Take Time to Enjoy God's Blessings This Christmas 　　By Laura Bailey 　　Bible Reading 　　“A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?” - Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 NIV 　　“Are you getting my calendar invites?”...

　　HAS THE GRINCH STOLEN YOUR CHRISTMAS? 　　And the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which shall be for all the people; for today in the city of David therehas been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” 　　Luke 2:10-11 　　Without a doubt, Christmas is...

　　Weekend, December 21, 2024 　　God in Human Form 　　So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son. (John 1:14 NLT) 　　Can you imagine looking at God in human form? During the earthly ministry of Jesus,...

　　The newest Hollywood fad is trying to launch the next “Barbenheimer”—the unexpected cultural event that came about when two movies, Oppenheimer and Barbie, refused to move from releasing on the same day. This turned into a social media trend and ended up buoying both movies to box office smash success and cultural dominance. Naturally, Hollywood would like to recreate the...

　　Every Christmas, I try to write about our cinematic memories of an older America. We take stock at this time of the year, as our busy lives slow down a bit and memory acquires the importance usually held by hope or anxiety. But when that happens, given the rush of twentieth-century life, there’s no quick way back to our memories....

　　If there is one thing we can count on, it is the annual warning that China is on the verge of collapsing. Don’t believe me? Here are articles from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. And here is another article with citations going back to 1990, all warning about the same thing:...

　　Today, a good lawyer is understood to be someone familiar with a certain body of knowledge related to the law, and who possesses the skills necessary to put that knowledge into practice. People are less likely to see excellence in the legal profession requiring a commitment to a certain way of life that makes demands on the lawyer’s character, motivations,...

　　Never the Same Again 　　And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by another way.Matthew 2:12 　　When I was 17 years old, I heard the true message of Christmas. It finally made sense to me, and God showed me that I needed His Son—not just to know facts...

　　David Brooks, with his clear eye, is one of those writers with a knack for capturing a cultural moment in print. BoBos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There (2001) was a standout achievement for the year it appeared, describing the culturally dominant new man that arose in the decade after the project to produce homo...

　　In November, Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. Was this because it was a particularly ill-managed company? No, Spirit Airlines went bankrupt because the United States is no longer a truly capitalist country. It is instead a country with a predatory economy in which productive capital is formally under the legal ownership of private investors but de facto controlled by government...

　　Love Like Jesus 　　By Brent Rinehart 　　“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her”- Ephesians 5:25 　　I could tell from the smile on my wife’s face, there had been an amazing encounter. She was beaming. She proceeded to tell me about her impromptu visit to a roadside produce stand to buy tomatoes and...

　　A Prayer of Healing for the Brokenhearted This Christmas 　　By Alisha Headley 　　Bible Reading: 　　“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy...