"A lot of people who have depression don’t really have mental illness. They’re having the appropriate response to leading a life that’s antithetical to happiness. So antithetical, in fact, that they’d be mentally ill if they were happy. . . ." Hans Fiene
China has great ambitions. It hopes to replace the United States as the world's greatest superpower. That means having the world's most successful economy and the most powerful military. But one obstacle to all of that is its plunging population. Demographer Yi Fuxian shows why.
A puzzle about the campus protests in support of Hamas and in condemnation of Israel is the strange alliance of the woke left (feminist, sexually permissive, pro-LGBTQ+) with Islamic jihadists (suppressing women, sexually strict, death penalty for gays). How can we account for that?
A pastor recently thanked me for my "Letter to Pastors" that I wrote several years ago as part of Crossway's "Open Letters" series in connection to my book "Post-Christian." Since pastors need encouragement today, I thought I'd offer it as a free post. Share it with pastors you know! Read more
Who is guilty of election interference, Trump or His prosecutors? NATO troops will"eventually" go to Ukraine. And senators seek taxpayer money for artificial intelligence.
Demographer Ryan Burge has found that he percentage of Nones has stopped growing and hasn't grown for the last five years. It is down for young adults. But, tragically, it continues to climb for the elderly. Why is that?
“The notion that God is watching you even when others are not is probably the most powerful civilizing force in all of human history.” Jonah Goldberg, "Suicide of the West."
As Christians try to respond to today's cultural challenges, a number of strategies have been put forward, from the Benedict Option to various political programs. Carl Trueman suggests "the traditional pastoral work in an ordinary congregation option.” I expand that to something I call the Vocation Option.
There is evidence that the church, while shrinking, is also growing. That is, the nominal churchgoers, cultural Christians, and modernist theologians have been leaving. Those who remain and those who are joining, on the other hand, are true believers and are highly committed to their faith. These include especially younger Christians.
FREE POST: This year marks the 90th Anniversary of the Barmen Declaration, the statement of convictions that the Confessing Church of Germany used to defy the pro-Nazi "German Christians" who had taken over the state churches. In a time when Christians are wrestling with their relationship with the state and are facing the prospect of overt persecution, the Barmen Declaration can give guidance. Read more
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