The Archive

Every essay.

Charles CarmanEducationFormation

Is a Classical Education 'Useful'?

Does a classical education prepare students for the real world? The answer depends on what you mean by 'real world.'

Brianna LambertFormation

Why Avocations Matter

When we allow our avocations to be transformed into utilitarian hobbies, we lose something profound.

Hannah Miller KingTechnologyFormation

Both Virtue and Policy: How Should Christians Fight Tech Addictions?

When it comes to technology, parents can and should embrace their God-given stewardship of their homes; but they can't change a generational climate alone.

Stephen KaufmannCulture

A Tale of Two Grandfathers: On Being Civil in an Uncivil Age

The stories of the work and living of two different Christian men offer a striking picture of how and why political fidelity requires nuance and care.

Steven SearcyBook Reviews

The Artist’s Pen Bodying Forth the Poet’s Imagination

This book ought to be in every public library, with hopes that readers will discover a winsome introduction to poetry or find a lost delight rekindled.

Nadya WilliamsTechnologyFormationFamily

A Day in the Life of a Screen-Free Child

A screen-free childhood sounds strange and implausible to many, but it remains possible and even relatively attainable for those who desire it.

Justin N. PoythressFormation

Meditation and the Giver of Things

To be drawn out of oneself is a great good, but the goal of such meditation is not detachment from the world, but attunement to the world and its giver.

Jake MeadorCultureBook Reviews

The Liberalism of George Smiley

We often do not think of democratic liberalism has possessing its own sort of moral excellencies, yet the model of George Smiley suggests that we should.

Gillis HarpCulture

From Libertarian to Authoritarian: The Devolution of Evangelical Politics

The lack of careful, historically informed Christian reflection regarding civic engagement has had harmful consequences for both church and culture.

Paul J. PastorPoetryJournalWinter 2026

Of Holy Indolence, the End of All Life

To open our hands and not ask why is sometimes one of the best things we can do.

Chris SibbenTechnologyEducationFormation

A Hollow Crown: AI and the Formation of Students

Generative AI can mimic the traces of a mind at work, but it cannot replicate the slow, difficult formation of a human soul.

Lucy S. R. AustenBook ReviewsJournalWinter 2026

Man and Machine

The history of the book shows us that human frailty and cruelty have led to horrors, and that human goodness and strength have created powerful change for the better.