I am not a Detroit Lions fan, but I have a future son-in-law who lives and dies with the team. Over the last couple of years I have watched him as the Lions lose yet another game on a last-second […]
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Jack Hibbs once again spreads falsehoods to his congregation. This time it’s about the Maui wildfires.
Megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs appears to have a habit of spreading false information. We have called him out several times for his wrong and outrageous claims about American history. Now Hibbs is making some wild and unsubstantiated claims about the […]
Eric Metaxas and John Zmirak on why Mike Pence is not a good Christian
As you might imagine, the reason the former Vice President is not a good Christian is because he chose to certify the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. Watch these guys:
Is it time to make major changes to the U.S. Constitution?
The Atlantic is running an excerpt from a new book by Harvard political scientists Steve Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt titled, Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point. They write: “Born of compromise and improvisation, the U.S. […]
A pro-life conservative and a pro-choice liberal find common ground on a post-Dobbs family policy
Today The Washington Post is running a conversation on abortion and family policy between conservative columnist Marc A. Thiessen and liberal columnist Alyssa Rosenberg. We need more discussions like this. Here is a taste of their piece, “We disagree on […]
College is not a job
With the new semester under way, Jonathan Malesic offers some advice to college students. Here is a taste of his piece at The New York Times: But the expectation that college will help them land a job has led too […]
Did we get a glimpse of Biden’s 2024 stump speech today?
Baseball cap on his head. Sleeves rolled-up. Two buttons unbuttoned on his dress shirt. Joe is ready to go on Labor Day! But who is this “last guy” he keeps referring to? 🙂
Socialists and social conservatives of the world unite?
Last week I asked if one can oppose abortion and still be a democratic socialist? Or how about this: Can one be a conservative and oppose capitalism? Today I want to call your attention to a fascinating conversation between socialist […]
At Asbury University, revivals are good for business
Some of you recall the revival or “outpouring” that happened earlier this year at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. We covered it extensively here. Over at Inside Higher Ed, Sara Weissman writes, “Asbury University, a small Christian institution in Kentucky, […]
Are American conservatives more Catholic than the Pope?
The Catholic Church is dividing along culture war lines. For many conservative Catholics associated with the “old guard leadership” of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic cable channel EWTN, Pope Francis is enemy number one. David Gibson, […]
Alone at home plate with the winning run
Over at The New York Times, David Waldstein writes about a new development in the culture of Major League Baseball. In the old days walk-off wins were “celebrated at home plate with the player who scored.” But at some point […]
Billy Sunday on the working man, 1917
Los Angeles Evening Express, September 3, 1917.
Evangelical roundup for September 4, 2023
What is happening in Evangelical land? The president of World Relief calls on Congress to continue to support PEPFAR. Has Trump wrapped-up the evangelical vote in Iowa? Daniel K. Williams: “People hold on to their politics when they stop attending […]
Remembering Jim Abbott’s no-hitter
Thirty years ago today a one-handed baseball player named Jim Abbott pitched a no-hitter. Watch:
Sunday night odds and ends
A few things online that caught my attention this week: College dorms Labor Day in American history Lionel Trilling and Cold War liberalism Bill Richardson, RIP The decline of civics What happens when Americans stop going to church? Technology and […]
Labor Day weekend in Santa Ana, California churches, 1920
Joe Manchin is 13 points behind Jim Justice in potential 2024 West Virginia U.S. Senate race
According to a new poll, West Virginia governor Jim Justice leads incumbent Joe Manchin by thirteen points in the state’s 2024 U.S. Senate race. If Justice wins next November, the GOP will pick-up a seat. Justice is a Republican. Manchin […]
Cornel West is at 2% in a new Wall Street Journal poll
According to a new poll released today by The Wall Street Journal, Joe Biden (46%) and Donald Trump (46%) are running neck and neck in a potential 2024 presidential matchup. But when support for Green Party candidate Cornel West is […]
Historian Drew Gilpin Faust: “Education asks you to change”
I am trying to get former Harvard University president Drew Gilpin Faust on The Way of Improvement Leads Home Podcast, but I think her publicist is ghosting me! 🙂 I am hoping that Faust might be willing to consider smaller […]