Ideas and issues

March 25, 2025

The challenge for those who follow founders remains the same: to establish self-governance instead of perpetuating dependence on champions—or worse, kings.

March 11, 2025

There is no going away gift from the people to him. There is no celebration for his years of service and leadership. He is, instead, putting the burden on them.

February 25, 2025

So, just when we want to take the wheels off the mobile home, God says, “Up and away. We’ve been here long enough.”

February 11, 2025

Greed is simply desiring more. Covetousness is I desire what is yours to be mine.

January 28, 2025

It’s a puzzle why some men and women go to seed, while others remain vital to the very end of their days.

January 20, 2025

With the nation’s attention focused on the presidential pageantry taking place in Washington, DC, half the country is giddy at the prospect of four years of populist disruption, while the other half is despairing of a dire and dangerous future. The bitter tensions on this Inauguration Day feel inexorable, the culmination of the calendar preceded by rival conventions, contentious debates, and endless campaign ads. It’s worth asking, What drives our corrosive politics, and how might Christians act in this charged atmosphere?