The Church Growth Movement led to a surge of megachurches–congregations of 2,000 and more–built on the principle of updating Christian worship and church practices to make them more attractive to people today.* But now a number of megachurches–including some of the most trend-setting–are offering liturgical
Socialism seems to have come into vogue in the United States, at least among young people and our cultural elite. But Matthew Continetti says that America has “antibodies against socialism”–namely, our Constitution and our culture–that always keep socialist movements from getting any traction. He shows
Most American conservatives today are committed to free market capitalism, which includes free trade and opposition to tariffs. By that standard, Donald Trump, who advocates a protectionist economic policy and who is imposing steep tariffs in his trade war with China, is not a conservative.
Dawn Bornemann posted on her Face Book page a link to something on a church website that I wrote a long time ago and tagged me. In the piece, I tell about how I, personally, have benefitted from Lutheranism, which I stumbled across after a
The great Anthony Esolen has written a brilliant article for Public Discourse on the underlying issue in the abortion controversy: autonomy. That is, the insistence on being a law unto oneself. Having a child puts us in relationships and gives us obligations that undermines the
Most of the “Nones” who have no affiliation with any particular religion do hold religious beliefs. But they claim to be “spiritual but not religious.” They often believe in a deity of some kind (only 21% don’t believe in God), and they may even pray
So far, Joe Biden is running away from the crowd in race for the Democratic presidential nomination. How can it be, that an elderly white male, a traditional Democratic politician from a by-gone era, is doing so well in an era when the Democratic party
Here in Australia, the country held its national election. And contrary to all predictions from the media, the pollsters, and even the exit polls, the conservative coalition decisively defeated the progressives. The victory was so surprising that it is being compared to the UK’s Brexit
Australia’s Mark Latham is the former head of the Labour party leader and an avowed non-Christian humanist, so he has impeccable progressive credentials. But he has become appalled by the excesses of the cultural left. He has given a speech that has electrified Australia’s conservatives
Israel Folau is a star player for the professional Australian rugby team the Wallabies. But he is on the verge of losing his livelihood for posting on social media that sinners will go to Hell unless they turn to Jesus, including a meme paraphrasing 1
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