Opinion

• 'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg Preaches: Why Preachers Mustn’t Be Silent on Cultural Issues In September of 2019, South Bend (IN) Mayor and presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg quoted the Bible in an attempt to speak to the question of abortion: “There [are] a lot of parts of the Bible that talk about how life begins... Dec 27, 2019

  

  'Mayor Pete' Buttigieg Preaches: Why Preachers Mustn’t Be Silent on Cultural Issues
• The Difference Between Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and 1917: Experiencing the Reality of Christmas This Christmas week, we’re asking what Christmas can teach our post-Christian culture about Christ. We have focused on the power, humility, grace, and hope of Christmas. Today, we’ll consider the... Dec 27, 2019

  

  The Difference Between Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and 1917: Experiencing the Reality of Christmas
• When Pastors Were Spies The East German secret police, known as the Stasi not only gathered information on millions of civilians following World War II, but they also engaged in domestic espionage that included a highly sophisticated “church... Dec 26, 2019

  

  When Pastors Were Spies
• Greta Thunberg and the Cult of Adolescence: Our Expectations Are Still Too Low Greta Thunberg was deemed Time Magazine's person of the year last week, as the 16-year-old has officially become the voice of her generation. Dec 26, 2019

  Greta Thunberg and the Cult of Adolescence: Our Expectations Are Still Too Low
• Kanye West’s New Album and Free Christmas Meals: Experiencing the Hope of Christmas To celebrate Christmas this year, singer Kanye West released his latest faith-based album, appropriately named Jesus Is Born, on Christmas day. Dec 26, 2019

  Kanye West’s New Album and Free Christmas Meals: Experiencing the Hope of Christmas
• How the Christianity Today Op-Ed Is Dividing Christians  Christians only seem to be divided because many claiming to be “Christians” are not genuinely saved, or they have a wrong view of government. As a result, their perception of truth is skewed, hence the divide. They are... Dec 23, 2019

  How the Christianity Today Op-Ed Is Dividing Christians
• O Antiphons: Day Six, O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law Emmanuel means “God with us," and according to the O Antiphons prayer, it also means “King” and the “Giver of Law.” These are names for God that we often associate with God the Father, the God of the Old Testament. Dec 23, 2019

  O Antiphons: Day Six, O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law
• Is Alexa the New Santa? Experiencing the Power of Christmas With the help of Amazon's Alexa, a five-year-old boy attempted to order a Tesla. Fortunately, instead of delivering the high-tech car, Amazon delivered Tesla-branded track pants. Dec 23, 2019

  Is Alexa the New Santa? Experiencing the Power of Christmas
• Handel’s—and Jennens’s—'Messiah' Apologetics Through Art George Frideric Handel’s Messiah is every bit an annual Christmas tradition as eggnog and shopping mall Santas. Though referred to as property of Handel, the ever so inspiring lyrics were actually written by Charles Jennens. Dec 20, 2019

  Handel’s—and Jennens’s—'Messiah' Apologetics Through Art
• ‘Star Wars’ and the 12 Steps of the ‘Hero’s Journey’: Finding God in Surprising Places As the Wall Street Journal notes, the Star Wars business has been good business for Disney. The Force Awakens grossed $937 million domestically, the most of any movie in box-office history. Disney’s new... Dec 20, 2019

  ‘Star Wars’ and the 12 Steps of the ‘Hero’s Journey’: Finding God in Surprising Places