An author, a professor, and an animal advocate weigh in. Many of Us Hope So Wesley Smith is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Human Exceptionalism and author of A Rat Is a Pig Is a Dog Is a Boy: The Human Cost of the Animal Rights Movement (Encounter, 2010). We have …
Matthew Farrelly recommends some overlooked classics. As a teacher at a Christian classical school in the Chicago suburbs, and now as head of the Pegasus Education tutoring service, Matthew Farrelly has designed curricula aimed at cultivating both the minds and souls of teenage students. Here he chooses five books more Christian high schoolers should be …
In his upcoming book, a university professor explores the horror—and the hope—of pop culture’s favorite disaster scenario. In our current cultural moment, most of us are probably familiar with the myth of the “zombie apocalypse”—the idea of a sudden, widespread uprising of undead that threatens civilization and, more often than not, forces humanity to fight …
The writer, speaker, podcaster, and pastor’s kid opens up about the burdens of watching a marriage die. When we first approached Barnabas Piper about being interviewed for The Calling, his life was already under the microscope. As the son of pastor, author, and Desiring God founder John Piper, he was no stranger to scrutiny. His …
Ridley Scott’s sci-fi franchise is as gruesome as ever—but this time, the horror feels disturbingly human. Note: This review contains major plot spoilers. As a family doctor, I love practicing obstetrics. There is a deep sense of gratitude and fulfillment in seeing a child take his or her first breath, especially in cases where medical …
The case for Christians investing in the profession only 1 in 5 Americans trust. Behind every Asia Bibi—the Pakistani Christian mother of five still on death row after seven years over a false blasphemy charge—are the near-invisible lawyers who defend persecuted believers, pastors, and churches around the globe. Only 1 in 5 American Christians think …
Historian Justo González charts how observance of the Lord’s Day has changed over time. I never miss the opportunity to read Justo González. The eminent Cuban American church historian has long provided a wealth of insight into the development of Christian doctrine as it has spread across the globe. At first, I was puzzled by …
Mark Sayers asks us to look to the Bible’s steadying influence in an era of cultural turmoil. Mark Sayers hears it all the time: Between the election of Donald Trump, Britain’s exit from the European Union, clashes over transgender bathroom use, and the horrors of ISIS, doesn’t it feel like the world has gone mad? …
I was sentenced to life for a murder I didn’t commit. But God didn’t forget me. It happened in a blur. One minute we were enjoying a night out, shooting pool. The next thing I knew, we were running from the law—wanted for murder. I’d always looked up to my out-of-town cousin, Bobby. I was …
Here’s what I learned. As I emerged from the fog of anesthesia, I heard the surgeon informing my wife, Kelly, that our worst fear had improbably come true. “Cancer!?” I interrupted, before falling back into unconsciousness. That happened six more times before I fully awoke. Earlier in the week, tests had revealed a suspicious growth …