An Aboriginal boy between the age of 10 and 16 will go on “walkabout,” a solitary wandering in the outback for as long as six months, during which time he must survive by living off the land and undergo a spiritual quest. After his walkabout,
An Aboriginal boy between the age of 10 and 16 will go on “walkabout,” a solitary wandering in the outback for as long as six months, during which time he must survive by living off the land and undergo a spiritual quest. After his walkabout,
Have you noticed that victories in the Old Testament are often won not with weapons but with tools or other unlikely implements? Andrew Wilson draws attention to this fun fact in his essay Bringing a Tent Peg to a Sword Fight in Christianity Today. In the first battle at
The three “theological virtues” are faith, hope, and love (1 Corinthians 13:13). What is the relationship between these three? And how do they play out in the Christian life? Martin Luther explores these questions in an absolutely stunning sermon on Christ’s healing of the ten
Kansas is predominantly a pro-life state with a pro-life legislature. But abortions–even late-term abortions of viable children–will be legal in Kansas even if the Supreme Court reverses Roe v. Wade. This is because the state Supreme Court ruled that under the Kansas constitution abortion has to be
Americans have become so disenchanted with Washington that a majority (54%) believe that our system of government needs “major changes.” And a significant minority (12%) believe that we should scrap what we have and replace it with something completely different. They want to change not
A study sponsored by the British government has found that religious persecution around the world is taking place on a scale and intensity that few people have realized. According to the report, “one third of the world’s population suffers from religious persecution in some form, with
Americans’ booming economy and unparalleled affluence are the envy of the world. Our entertainment technology keeps us constantly amused. We have the freedom to do pretty much whatever we like. So why are Americans so stressed out? According to a global Gallup poll aimed at assessing
Ross Douthat says that our Notre Dame Cathedral–an edifice constructed by thousands of creative people over the course of many years that expresses their deepest beliefs and values–is the Marvel Comics Universe as capped off by the movie Avengers: Endgame. In making that comparison, he quotes
We Protestants don’t go by patron saints, but if there were to be a patron saint of literature, it should be St. John Chrysostom, that last name being an epithet for “golden-mouthed.” Now I know why. In the reading group I attend with area pastors
Whom you wish to hurt, you first must dehumanize. Thinking of some people as less human than you are, making you incapable of feeling empathy for them and treating them with compassion, is an ethical fault with wide implications. Notice how defenders of abortion dehumanize
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