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By Agnes Howard

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Dependent in the First Place
Americans prefer to think of dependence as a preparatory step before we turn into what we really are—autonomous self-makers. Sargeant skewers this folly.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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By Ted Esler

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The Deconstruction of Evangelical Missions
The impulse to foreign missions that has grounded and shaped American evangelicalism for a century is now under attack from many sides.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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By Bonnie Kristian

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Leftists Should Be Christian
Christman's provocative title makes some good arguments, but is burdened by sloppy argumentation and poor engagement with its sources.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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By Paul J. Pastor

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A Burning Spear: Poetry and the Rebellion of Small, Good Things
In rebelling against our unpoetic age we are building a defense for the human soul.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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By Kyle Williams

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Tall Tales of Abundance
Their ability to describe material problems is immense, yet Klein and Thompson routinely struggle to arrive at deeper political wisdom.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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By Justin Hawkins

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Joys That Only Saints Can Know
Leppin's biography of St Francis admirably complicates the life of the great saint, but sometimes in ways that still look a lot like debunking.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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By Dominick Baruffi

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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.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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By Marc Sims

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Sex, Virtue, Technology
Within a covenantal relationship of care and mutual giving, sex is a powerful means of growing in virtue. Removed from that context, it is destructive.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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By Joshua Heavin

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Union with Christ and the Life of Faith
Fred Sanders's latest book will deepen your understanding of our union with Christ and move your heart to worship Jesus.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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By Brad Littlejohn

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A Helper Corresponding to Him
What is implied about our idea of the human person when we are willing to use LLMs and other AI technologies for emotional support?
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October 31, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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By Jake Meador

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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?
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October 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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By Myles Werntz

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The Poor as the Revelation of God
To enter into the eternal love of God is to enter into a love of the poor.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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By John Ahern

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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.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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By Matthew Smith

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On Being Haunted by Milton’s Paradise Lost
Milton's poem got away from him—and somehow he anticipated it. Perhaps that's why he haunts so much western literature.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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By David J. Chamberlin

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How to Lead Through Crisis Without Losing Your Soul
Responding to crisis in the church in a way that is wise and obedient to God's law is one of the hardest things ministry leaders will have to do.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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By Hayden Nesbit

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How to Resist the Acceleration, Aggression, and Illusion of the Internet
Our online lives bear a disturbing resemblance to the safe 'casket' C. S. Lewis warned us about, where our hearts would become loveless and invulnerable.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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By Ian Olson

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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.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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By Samuel James

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If You Ask A.I. for Marriage Advice, It'll Probably Tell You to Get Divorced
A massive cultural shift may be coming.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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By Nadya Williams

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In Defense of Christian Patriotism: An Interview with Daniel Darling
An interview with Dan Darling of the Land Center on his new book concerning patriotism, nationalism, and why we need more politically engaged Christians.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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By Ian Harber

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Monk or Missionary: Christian Approaches to Social Media
Given the now obvious dangers inherent to social media use, two primary options remain for Christians: to become a digital missionary... or digital monk.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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By Mitch East

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The Separation of Woman and Womb: A Warning
If we imagine some not unlikely future forms of biomedical tech we will quickly realize how inadequate much Christian thinking about bioethics has been.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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By Brad East

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MAiD for Protestantism: A Reply to Brad East
If one wishes to save the patient that is historic Protestantism, it will require choosing to renew the tradition rather than despairing over its loss.
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October 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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By Paul Frank Spencer

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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.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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By Amy Mantravadi

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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.
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October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM