Culture

The Horror of the Same Old Thing 0
- Culture, Featured
- August 11, 2026
Of all philosophical questions, the deepest and most perplexing might be what to do with an ordinary Tuesday afternoon. The question of the purpose of human life coincides with the reality of daily living, with all its banality, boredom, and half-obscured beauty. I think humanity has a fraught relationship with the everyday. Ordinary, uneventful days
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Sacred or Secular Surrender: Christianity’s False Dichotomy 0
- Culture, Featured, Religion
- August 11, 2026
If you’ve grown up in evangelical Christian circles, you’ve heard it: “John Smith has surrendered to missions in South Africa” or “Timothy Name has surrendered to the pastoral call.” Usually, the phrase involves the word “surrender” along with some widely accepted “spiritual” calling: missions, typically, but occasionally pastorship or some other form of ministry. Yet
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A Voyage to Nowhere: The Decline of American Culture 0
- Culture, Featured, Literature, Western Civilization
- August 10, 2026
In Paul Clayton’s collection of short stories, “Seeing Sunny Again,” we meet Carl Melcher. It’s the early 1960s, and Carl, who will enter high school in a week or so, has spent the summer hanging out on a beach longing without success to find a girlfriend. On this particular evening, he decides to try his
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5 Reasons Nearly Every Parent Should Be Homeschooling Their Kids 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, MomThink
- August 10, 2026
As homeschooling goes mainstream, some contend that homeschooling works for many families, but it isn’t a good idea for everyone. That is not the case. There are, frankly, fewer reasons to not homeschool than to homeschool. Education outside the home, especially in government schools, should be treated as the exception to the general rule of
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Common Sense May be Returning to Marriages With Weekday Weddings 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured
- August 7, 2026
Weddings are a joyous occasion, and I’ve heard of at least three in my social circles in the upcoming months. But two of these weddings are diverting from the norm of a weekend celebratory affair, choosing instead to hold their nuptials on a weekday. “A weekday?!” one might well say. “How inconsiderate! I can’t take
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Be the Politician You Wish to See in the World 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics
- August 7, 2026
We’re touchy when it comes to politics. “I liked insert [celebrity name], but then he became too political.” “Don’t talk politics at the table.” “I don’t think Christians should get political.” But when we say “politics,” what exactly are we talking about? What are the topics that have been banished from the banter at the
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