Christianity

A few weeks ago, my husband and I were late enough to church that we found ourselves and a few other families stuck in “standing room only” until the dismissal of the young children to Sunday school freed up a few seats. It’s not an…

When King Charles III finally issued a statement celebrating Easter, he couldn’t keep himself from mentioning Islam. Before he even described the Christian meaning of Easter, he praised Islam and other religions for “caring for the stranger…

Many in the crowd that cheered Jesus’ entry on Palm Sunday mistook his mission as one to eradicate their political rulers, rather than to eradicate the sin in their own hearts. Two thousand years later, you can find the same mistake in the…

When President Donald Trump honored the Christian celebration of Holy Week before Easter, he took a striking stand against the spiritual atrophy consuming much of Western civilization. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom’s leaders celebrated a…

Several months ago, Netflix announced it would be producing its own interpretation of the Narnia franchise, set to be directed by Greta Gerwig. Avid fans of the series voiced their suspicions about how the company would interpret the books,…

In a well meaning post on X, Elon Musk stated, “It increasingly appears that humanity is a biological bootloader for digital superintelligence.” Musk’s ingenuity and technological innovation have rekindled American idealism. He is a problem…

Lawmakers across the country are following Louisiana’s lead with legislation calling for the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. Elected officials from Texas to Pennsylvania seem undeterred by the fact that Louisiana’s law,…

A new national prayer campaign launched by pro-life company EveryLife is encouraging couples desiring a child to sign up for daily prayer in 2025. In a video featuring pictures of prominent pro-life supporters, the company states, “To the…

During Lent, Christians around the world make all kinds of sacrifices big and small to separate themselves from the things of the world and get closer to God, often following the format of alms, prayer, and fasting as found in Jesus’…

When Dorothea von Ertmann, a friend and student of Beethoven’s, lost her only young child, Beethoven learned of her inconsolable grief. Instead of offering words of consolation, he sat at the piano and played for her, improvising for an…