Opinion

• Why Some Teens Are Still Wearing Masks According to The New York Times, some teens are choosing to keep their masks on, even after pandemic mandates end. The reason isn’t because they fear Covid. It’s due to anxiety. Apr 22, 2022

  

  Why Some Teens Are Still Wearing Masks
• 'The Will of God Never Leads Where the Grace of God Cannot Sustain' Yesterday we discussed Yuval Levin’s profound article, “How to Curb the Culture War,” noting that God is calling us to be not culture warriors but cultural missionaries. What does this mean in practical terms? Our first step is... Apr 22, 2022

  

  'The Will of God Never Leads Where the Grace of God Cannot Sustain'
• The Storms That Are Necessary to Lift Us Higher Ezekiel discovered what our generation must discover: God can be found in the midst of the storm! God’s purpose for Ezekiel’s life flowed out of the storm he was living in and from the storm of God’s presence he witnessed. The... Apr 21, 2022

  

  The Storms That Are Necessary to Lift Us Higher
• Chuck Colson's Final Message This is a moment in which the Church has to learn how to defend itself against this sort of thing and do it in a way that is constructive with what we’re witnessing in our culture today. The HHS mandate is but the tip of the... Apr 21, 2022

  Chuck Colson's Final Message
• The Importance of Setting and Sticking to Political, Social Boundaries I want to recommend an essential article by cultural commentator Yuval Levin titled, “How to Curb the Culture War.” Levin argues for “meaningfully distinct spheres of human action, and of boundaries on cultural and political... Apr 21, 2022

  The Importance of Setting and Sticking to Political, Social Boundaries
• The Break Down of the Family Has Lead to a Lack of Morality We are raising a generation that lacks male role models. The family has broken down. These kids aren’t learning character. Where does character come from? It comes from habits that you learn in the family first. That’s the... Apr 20, 2022

  The Break Down of the Family Has Lead to a Lack of Morality
• The Pervasiveness of Social Media in Our Lives Yesterday we began discussing Jonathan Haidt’s illuminating Atlantic article analyzing the impact of social media on our culture. He notes the degree to which “a democracy depends on widely internalized acceptance of the... Apr 20, 2022

  The Pervasiveness of Social Media in Our Lives
• The History of the Idea of 'War Crimes' Where did the idea come from that some ways of fighting wars crossed some sort of civilized line? And who decided where that line should be drawn? Apr 19, 2022

  The History of the Idea of 'War Crimes'
• Federal Judge Voids Public Transportation Mask Mandate How do you feel about her decision? Your answer likely depends at least in part on the degree to which you trust the CDC. Apr 19, 2022

  Federal Judge Voids Public Transportation Mask Mandate
• Pointing Children to God Childhood matters. In our culture, children are too often the victims of adults pursuing their own happiness. If children are to experience their full potential, they must learn to see themselves as the image bearers they are.... Apr 18, 2022

  Pointing Children to God