4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (708+ words) A year ago, I received the kind of news that stops you in your tracks. Charlie Kirk had been murdered. I had sat with Charlie just two months earlier. What was supposed to be a short meeting became an hour…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (304+ words) During the Hebrew month of Elul, immediately preceding and leading up to the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is the season when Jews turn inward, toward God and toward one another. Seeking forgiveness sits at the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1245+ words) For most people, the story of the medieval world was one of cramped cities, constant violent crime, and episodic outbreaks of deadly plagues — the dividends of unclean urban conditions, rotting food, fouled water, open sewage, and unchecked rats, fleas, and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1317+ words) Exploring the historical and modern conflicts between Islam and Christianity, focusing on immigration and cultural challenges. Islam vs. Christianity, Final Round We are witnessing the final bout of a fight that has gone on for 1,300 years. Since Islam’s inception, it…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (754+ words) “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” —Matthew 22:21 Ronald Reagan became the patron saint of the modern Christian Right. He spoke its language and offered religious conservatives a place within…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) Many Christians believe the Bible is the inspired and inerrant word of God yet Talarico defines teaching it as deeply immoral propaganda. The man thinks of himself as one who hates Christianity, the faith he’s presumably studying in seminary. What…...