I always enjoy reading Wesleyan College president Michael Roth‘s reflections on liberal arts education. In his recent piece at The New York Times, he reminds us that learning and freedom are always connected, regardless of age. Here is a taste: […]
Archives for September 2023
Ross Douthat: A Christian conservative who lives among liberals and writes for them
Here is Isaac Chotiner at The New Yorker: “Douthat is highly skilled at addressing liberal Times readers in a manner that makes clear he is not one of them, without allowing them to think that he actually holds views—about Donald Trump, say, […]
White supremacists converge on Eastern Nazarene College
Last month I called your attention to a migrant shelter hosted by Eastern Nazarene College, a Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts. You can read “Eastern Nazarene College: An Evangelical School Doing Evangelical Things” here. Here is the latest from The […]
REVIEW: It’s About the Journey
Students are indeed pilgrims. But what kind of pilgrims are they?
Paul Thompson on higher education, temperance, and biblical views on race
Paul Thompson is Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences and Professor of History at North Greenville University. He is the author of A Most Stirring and Significant Episode: Religion and the Rise and Fall of Prohibition in Black […]
Trump court evangelicals, prophets, and pseudo-historians will gather with Charlie Kirk in San Diego this week to train pastors
This week over 1,000 Christian pastors will converge on San Diego for the Turning Point USA “Pastors Summit.” According to the event website, this event will highlight “the need for pastors and their congregations to stand for truth and no […]
Evangelical roundup for September 11, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? Mylon Lefevre, RIP A Houston megachurch pastor opposes buoys at the border. French evangelicals are more concerned about climate change than the rest of the country. An Iowa evangelical church’s food pantry is open. […]
Song of the Day
Remembering our fallen heroes:
LONG FORM: Reimagining the Liberal Arts College
The first essay in a forum on what higher education needs now
Let us now praise famous men (and women) or do some praiseworthy deeds
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: The end of takehome essays? The corruption of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton. Before there was Uncle Sam, there was Brother Jonathan. Should Democrats apologize to the singer of “Rich […]
Christian artist Mylon Lefevre has died
He recorded with Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Billy Joel, Duane Allman, Little Richard, The Who, Steve Winwood, and Mick Fleetwood and was one of the earliest “Christian rock” artists. In the 1980s he gained popularity for his recordings […]
Too old to be president?
Is Joe Biden too old to serve another term as president? Everyone seems to be talking about this as the 2024 election approaches. But did you know that debates over presidential age are not new? Readers of a certain age […]
Song of the day
Praying for Marrakesh tonight. Let’s get these men and women food, shelter, and aid to rebuild.
Major foundations invest in local journalism
In the 1980s I covered middle school sports for the Montville Herald, a now defunct newspaper published in my hometown of Montville, New Jersey. I have always loved local news. This is why I jumped at the chance to get […]
The Heritage Foundation is leading $22 million project that includes the promotion of Christian nationalism
I have mixed feelings about all the attention Christian nationalism is getting these days. As someone who first used the term back in 2011, well before most of the contemporary commentators, I resist efforts to turn all Christian political activity […]
Andrew Sullivan calls for Joe Biden to step aside
The conservative pundit says Biden’s “greatest legacy would be to make way for someone else in 2024.” Here is a taste of his latest Substack piece: I voted for Biden; if he’s up against Trump, I’ll do it again. Apart […]
It’s all Jill Biden’s fault
Live from the Machine Shed Restaurant in Urbandale, Iowa: I’m sure Fox loved this interview, especially the part of the “forgetting things.”
If president, Vivek Ramaswamy would deport American citizens
Here is NBC News: Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says that as president, he would deport American-born children of undocumented immigrants. “The family unit will be deported,” said Ramaswamy when asked by NBC News if the deportations would include American-born […]
New Iowa State University poll shows Trump with a commanding lead in Iowa
Here is the press release: AMES, IA — Donald Trump far outpaces other Republican presidential nominees in an Iowa State University/Civiqs poll, which surveyed 1,128 registered voters from Sept. 2-7. The results are the first in a five-part, monthly poll intended […]