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...

　　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,...

　　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,...

　　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...

　　The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 　　After the sudden and untimely death of my mother a little over two years ago, an all-consuming and unrecognizable grief hit me like a ton of bricks. While I had experienced loss before, this...

　　When confronted with confusing or appalling new events—and the last few years have surely had plenty of them—the instinct of historians like myself is to look for historical parallels. Finding a good historical parallel can be alarming or consoling, but whatever the nature of the parallel, there is comfort in knowing that there is a parallel. With a good historical...

　　Few seem to have noticed, but this year, 2024, is the centennial of a pivotal event that deeply impacted the course of the modern Middle East, if not the world: the abolition of the Caliphate, or the “successorship” to the Prophet Muhammad, which led the worldwide Muslim community politically since the birth of Islam in the early seventh century. 　　The...

　　Trading Online for In-Person Relationships 　　By Laura Bailey 　　Bible Reading 　　“The LORD God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’ - Genesis 2:18 NIV 　　I recently listened to a talk by Sherry Turkle calledConnected, But Alone, which made me think: Why do we hide behind our phones,...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:“Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path”(Psalm 119:105 NAS). 　　All that Glitters… Is Not Gold 　　By DiAne Gates 　　All that glitters… is not gold.Just because we see gold lettering on a black cover sayingHolyBible doesn’t mean what’s inside every just-off-the-press, new translation is the real deal. 　　I like to...

　　A Prayer to Deepen Your Prayer Life This Fall 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Bible Reading 　　“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” - Ecclesiastes 3:1 　　For the last few fall seasons, our family has been visiting a pumpkin patch, a place where we find God’s provision and bounty for us on the earth...

　　In 2011, the English photojournalist and videographer Tim Hetherington was killed in a mortar attack while covering the Libyan Civil War. His death at age 40 was tragic but not surprising given his penchant for documenting the unpredictable combat of asymmetric warfare. His thoughtful, probing work is the product of deep and extended involvement with the human beings caught up...