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Oct 10, 2022 • 1min
Emma Revell Moody, a Strong Woman
Emma’s poise, serenity, and sense of humor counterbalanced her husband’s impulsive, emotional nature and became the backbone of [Dwight] Moody’s success.

Oct 10, 2022 • 5min
Yes, Men’s and Women’s Sports Should Be Separated
Recently in The Atlantic, Maggie Mertens declared that “separating sports by sex doesn’t make sense.” As long as equality means sameness and exceptions disprove created norms, we can expect headlines to only become more and more absurd, reflecting even more creative mental gymnastics.

Oct 8, 2022 • 1h 15min
Regulative Assaults on Pro-Life Resource Centers, Engaging as Christians on Social Media, and Re-definitions of Infertility and Marriage
As pro-life resource centers undergo not only physical assaults but regulative ones, John and Maria discuss how we can support them. They then consider what to make of the Herschel Walker allegations and how Christians can engage with others on social media. Concluding, they discuss the historical process leading to a gay couple claiming infertility and a judge re-defining marriage to be polyamorous.

Oct 7, 2022 • 1min
Planned Parenthood’s “3 Percent” Fallacy
Abortion is big business for Planned Parenthood, no matter how they fudge the numbers.

Oct 7, 2022 • 4min
Living as Earthly and Heavenly Citizens
God did not create generic people with shapeless identities. While there is not biblical warrant to call any nation “Christian” since the days of ancient Israel, there’s plenty for living fully as Christians as citizens of our nations.

Oct 6, 2022 • 1min
Legalized Pot: A Gateway Drug to Corruption
The data is in, and legalizing marijuana never delivers what is promised.

Oct 6, 2022 • 5min
Should Christians Be Nationalists?
Christians must avoid two extremes when it comes to inappropriate conflation of Christianity and nationalism. While God moves through nations and states, just as He does through individuals, the restoration of all things involves people from every tongue, tribe, nation, and language. It is simply unwise to take up a term that has been historically associated with some of the worst villains of the last century or so.

Oct 5, 2022 • 1min
800,000 Lives Saved
Pregnancy resource centers need public support from business leaders and pastors. They need our support and prayers more than ever.

Oct 5, 2022 • 5min
Why Are Men in Crisis?
Young men aren’t forming social bonds with real, live people, even the kinds of bonds that have historically captured their attention. Christians have an answer for a world that obliterates the helpful aspects of sexual difference, pacifies men with distractions and addictions, and promises limitless sexual freedom while dismantling the family.

Oct 4, 2022 • 1min
Remembering Brother Andrew
Last month the world lost a fearless evangelist. Known simply as “Brother Andrew,” he was responsible for smuggling thousands of Bibles into the Soviet Union.