The 2025 circus will be fascinating to watch, and this is my note to Current readers that I’ll now be at a different vantage point.
Marvin Olasky
Covering up a genitalia remark
A partisan press at work.
Looking for optimism
Brief reflections on this weekend’s Front Porch Republic conference.
Abortion decision-making: slow down vs. speed up
Why does the number of abortions in America appear to be rising?
30th Anniversary: Wins and losses concerning 3D ultrasound
What difference did the 3D ultrasound make for the prolife movement?
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.
Life as a reality show
Angels in the audience watch us on stage and learn how God’s grace operates.
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.
Crazy: a church growth strategy?
What to ask Tim Alberta a question about his book? Marvin Olasky invites input before tomorrow’s interview!
An alternative source for book reviews
Additional book review resources to help you find the next good read.
The Presbyterian Church in America disinvites David French
Today The Arena blog at Current ran a piece by Marvin Olasky defending the Presbyterian Church in America’s decision to invite New York Times columnist David French to speak on a plenary panel at its upcoming General Assembly meeting in […]
Finding the light in Ukraine: Andrey Kurkov
Andrey Kurkov wins a 2024 Zenger Prize.
David George Moore is the evangelical Dick Cavett
Are you familiar with the work of David Moore? You should be. Here is some praise: David Moore has “a fine capacity to stimulate all the glands of curiosity.” –William F. Buckley David Moore “has a unique ability to draw […]
Zenger House announces its 2023 prize winners.
Zenger House is: a Christian foundation that exists to help journalistic start-ups and honor writers who do street-level reporting and write excellent stories that show biblical truth, even if that’s not a writer’s goal. The foundation awards annual prizes to encourage outstanding writers […]
What is going on at The Kings College?
The Kings College is in serious financial trouble. Back in 2008,, when I was blogging at Paul Harvey’s Religion in American History, I wrote a piece on what I called “Manhattan Evangelicalism.” The Kings College featured prominently in that post. […]
Marvin Olasky discusses his resignation from World magazine
We covered this here and here. Here is Bob Smietana at Religion News Service: Olasky had hoped to end his tenure as editor-in-chief, which began in 1994, in the summer of 2022. Those plans changed after World’s publisher announced the […]
Marvin Olasky is out at World; Al Mohler is in. The age of “compassionate conservatism” is now officially over
The post-Trump differences in American evangelicalism continue to sharpen. Marvin Olasky has edited the evangelical magazine World since 1994. Olasky is best known as the architect of George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism.” On November 1, 2021, Olasky resigned from the […]