Both those who oppose populism and those who look at it with favor seem to broadly agree that populism is engendered by rapid and deep changes in a society. One way or another, change is supposed to trigger a sense of insecurity. This is the common ground of the left’s and the right’s account for the global rise in populism....

　　A few weeks ago, my youngest son (age two) had sand kicked in his face at a neighborhood playground. The sand-kicker looked like he was also two or three. His mother, who looked maybe a couple of years my junior (I’m 35), was hovering nearby and immediately intervened. 　　Well, sort of. 　　She knelt down to her son’s level and said,...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Philippians 2:1-4 　　(Read Philippians 2:1-4) 　　Here are further exhortations to Christian duties; to like-mindedness and lowly-mindedness, according to the example of the Lord Jesus. Kindness is the law of Christ's kingdom, the lesson of his school, the livery of his family. Several motives to brotherly love are mentioned. If you expect or experience the...

　　Isaiah 9:6 In-Context 　　4 For as in the day of Midian's defeat, you have shattered the yoke that burdens them, the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor. 　　5 Every warrior's boot used in battle and every garment rolled in blood will be destined for burning, will be fuel for the fire. 　　6 For to us a child...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Psalm 57:7-11 　　(Read Psalm 57:7-11) 　　By lively faith, David's prayers and complaints are at once turned into praises. His heart is fixed; it is prepared for every event, being stayed upon God. If by the grace of God we are brought into this even, composed frame of mind, we have great reason to be...

　　In an essay published October 1, Paweł Markiewicz and Maciej Olchawa argue that those who desire to see an end to American military aid to Ukraine and a push for negotiations risk making the mistakes at Yalta in 1944, when the Western Allies consigned Eastern Europe to the Soviet sphere of influence. 　　Given their connection to Poland, it is understandable...

　　Focus on God, Not on Fear 　　By Whitney Hopler 　　Bible Reading 　　“The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?” – Psalm 27:1, NIV 　　Every October, elaborate Halloween decorations begin popping up in my neighborhood. Some of them are whimsical, but...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:In hope he believed against hope, that he should become the father of many nations, as he had been told, “So shall your offspring be.” He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was as good as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the...