Latest in Culture

The hardest, most powerful kind of courage isn’t standing up to our enemies. It’s standing up for the truth when it goes against our own side and what we once thought was right. 

To detest the Israeli government or even the state of Israel is one thing, but haven’t we gone too far if we then jump into the swamp of anti-Semitism?

Couples are increasingly prohibiting their guests from bringing children to their wedding. In an “adults only” setting, they believe they will be more able to pull off their perfect day. Yet this is the exact opposite of what we should do.

Setting yourself the goal of reading, say, a dozen books over a 12-month period is setting yourself up for failure unless you are already in the habit of reading. It would be far more effective, and easier on your conscience, to work on building your reading habits.

What makes it possible for people to agree to disagree?

We collectively flee from any suggestion that anything is really all that important, that anything is worth showing respect to through our bodily appearance and disposition.

The 2025 Homesteaders of America conference was a study in community.

In the fight against the madness and wickedness that continue to plague our culture, laughter not only serves as a weapon but also as the best medicine.

In an age where we obsess over likes and shares, we could all use the reminder that we impact the world more by seeing others than by being seen.

To acknowledge and rejoice in the truth – the truth that winter is coming, and still the harvest is good – is a harder task than either idealism or pessimism, but it is the task to which we are all called.    

If anything, the postpartum female body proves that men, for the most part, are not the shallow beings feminists claim.

Our clothing signals our self-perception to the world.

At one time, careers existed to serve the household and its web of relationships, not the other way around. And that, I submit, was a saner time.

Since the Europeans and the indigenous peoples shared in their sins against their fellow men, on this day feel no guilt in celebrating Columbus and his intrepid voyage across the Atlantic. He wasn’t perfect, but he was a giant among men. 

Are we in danger of losing important cultural references, knowledge, and even intellectual ability if we fail to introduce the Bible to children?

Countless Americans grew literate at the knees of their mothers, and for decades homeschooling parents, private school educators, and even many public school teachers taught children to read using phonics and other elements.

Regardless of how human a computer program sounds, looks, or acts, it was not made in the image of God. No matter how advanced they get, nor how human they seem, artificial intelligence programs are not inherently valuable.

Why do we treat death so lightly, especially at this time of year?

If we want to float through life as a nobody, then we should absolutely continue wearing our jeans, sweatshirts, and sneakers to all occasions – church, work, and special events. But none of us really want that “nobody” label slapped on our backs.

Unlikely as it may be, springtime this year arrived in September.  

History, particularly Christian history, consists of a series of near-defeats that give way to unexpected renewal and the emergence of something even better than what came before.

A culture war is just as serious as a traditional war, even more so in many cases. There is no neutral in this fight, it’s a total war for the very soul of our nation.

Right now, Taylor Swift feels a need to create clean versions of her songs. This means, to some degree, there is a demand for it, that there may be a culture shift happening, and that Swift knows it.

Preferred pronouns are just one more example of the political and cultural obfuscations of our language. Not only are these twisted constructions grammatically incorrect and jarring, they also defy common sense and the laws of nature and science. 

Want freedom? Then it’s time to bring on the family formation, either in our own lives, or in the lives of others by smoothing the way for matches to meet and marriages to be made.

Weak men are the enablers and beneficiaries of feminist mediocrity. They are to blame for the fact that we even allowed standards to be lowered to meet certain quotas of gender equality.

Our weapons in this war – reason, the law, debate, civility whenever possible, truth , courage, and freedom of speech – may seem inferior to the bombast, bombs, and bullets of the violent, but these are the marks of our civilization, and they also come with a price tag. Abandon them, and we will become as barbaric as our enemies.