The Seat of Scoffers

Psalm 1 in the age of snark.

Invictus: The Battle Cry of the Prideful Heart

The famous poem reeks of pride, but Christians have a better hope.

Jesus Wasn’t a People-Pleaser

What we see when we look at what Jesus did and why he did it.

Christians and the Culture War

Is the century-long battle for the soul of America over?

Rejecting the Gospel of Self-Optimization

Is there more to life than peak performance?

Immigration and Small Town America

Last weekend’s New York Times article about Somalis in St. Cloud reveals a sad truth.

In Search of the Common Good

A review of Jack Meador’s forthcoming book.

In Awe of Polycarp

Holiness in the life of one of Christianity’s first martyrs.

An Unfortunate Inconsistency

Christians and their views on two cultural issues of our day.

On Libraries

The place that summer is made for.