In his 2003 book How the Idea of Religious Toleration Came to the West, Perez Zagorin observed that most citizens of Europe and America prize freedom of religion more highly than any other values and practices of Western liberal democracies. This comment may seem rather quaint today. Antiliberalisms have risen, in both religious and nonreligious varieties, which feature a suspicion,...

　　Commentary on Today's Verse 　　Commentary on Proverbs 20:3 　　(Read Proverbs 20:3) 　　To engage in quarrels is the greatest folly that can be. Yield, and even give up just demands, for peace' sake. 　　Proverbs 20:3 In-Context 　　1 Wine is a mocker and beer a brawler; whoever is led astray by them is not wise. 　　2 A king's wrath strikes terror like...

　　For almost a decade, many thoughtful people have agreed that something called “liberalism” is under assault in America without ever concretely explaining what liberalism is. Two weeks ago, John McGinnis brought unusual clarity to the discussion in these pages with a two-sentence summary of liberalism that was comprehensive and specific. Liberalism, he said, “has historically been marked by independent courts,...

　　Making It through Sickness and Health as A Couple 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　“In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself” -Ephesians 5:28 　　So many marriage vows these days leave out staying together “in sickness and in health.” In my estimation, it’s a huge mistake. Sometimes people are...

　　Even the most politically apathetic Americans are aware that tensions in our country have been steadily increasing, with rising fears that we stand to reach some sort of unimaginable boiling point where it all comes crashing down. While seemingly far-fetched and difficult to picture what it would look like in reality, discussions of a looming apocalyptic civil war are not...

　　Romans 8:35,38-39 In-Context 　　33 Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. 　　34 Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died-more than that, who was raised to life-is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. 　　35 Who shall separate us from the...

　　She is the Princess of Asturias, Princess of Girona, Princess of Viana, Duchess of Montblanc, Countess of Cervera, and Lady of Balaguer—but you can call her Leonor—and she may be the Spanish constitutional monarchy’s best hope. She is an encouragement to the other major European constitutional monarchies, several of which are transitioning to a new generation of monarchs. At some...

　　Avoiding the dangerous trap of prejudice 　　September 19 　　Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all. -Colossians 3:11 　　Catherine Booth was known as the “Mother of The Salvation Army.” Wherever she would go, large cross sections of society—princes and paupers alike—would gather to hear her...