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Jake MeadorHoly Week

Holy Thursday

On Holy Thursday we reflect on Christ's imminent death with the aid of an antiphon hymn from the Eastern church.

Jake MeadorHoly Week

Holy Wednesday

On Holy Wednesday, we return to 'Were You There?' but this time with a recording from Mahalia Jackson.

Jake MeadorHoly Week

Holy Tuesday

On Holy Tuesday, we consider a poem by Christina Rossetti.

Jake MeadorHoly Week

Holy Monday

We begin Holy Week by remembering a particularly powerful Good Friday hymn and reviewing what Jesus did on Holy Monday.

Joshua HeavinFormation

Being Human on World Down Syndrome Day

World Down Syndrome Day is an excellent opportunity to contemplate how human beings relate to time.

Collin SloweyPhilosophyPolitical Theory

Aristotle: National Conservative?

Aristotle is not so much a nationalist as he is an arch-localist, which means he can't be easily made to fit into contemporary political tribes.

Stephen G. AdubatoCultureSociology

Grilling Man at the End of History

The carefully curated, devoid of risk suburban dream has bred an anxious generation unable to aspire to greatness, or even simply live well on their own.

Brewer Eberly and Ben FrushHealth & Medicine

Teach Us to Number Our Days: Health Anxiety and Faithful Anticipation

In a time when many look to medicine as a way to control health and deny death, Christianity can speak a better word.

Christina StantonChurchFormation

New One

One Mokgatle serves as a regional director for southern Africa with Acts 29. This is his story of how God saved and called him to ministry.

Chris CastaldoTheologyChurchRoman Catholicism

Is Rome a True Church?

Chris Castaldo, a Protestant pastor who was raised Catholic, considers how Protestants should regard the status of the Roman church.

Cameron ShafferFamilyParentingChurch

How Do Our Kids Stay Christian?

Kids who stay Christian as adults grow up with parents who practice the faith themselves and in churches that include them in their normal life.

Matthew LoftusBook ReviewsMental Health

An Insubstantial Book for a Weighty Problem

Abigail Shrier's 'Bad Therapy' is addressing real and substantial problems, but it's derisive tone and lack of rigor keeps it from being the book we need.