The Majesty of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio Christians have so many wonderful resources that can help us celebrate Christ’s birth and prepare our hearts for His second coming, and one of them is sacred music. The abundant supply of truly majestic Christmas music points to a long line of theological artists, individuals who took seriously both what truth … More The Majesty of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact Several years ago, in a documentary called “Religulous” (clever, right?), Bill Maher claimed that most of the story of Christ, especially the parts about His birth, were cribbed from pagan mythology. After all, Maher claimed, the Egyptian God Horus was born of a virgin on … More Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact
The Case for Accepting Refugees Among the commitments made for his administration’s first 100 days in office, Joe Biden has promised to reverse Trump-era policies on the admission of refugees into the United States. Specifically, Biden has promised to raise the number of refugees admitted into the U.S. during his first year in office … More The Case for Accepting Refugees
We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else) In early March, the University of California San Francisco held a panel discussion of infectious disease specialists on a new virus that had, at that point, killed 41 Americans. These experts not only estimated that 60 to 70 percent of America’s population would eventually contract the virus, … More We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else)
Advent in a Time of COVID What “Jesus is Lord” Really Means Black Friday will be different this year, thanks to COVID-19. Instead of a single day of sleep-deprived consumers trampling security guards for flatscreen TV’s, it’s more a couple weeks of online over-marketing. While the presumed decrease in physical violence is certainly an improvement, … More Advent in a Time of COVID
Cashing in on Psychedelics In 1967, ex-Harvard professor Timothy Leary famously coined one of the slogans of 60’s counter culture when he told hippies to “turn on, tune in, [and] drop out.” Psychedelics like LSD became a vital part of what Leary would later call the “graceful process of detachment from involuntary or unconscious commitments.” … More Cashing in on Psychedelics
Colson Center for Christian Worldview A Fancy Dinner Isn’t a Moral Failure JOHN STONESTREET WITH MARIA BAER Earlier this month, when celebrity chef Thomas Keller was interviewed by NPR about his new cookbook, his interviewer wasn’t all that interested in the recipes. Instead, he wanted to talk about the $850-per-plate price tag at Keller’s recently reopened San Francisco restaurant. … More A Fancy Dinner Isn’t a Moral Failure
The Problem with Talking about Right and Wrong Colson Center for Christian Worldview JOHN STONESTREET WITH ROBERTO RIVERA Perhaps the most helpful framework I know of in wrestling with moral issues comes from T.S. Eliot. Before we can know what to do with something, we must know what that something is for. For example, before we decide what we … More The Problem with Talking about Right and Wrong
Today’s BreakPoint: Chris Nikic (who has Down Syndrome) Completes Ironman More Importantly, He Bears God’s Image This past weekend in Florida, 21-year-old Chris Nikic completed one of the most challenging feats in all of sports. The Ironman triathlon is a 2.4 mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bicycle ride, topped off by a full marathon, a 26.2 … More Today’s BreakPoint: Chris Nikic (who has Down Syndrome) Completes Ironman
Divorce Is Down During COVID WHY? “Stressful” doesn’t really begin to describe a year like 2020. Between the pandemic, the lockdowns, cancelled classes, lost jobs, and an election to rival trench warfare, you would expect a heavy toll on marriages and families. But a recent piece in the Washington Post offered some of the best news … More Today’s BreakPoint: Divorce Is Down During COVID
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