And just like that, we’re less than a week removed from Thanksgiving. This roundup will take next week off while we all eat ourselves into a pie coma. *** In the spirit of appreciating Unicorns for the wild creatures that […]
Archives for November 2024
MAGA is not about issues. It is about owning the libs
Over at The Atlantic, Elizabeth Bruenig has a theory about why Trump is so popular. A taste: Consensus on the causes of Trump’s sweeping electoral victory has formed around the idea that voters were responding to Democratic performance on material […]
REVIEW: Postpartum Depression in America
Beyond the baby blues
Election Day was 16 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Did Christians sway the 2024 election to Donald Trump? It’s certainly possible. George Barna, the favorite pollster of conservative evangelicals, says that 99% of “Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservative Christians” voted on November 5. (Note that George Barna and the […]
Book gifts for kids for this Christmas season
Not all sweet traditions involve candy–some involve books.
Some early responses to the death of Tony Campolo
Tony Campolo stories abound. I never met him, but I saw him speak many times. I would go out of my way to hear him. The first time I saw him was at the Ocean City (NJ) Tabernacle. Campolo spoke […]
“The politicization of research, hiring, and teaching made professors sitting ducks.”
I’ve seen enough of them in my quarter-century as a college professor. I’ve wasted far too much time arguing with them. And yes, they even exist at Christian colleges. I am talking about the political pied pipers posing as a […]
A Modest Proposal to End Insanity, Part II
Evidence of medical malpractice is mounting
A new era for humanities and social science PhD programs?
BU is suspending admission into humanities and social science PhD programs for next year. What does this mean?
Election Day was 15 days ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Christian Zionist Joel Rosenberg interviewed Mike Huckabee, Donald Trump’s recent appointment to serve as ambassador to Israel. Huck is the first evangelical Christian to ever be appointed to this position. Here is a taste of the part of the interview […]
Tony Campolo, RIP
More to come on this story. Here is some of what I have written about Campolo over the years: August 2019: Some Evangelicals Did Not Like Trump’s Use of Profanity at a Recent Rally (Blog) September 2019: How evangelical leaders […]
Is Matt Gaetz an evangelical?
I don’t know what Matt Gaetz believes, but he certainly likes to run in evangelical circles and speak in evangelical language. Today, Gaetz is Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general. His sexual indiscretions seem to be catching up to him. […]
Election Day was two weeks ago. What are evangelicals saying?
Over at Christianity Today, Emily Belz reports on Christian sex-trafficking organizations opposed to the nomination of Matt Gaetz as U.S. attorney general. Here is a taste: Several Christian anti-trafficking organizations are publicly opposing President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for US attorney […]
A Modest Proposal to End Insanity, Part I
Conversations around gender transition reveal deeper problems
America as an act of faith
The United States of America began as an act of faith. It still is.
The Author’s Corner with Edward B. Davis
Edward B. “Ted” Davis is Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Messiah University and a Fellow of the International Society for Science & Religion. This interview is based on his new book, Protestant Modernist Pamphlets: Science and Religion […]
FORUM: Election 2024, Part IV
A time to look back, a time to look forward
The Author’s Corner with Gregg Andrews
Gregg Andrews is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Texas State University. This interview is based on his new book, Hard Times in an American Workhouse, 1853–1920 (LSU Press, 2024). JF: What led you to write Hard Times in an American […]
From Self to Service: Rethinking AI’s Role in Writing
What if AI is a means to love our neighbor better?
You had to be there
A universally popular song and the Olympics are probably the two most powerful unifying forces that exist in American culture.