Religion

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ – Poster Child of Deconstructionism 24
- Entertainment, Featured, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
- August 19, 2025
For every version that rolls out, “Jesus Christ Superstar” merits accusations of blasphemy. The latest version, performed in early August at the Hollywood Bowl, is no exception. But this blasphemous rock opera should also receive criticism for its artistic failure. Not surprisingly, it gets resounding praise instead, lauded for its uneven, wild, challenging nature. “It’s
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Speaking of Conspiracy Theories 31
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
- August 18, 2025
There’s not a cloud to be seen as I drive with my seven-year-old son – apart from the five unnatural lines left behind by planes in a grid pattern, that is. “Why do people want to control the weather?” my son ponders aloud, looking up at the unnatural lines. Weeks prior, we saw similar trails
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The Debt We Owe to Suffering 41
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- August 15, 2025
In L. B. Cowan’s “Streams in the Desert,” a book of meditations given me by a friend, a recent entry has this line: “Who can estimate how much we owe to our suffering and pain?” That’s a sentiment that runs against the American grain in this century. In 2023, for instance, some 60 million Americans sought treatment
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Let’s Make Every Day a National Day of Prayer 23
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
- July 23, 2025
From its beginnings, America was a praying nation. On June 7, 1775, for instance, the Continental Congress issued a proclamation put together by John Adams, William Hooper, and Robert Paine that set aside a day of “humiliation, fasting, and prayer” in hopes “that a speedy end may be put to the civil discord between Great Britain and
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4 Surprising Things the Founders Intended to Include in American Education 28
- Culture, Education, Featured, History, Religion, Uncategorized
- July 18, 2025
One of the childhood stories in my father’s arsenal is set at lunchtime in his local public school. Although he went home for lunch, he often heard his teacher leading the classroom in a group rendition of “Come Lord Jesus, be our guest,” as he gathered his things before walking across the street. A few
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It’s Time for the American Church to Stop ‘Dithering’ About Faith 27
- Education, Entertainment, Featured, Religion, Uncategorized
- July 11, 2025
For years, it was not uncommon for everything related to Christianity, religion, and traditional values to be scorned and rejected as something whose time had come and gone. That attitude, however, seems to be slowly shifting. Case in point is the following video of feminist author Louise Perry, who confesses her quest for faith and
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