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Rejection letters, dried-up funding, and social isolation add up to more than “First World problems”

If the cultural détente of the 1990s seems like a dream, Marsden’s outrageous idea retains its force

In the midst of commodification and conflict, the university pushes on—with or without its soul

Which side is really telling The Big Lie? There’s only one way to find out.

National Public Radio has decided to go all-in on blasphemy.

It’s easy these days to be an ex-Republican. The party’s magnificent failure offers an exit strategy that requires neither apology nor explanation. The burden of explanation is on any who stay. I was a young Republican. I do not remember […]

In an age of ideological division, activist Greg Williams makes a case for holy partisanship

Dueling historical narratives have long been at work in our midst. Only one is on the side of the angels.

After viewing Fishermans’ Friends, the revival of sea shanties makes even more sense

As the revolution rolls on, an insider raises a question: What hath software development to do with human development?

America’s most famous valley is beautiful. Is it real?

Mike Pence did it again. During yesterday’s National Prayer Day message on Twitter, the former vice president fused 2 Chronicles 7:14 and the Pledge of Allegiance.  He asked Americans to “pray with faith in those ancient words: ‘that if those […]

If parents entered the pandemic with a bad script, we’ve now learned enough to rewrite it

René Padilla’s life reminds us what it means to be whole

What does redemption look like? An Alabama church offers a glimpse.

America’s musical phantom turns 80

If the modern world rests on a foundation of cooperation, the rules governing wealth should, too

“I’m probably going to lose my job as a pastor after this.” Tyler Ethridge was days away from starting a new job as a youth pastor at an evangelical church in Florida. But before the former Texas high school football […]

The pandemic has left us in a new world—if we can find a way to build it

Streaming services have helped us through the pandemic. But when it comes to film, the way forward may be the way back.