It seemed like a door had opened. 　　Providence University College and Theological Seminary in Manitoba started an associates degree program that could be marketed to international students. To president Kenton Andersons delight, the two-year degree attracted a significant number of applicants eager to study in Canada. Several hundred students enrolled. 　　For the private evangelical school, that generated significant revenue and...

　　On March 8, 2022, police officers in Bullhead City, Arizona, arrested Norma Thornton for serving home-cooked meals in a park near her home. The city charged her with violating an ordinance that essentially prohibits anyone from sharing food on public property for charitable purposes. Under that ordinance, individuals may share food on public property for any purpose whatsoever, so long...

　　“Hence like most people who have substituted the habit of delusion for reality, they became hysterical whenever the root of their delusion was touched, and reacted with a violence that completely belied the openness of mind which they prescribed for others.” 　　— Whittaker Chambers, Witness, 1952 　　Nellie Bowles could easily have used Chambers’ observation as the epigraph for Morning After...

　　Aristotle is known for the theory that there are four causes structuring reality. Best-selling author and American classicist Victor Davis Hanson follows Aristotle’s lead, identifying four causes that transform wars into civilization-ending defeats. Whilst most conflicts between great powers end in compromise, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation gives four reasons why wars sometimes liquidate entire civilizations....

　　Rest in God 　　Weekly Overview: 　　The Christian life is meant to be marked by simplicity. Jesus summed up our purpose with two statements: love God and love people. But in our humanity we have made complex what God designed to be peaceful, purposeful, and simple. A. W. Tozer remarks in The Pursuit of God, “Every age has its own characteristics....

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:In you, LORD my God, I put my trust. - Psalm 25:1 　　5 Verses to Gather from Psalm 25 When Life Gets Heavy 　　By Kristi Woods 　　God and His word are faithful – even in times of heaviness, even when we might question whether He or His word could do a single thing to help us....

　　Weekend, July 20, 2024 　　Why People Don’t Believe in Jesus 　　Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6 NLT) 　　It has never been popular to say that Jesus Christ is the only way to God. And perhaps that statement has never been more controversial...

　　The historic sanctuary at First Baptist Church Dallas burned Friday evening, July 19. The cause of the blaze is not yet known. The Victorian-style, red brick sanctuary building was erected 1890 and is a recognized Texas Historic Landmark. 　　According to media reports, Dallas Fire and Rescue received a call at 6:05 p.m., Friday evening regarding a building on fire in...

　　Corey Comperatore loved reading Romans. 　　His pastor at Cabot Methodist Church, Jonathan Fehl, recalled how much Comperatore drew strength from the book. It was the first thing hed recommend to new believers. 　　But it may be that Comperatore is remembered by another portion of Scripture, John 15:13: Greater love has no one than this: to lay down ones life for...

　　Apocalyptic and dystopian myths today are different from the ones we used to have. The dystopian stories of yesteryear were tragedies—dark cautionary tales with unhappy endings. In The Planet of the Apes, Charlton Heston’s character discovers that the dystopian world ruled by apes he’s been trying to escape was actually Earth all along. Brave New World, 1984, and Animal Farm...

　　When Americans think about religious liberty, our minds naturally turn to the protections offered by the First Amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” This amendment, and related federal legislation, offer important protections, but there are numerous areas in which states are free to protect, or not protect, religious liberty....

　　Right, as the world goes, is only in question between equals in power, while the strong do what they can and the weak suffer what they must. Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War 　　In his lead essay, Jerry Hendrix argues that the United States and its leaders are unprepared for the re-emergence of great power competition. We agree that the leaders and...