As “executive stewards,” Christian business owners are called to weigh market forces and seek a profit, but we are also tasked with stewarding much more. Read More… The pandemic-era lockdowns caused immeasurable pain to countless businesses, with restaurants experiencing disproportionate levels of pain and suffering. According to the National Restaurant Association, food-service industry sales “fell by $240 billion in 2020 from an expected level of $899 billion,” and by the end of 2020, “more than 110,000 eating and drinking places...

For those in their twilight years, work has not reached its culmination, but its exaltation. munity life continues to decline, America needs the leadership of older generations. Read More… America is facing a crisis munity. The prevalence of social media is threatening human relationships. Religious detachment is leading to declining civic participation. Politicians and central planners are increasingly expanding their reach in munities. As the nation desperately searches for solutions to the problem, our leaders may be overlooking our nation’s...

Whether or not we view taxation as having moral downsides and bearing a moral weight has significant implications for the proper size of government and can make a world of difference in public policy decisions. Read More… As Congress works on a $6 trillion spending bill that would be funded by higher taxes and increasing the national debt, Americans should be asking themselves: When is taxation morally permissible? Taxation is justified only when the moral benefits of the programs these...

Changing the conversation about the value of settling down and pursuing a meaningful family can illuminate hard questions. Sacrificing one’s personal desires for a wife and children is a crucial step on the path to human flourishing. Read More… America reigns supreme in the number of single parent households. Every June, we gather with our friends and family to celebrate Father’s Day, yet one in four of children do not have a father. It’s a sobering statistic that deserves attention....

Our attitudes about the ultra-rich largely depend on our views about wealth and how it’s created. By viewing the market through a lens of collaboration and growth, we can more clearly and accurately assess the contributions of the wealthy. Read More… Criticizing billionaires has e a popular cultural trend, based on anti-rich sentiment that was recently exacerbated by a ProPublica report that leaked the tax returns of the 25 wealthiest Americans. The report’s findings were interesting but not particularly surprising,...

Religion is critical to a free society because it provides the moral and ethical structure to guide people to act as they ought in a state where the government allows them to act as they want. Read More… On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress officially endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Parades, public readings, and bonfires ensued. These spontaneous celebrations developed into the Independence Day traditions that Americans still enjoy today. The United States has retained many of these festivities...

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 Read More… Like most children, I had training wheels when I first learned to ride my bike. Before riding without them, I needed to learn a few key fundamentals – how to peddle, how to steer, how to coordinate my hands and feet. Once I mastered the basics, I was ready to go. In many ways,...

After a year of lockdowns, Americans have a unique opportunity to reclaim their freedom and promote a conservative ideal munity life and leadership. Read More… As our lives begin to crank back up after over a year of turmoil, we have to ask the question: es next for society? As usual, politicians have their own answer, eager to wade into new spheres during times of crisis. True to form, the federal government has already gleefully claimed the job of reorganizing...

As we think about how to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and all of the social ills it revealed and exacerbated, the Puritans offer a model for cultural renewal. Read More… America is still slowly reopening and recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, lockdowns, and restrictions. Over the past year, our nation’s divisions were amplified. Polarization reared its ugly head, manifesting deep-seated hostilities across and among families, churches, and political parties. In the wake of such conflict, one wonders: How can...

Ignoring either the inherent goodness or the fallenness of man leads us to either utopia or authoritarianism. If man is endowed with human dignity and also perfect, there is no need for laws. If man is corrupted and is not inherently valuable, then even the harshest laws have no downside. Read More… A debate is brewing over the thousands of inmates who were allowed to return home due to the health risks of the COVID-19 pandemic. They could soon be...