What difference did the 3D ultrasound make for the prolife movement?
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Child hostages in Gaza: UN security council hears report
Nearly 11 months after the Hamas attack, the U.N. finally hears a report on child hostages.
40th Anniversary: A rare press victory and a longer loss
That time the pro-abortion Austin American Statesman did a hit job on a local crisis pregnancy center.
50th Anniversary: A unique newspaper selfie
A brief Golden Anniversary memory of a brave journalist, David Shaw.
Penguin Little Black Classics no. 6: Voices from the past, ideas for the present
Penguin Little Black Classics No.6 features two essays by John Ruskin.
Blessing of Unicorns: Postliberalism, third party voting, how “Studying the Midwest became cool,” and more!
One unicorn is just, well, one unicorn. Gather a herd together, though, and they form a Blessing of Unicorns upon your day!
Speaking from Mars Hill
Hosted by the indomitable Ken Myers, Mars Hill Audio (MHA) is a more than three-decade effort to bring the best of scholarship to the attention of thinking Christians.
“More Christian Colleges Will Close. Can They Finish Well?” My piece in Christianity Today
John Fea has been blogging extensively about the crisis in Christian higher ed and, really, higher ed more generally–see here for content on this site tagged as “higher education.” This has also been a matter of great concern for me […]
Gift guide: What to give homeschooling parents whose preschoolers are causing mayhem
Homeschooling preschool doesn’t require a curriculum in a box. It does require a plan.
The Challenges of Assessing Presidential Candidates’ Character
Evangelicals in 1976 wanted to vote for the candidate with the most integrity, but could not agree who that was.
David Bentley Hart’s newest book is out (and so is my review in Christianity Today)
David Bentley Hart’s newest book reminds that for much of human existence, people were more Thales than Richard Dawkins.
Life as a reality show
Angels in the audience watch us on stage and learn how God’s grace operates.
You’ve got to get a group together!
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” It is an old proverb, but it applies in more areas than people might realize.
Blessing of Unicorns: Peculiar or weird, a book-loving burglar, writing in books, and more!
In this week’s Unicorns roundup, essays on what it means for Christians to be a peculiar people, one book-loving burglar, how to read philosophy, and more.
Ready to take a chance again
As the old song goes, we’re ready to take a chance again. Who knows what the next year will bring.
What should a good reporter do all day?
Some denominations within Christianity have patron saints. In overwhelmingly secular journalism, reporters normally don’t think about patron saints, but I’d like to suggest from the Bible a patron psalm. Psalm 73 begins with a careful observer’s confession of depression: “As […]
Joyfully embracing abortion, or sorrowfully claiming necessity?
Almost a half-century ago, Magda Denes came out with In Necessity and Sorrow: Life and Death in an Abortion Hospital. It’s still the only defense of abortion that I recommend to people.
Harris-Nixon 2024?
What has Kamala Harris to do with Richard Nixon? Hint: it has to do with grocery prices.
Byung-Chul Han: An interview with Steven Knepper, Ethan Stoneman, and Robert Wyllie
A new book on “the internet’s new favorite philosopher”–an interview with the authors.
The Arena is on vacation (and a few reading recommendations from the Current vault)!
Arena is on vacation–but there are some great reads from Current vault!