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Dominick BaruffiCulture

Why Superman Endures

Superman's popularity comes from the fact that he is an image of what Lewis called the 'tao,' of loyalty to a kind of natural goodness under the law.

Kyle TuckerCultureChurch

Ancient Missional Practices for Modern Renewal

Evangelism for the early church was integrated into the life of piety, not a stand-alone project that only some Christians undertook.

Matthew LoftusCultureTechnology

MAHA, Medicalization, Karma, and Control

Clean living is more likely to lead to a healthy life. How likely is the question.

John AhernCultureFormation

The Plight of the Christian Scholar

One of the defining problems facing the church today is that we lack the infrastructure and funding to support elite Christian scholarship.

Ian OlsonCulture

The Luxury and Necessity of Pessimism

Pessimism fails when it makes us fatalistic about the possibilities of renewal, yet it is also a vital safeguard against entitlement and glib optimism.

Tessa CarmanCultureFormation

Why We Need to Attend to the Suffering

Hannah Rose Thomas's remarkable paintings remind us of the humanity of suffering people that are often so easy to forget or ignore.

Jake MeadorCulture

Are Bari Weiss and Protestant Franco the Only Options?

If the choices we have are Bari Weiss's politics or an imaginary Protestant Franco, the choice is not hard. But surely we have other options?

Michael NiebauerCulture

How to End Demand for Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)

If we wish to end the euthanasia regime then one aspect of our work must focus on combating the grim realities that create demand for it.

Paul Frank SpencerCultureMusic Reviews

Faithful Obedience Without Pragmatism: The Music of John Van Deusen

John Van Deusen's latest worship album will have something to challenge and maybe even frustrate any listener.

Amy MantravadiFamilyCultureFormation

Parenting an Autistic Child in 2025

If we lack a robust account of the goodness of human life itself, we will have very little to offer to parents of children on the autism spectrum.

Jake MeadorCultureFormation

Even Now, Faithful Presence

Times of chaos can make us question if ordinary Christian practices are sufficient. Yet the underlying facts of our situation are the same as ever.

Nadya WilliamsCulture

The Banality of Evil, 2025 Edition

Eichmann had to die because there are evils to which human cannot be reconciled. And those evils still sometimes happen in our own day.