In the early 1800s, when Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville traveled the United States, he made an astute observation about how this country worked. In America, civil society matters. So does its byproduct, culture. As Tocqueville recorded: 　　Americans of all ages, conditions and all dispositions constantly unite together. … To hold fetes, found seminaries, build inns, construct churches, distribute books, dispatch...

　　In 1944, Friedrich Hayek wrote in “Why the Worst Get on Top” in his The Road to Serfdom: 　　It seems to be almost a law of human nature that it is easier for people to agree on a negative program—on the hatred of an enemy, on the envy of those better off—than on any positive task. The contrast between “we”...

　　When A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole came out nearly 45 years ago, it must have been one of the strangest books ever written. Its protagonist, Ignatius C. Reilly, is truly unique: a highly educated philosophical social critic who happens to be an obese, unhygienic, hypocrite who brings chaos to any situation. He lives with his mother in...

　　Days after a bus accident claimed 11 of its missionaries in Tanzania, leaders of Youth With a Mission YWAM are devastated but rallying prayer and support to aid medical evacuations, repatriations, and funeral arrangements expected to total 350,000. 　　The Christian missionaries, seven of whom were from other countries, including one from the United States, died in the Ngaramtoni area near...

　　A chemical attack that injured a dozen people in the South London suburb of Clapham a month ago has sparked the resurgence of a national debate over the UKs asylum system and the churchs involvement with migrant converts. 　　The suspected perpetrator, Abdul Ezedi, was an Afghan refugee who came to Britain illegally in 2016 and was granted asylum in 2020...

　　Imagine yourself as Indiana Jones, traversing the narrow, nearly mile-long Siq gorge, with mountain cliffs towering on either side. Turning a corner then reveals the vast expanse of the ancient city of Petra and its majestic Treasury, the first-century rock-carved tomb of an ancient Nabatean king. You pass by the 121-foot-tall structure and its statues of Roman and Egyptian gods,...

　　Park Street Church voted to affirm senior minister Mark Booker on Sunday by a vote of 350 to 173, with 20 abstaining. 　　The prominent evangelical church in Boston has been roiled by controversy as ministers, elders, staff, and lay leaders disagreed over a series of decisionsas well as the process of making decisionsat the 220-year-old congregationalist church. Ultimately the entire...

　　When Hurricanes Hilary and Idalia flooded Nicaraguas coast last August and September, evangelical ministries in the country stepped up and served. 　　President Daniel Ortega and his wife, vice president Rosario Murillo, had expelled the Red Cross from their country last July after the organization had criticized the country for its inhuman treatment of prisoners. The departure had left a gap...

　　The Life-Changing Power of the Cross and the Resurrection 　　By Debbie McDaniel 　　“Jesus answered, I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 　　The cross is empty and so is the tomb. 　　You can try to bury Power, but it wont stay there. You can try to bury...

　　American evangelicals have complex perspectives on immigration and want a nuanced political response, but most want Congress to act soon. 　　A Lifeway Research study sponsored by the Evangelical Immigration Table found evangelicals are increasingly concerned about the number of recent immigrants to the US but still believe Christians have a responsibility to care for those who are in the country...

　　In the lead-up to South Carolinas primary contest on Saturday, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley held a news conference to tell supporters that shes not going anywhere and is committed to offering voters an alternative to former president Donald Trump. 　　Meanwhile, her presidential rivalwho has a 21 lead in her home statespoke at an evangelical conference in Nashville, touting...

　　When two Brazilian pop stars began chatting on live TV two weeks ago, few likely thought their conversation would start a debate about the end times. 　　On February 11, in the midst of Carnival, Baby do Brasil joined fellow veteran Ivete Sangalo in a trio eltrico, a truck equipped with a powerful sound system that drives through the streets as...