Christianity

Monday night’s College Football National Championship certainly had its share of exciting moments. But it was the players’ glorification of Jesus Christ that took center stage. After leading his team to a 34-23 victory over the Notre Dame…

Notre Dame football player Riley Leonard is making a name for himself — and not just because of his performance on the field. After leading his team to a win (27-24) against the Penn State Nittany Lions on Thursday to advance to the…

“We are believers in the myth of World War II,” wrote history scholar Alec Ryrie in a recent piece for First Things. It is “our religion.” By this, Ryrie means that in the absence of a unifying faith in our increasingly post-Christian age,…

Most weeks, the last thing we think we need is to add another event to the calendar, especially an event that requires a gift and possibly our help supplying the refreshments. Yet when the bulletin announcement appears or the email…

Every year, various movie versions of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol air on our televisions, reminding us of the importance of putting others first and how Christmas is a time of reconciliation instead of division. …

Would it really be Christmas time without festive cookies by the platter- and basket- and cellophane bag-full? It’s as though neighbors, party hosts, and church ladies want all our seasonal dietary dreams to die a delicious death. Christmas…

Americans who spent at least three high school years homeschooling or attending a Protestant Christian school are much more likely than public school graduates to express Christian beliefs and attend church as adults, finds a recently…

CASPER, Wyo. — In full view of Casper Mountain, a half-block of dirt vibrating with giant trucks slopes out from a single office building. Thousands of Christians are helping this dirt turn into Luther Classical College, part of a new…

Despite over a half-century of trying, Republicans still have not figured out how to get conservative judges to consistently do conservative things. Admittedly, Republicans have improved at this over time, helped by the rise of the…

Because we strictly limit their screen time, my children are voracious book readers. Reading aloud is also one of the ways to build a family culture around discussion, ideas, shared stories, and connection. This year during Advent and…