What is happening in Evangelical land? Study: 72% of evangelicals came to faith before adulthood. Defending the Asbury Revival, nearly one year later. A Tennessee church gives away ten cars to those in need. World Vision prioritizing education: Iowan evangelicals […]
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: What is creative non-fiction? What is the state of the Christian prophetic vision in age of nationalism and socialism? Amber Husain reviews Sara Marcus, Political Disappointment: A Culture History From […]
Civil War and Reconstruction historians: The 14th Amendment should bar Trump from the ballot in Colorado
Here is Martin Pengelly at The Guardian: Twenty-five historians of the civil war and Reconstruction filed a US supreme court brief in support of the attempt by Colorado to remove Donald Trump from the ballot under the 14th amendment, which bars insurrectionists […]
Nikki Haley should “go for broke” and “gently smack that gum” out of Trump’s mouth
Yesterday I suggested that Nikki Haley should, to use the words of writer Michael Wood, give Trump the “full Liz Cheney.” Peggy Noonan of The Wall Street Journal seems to agree. Here is a taste of her column “Nikki Haley […]
Florida replaces sociology with a “factual” U.S. history survey course
Here is Praveena Somasundaram and Hannah Natanson at The Washington Post: Florida will no longer allow a sociology course to count toward students’ graduation requirements at state universities, replacing it with a class that officials say will teach “factual history” in a […]
Why James Cone didn’t “cancel” himself
David Fitch, the B.R. Linder Chair of Evangelical Theology at North Park University, reflects on Black liberation theologian James Cone’s decision not to “cancel” himself. Here is Fitch’s opening: In his 1989 preface to the 2nd edition of Black Theology and Black Power, […]
What is popular this week at Current?
Here are the most popular features of the week at Current: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Way of Improvement Leads Home blog: Here are the most popular posts of the last week at The Arena blog:
Nikki Haley and E. Jean Carroll are rattling Trump in the form of 37 Truth Social posts in two hours
Tori Otten of The New Republic informs us that Donald Trump made 37 Truth Social posts last night between 9:22 p.m. and 11:43 p.m. Here is Otten: Donald Trump posted at least 37 times about E. Jean Carroll, the night […]
Anne Applebaum: “History will judge the complicit”
The Atlantic writer asks, “Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?” Here are her answers: Anne Applebaum compares those complicit with Trumpism to historical examples from Vichy France, East Germany, fascists, and […]
It’s time for Nikki Haley to go “full Liz Cheney” on Trump
I am watching Sara Longwell, the publisher of The Bulwark, on CNN right now. She is calling on Nikki Haley to “go down swinging” in South Carolina. She wants the former South Carolina governor to give Trump the “full Liz […]
“Americans do not just disagree with each other, they live in different realities”
According to writer Peter Baker, the 2024 general election matchup that “seems likely between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump is about fundamentally disparate visions of America.” This seems like the understatement of the year, but Baker’s New […]
The last time the Detroit Lions were in the NFC championship game it did not go well
The Fea household will have a new member in May. My future son-in-law is a diehard Detroit Lions fan and we have watched him agonize over every game for the past two years. Emmett was not alive in 1992, the […]
The American economy “boomed” in 2023
Here is Abha Bhattarai at The Washington Post: The U.S. economy grew by a bustling 3.1 percent in 2023, shaking off recession fears and offering an upbeat picture of consumers and businesses ahead of a pivotal election year. Growth slowed […]
Evangelical roundup for January 25, 2024
What is happening in Evangelical land? Christianity Today on the New Hampshire primary. Are young evangelicals “drifting” from Israel? Should we really expect evangelicals to come out looking good in this promotional event for Rob Reiner’s new film? Greek evangelicals […]
Jon Stewart is coming back to “The Daily Show”
This morning we suggested that Taylor Swift has the power to decide the 2024 presidential election. Now we learn that Jon Stewart will try to bring his unique brand of political comedy back to the airwaves. This does not bode […]
How might the New Hampshire primary results look different if we think of Trump as an incumbent?
Today at CNN, morning host John Berman offered a really interesting take on the New Hampshire primary. Here is part of the transcript from his exchange with Pete Seat, vice president of the Bose Public Affairs Group: BERMAN: And then, […]
We now live in a world where a narcissistic sociopath wants to be president again and only a global pop superstar can stop him!
Donald Trump looks like he will be the GOP nominee for president again and only Taylor Swift can stop him from winning in November. OK–that’s a bit dramatic, but we should not underestimate Swift’s potential political power. A recent piece […]
Nikki Haley is moving to South Carolina and Trump is not happy about it
Trump won New Hampshire last night, but he remained obsessed with Nikki Haley. A normal politician would have acknowledged that Haley ran a good campaign and then ignored her in the rest of the speech, knowing she had little chance […]
Nikki Haley’s Dixville Notch lead doesn’t hold up
She took an early 6-0 lead, but couldn’t sustain it. More coming tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Will we see a DeSantis vengeance tour?
A lot of Ron DeSantis loyalists turned on him during his presidential election bid and threw support behind Donald Trump. Now that DeSantis is out the race, and still has three more years left as governor of Florida, will he […]