A Prayer to Build Purposeful Quiet Time with Your Spouse 　　By Keri Eichberger 　　Bible Reading: 　　“So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.”- 2 Corinthians 3:18, NLT 　　I was...

　　College athletics have been undergoing rapid change over the past five years. One of the most significant changes involves policies surrounding “NIL,” a shorthand for name, image, and likeness—an individual’s right to commercially exploit one’s identity, also known as the right of publicity. Thanks to a raft of state legislation and NCAA policy concessions, college athletes are now authorized to...

　　“Government” and “efficiency” should never appear in the same sentence, a truth that I frequently reiterate to my students. The reason is that the public sector is institutionally incapable of functioning cost-effectively. Unlike the private sector, the government does not face a profit-and-loss bottom line that incentivizes allocating the scarce resources under its control to their highest-valued uses. Politicians and...

　　March 21, 2025 　　When Delete Leads to Peace 　　LYNN COWELL 　　Lee en español 　　“On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.” Psalm 63:6-8 (NIV) 　　It felt like I couldn’t help...

　　Trust the God Who Sees Ahead of You (Psalm 136:13) 　　By Lia Martin 　　Today’s Bible verse is Psalm 136:13 - Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea. His faithful love endures forever. 　　Are you worried these days? Do you ever feel if you don’t save up, batten down, build defenses, or control every aspect of the outcome, that...

　　Every year at the beginning of the Hugh Hazel Darling February Works-in-ProgressConference, I discuss what I regard as the most significant developments concerning originalism in the past year. 　　2024 was another big year for originalism—with the Supreme Court deciding many important cases on originalist grounds, while regrettably departing from originalism in a few others. Even events outside the Court show...

　　The Executive Branch has expanded its powers beyond the vision of the American founders—far beyond. Its agencies have practically become a fourth branch of government. With powers ceded by Congress, they issue thousands of pages of regulations each year, effectively creating new statutory law. This runs against the spirit of the Constitution. It imposes a good deal of uncertainty and...

　　Praying through Weaknesses as a Couple 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Pray continually, - 1 Thessalonians 5:17 　　Even though I write articles and devotionals encouraging husbands and wives to entrust spiritual growth of their spouse to God, looking to Him to transform and change their hearts, at times I still find myself trying to speed up the process with my own husband....

　　The action of the Trump administration in suspending several hundred million dollars in aid to Columbia University and in threatening a half-dozen other leading universities with similar treatment has aroused indignation among liberal-minded persons, but few have noted what made this outrage legally possible. 　　I did not attend Columbia, but I have some attachments to it. My mother held a...

　　Tuesday, March 18, 2025 　　When God Says No 　　“But God said to me, ‘You must not build a Temple to honor my name, for you are a warrior and have shed much blood.’” (1 Chronicles 28:3 NLT) 　　What is your purpose in life? I think for some people it’s just long life. That’s not a bad thing to aspire to,...

　　As the Russian invasion of Ukraine drags into its third year, there are reports from credible sources that North Korean troops are fighting for Russia. Russian President Putin has consciously avoided imposing the full costs of this conflict onto the upper and middle classes of his country, particularly in Moscow and St. Petersburg. He has chosen instead to call in...

　　Life in the Fast Lane 　　This devotional was written by Jim Burns 　　The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still. —Exodus 14:14 　　Far too many of us live in what some people call crisis mode living. This lifestyle is when you spend most every waking moment of almost every day trying to figure how to keep...