What does “walk by the Spirit” really mean? 　　So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. - Galatians 5:16 　　In 1933, bowler Bill Knox had a large screen placed just above the bowling lane so that he couldn’t see the pins. All he could see was a few feet in front...

　　The Left in Anglospheric countries has long been influenced by the belief that these nations political practices and institutions are stuck in the past. While much of the world, driven by ideologies such as Marxism, nationalism, and liberal rationalism, has discarded practices and institutions deemed remnants of a bygone era in the belief that such actions are necessary to bring...

　　As Election Day approaches, I’ve been listening, though as little as possible, to our candidates for public office giving their standard speeches on their standard issues. These, frankly, are boring. The crowds may respond with (apparently) spontaneous enthusiasm and even excitement, but the words being spoken are more or less boilerplate, what the French call langue de bois, or xyloglossie,...

　　In the Poetics, Aristotle argues that we are by nature imitators. Poetry, as atype of imitation,gives pleasure because by it, says Aristotle, we “come to understand and work out what each thing is.” Charles Taylor—one of the preeminent living philosophers—does not think Aristotle’s poetics viable in modernity, an age of self-creation. 　　The 92-year-old Canadian is a specialist in hefty books. His latest...

　　Weekly Overview: 　　This life is marked by a single choice: who or what will we center our lives around? This choice takes each of us down a path of decisions that shape who we are, what we feel, who or what we value, and what we will have accomplished at the end of our days. To center our lives around...

　　George Hawley is one of the best students of contemporary political conservativism and the Alt-Right. His recent Law Liberty piece on American Christian nationalism does not disappoint. He and I are in full agreement that “the notion that the United States is on the precipice of a fundamentalist theocracy”—as so many critics of Christian nationalism assert—is, in his word, “risible.”...

　　David Friedman was Donald Trump’s tax attorney before the former president made him Ambassador to Israel in 2017. The Senate confirmed his appointment by a whisker-thin majority, over the vociferous opposition of the foreign policy establishment and the liberal Jewish world. What seemed like a crony appointment at the time turned out to be a stroke of genius. 　　Friedman played...

　　A Prayer for What to Do When Someone You Love Dies 　　By Chris Eyte 　　Bible Reading 　　yet we are confident and satisfied to be out of the body and at home with the Lord. - 2 Cor. 5:8 　　Listen or Read Below: 　　So I agreed to write this devotional on what to do when someone you love dies - and...

　　“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 (NIV) 　　As October unfolds, we find ourselves surrounded by the sights and sounds of Halloween. From spooky decorations to entertainment with horror themes, Halloween is a season when we can become more aware of the reality of evil in our fallen world. Evil can seem overwhelming –...

　　In March 2023, three large US banks failed, and one was closed and liquidated. The most prominent failure was Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a California chartered bank for which the Federal Reserve was the federal safety and soundness supervisor. Two of the banks were among the 30 largest US banking organizations and had been considered “well-capitalized” until the time of...

　　In March 2023, three large US banks failed, and one was closed and liquidated. The most prominent failure was Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), a California chartered bank for which the Federal Reserve was the federal safety and soundness supervisor. Two of the banks were among the 30 largest US banking organizations and had been considered “well-capitalized” until the time of...

　　Being There for Your Spouse After They Face Job Loss 　　By: Vivian Bricker 　　Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer (Romans 12:12). 　　Facing a job loss is never pleasant. It can make us feel like failures. It is difficult for us to face a job loss of our own, yet it is even harder to see our...