us definitive answers. But there are reasons for optimism. One expert points out that the ultra-contagious Delta virus is creating more infections, "but it leaves a lot of immunity in its wake." And that our psychological and political polarization has become the biggest obstacle to returning to normal.
Marvin Olasky was passing through a few weeks ago and interviewed me for "World Magazine" on the topic of Christian education. I thought you might like to see what I had to say.
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