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 …
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 …
God’s love for children is clear in Scripture, but the ‘age of accountability’ is harder to find. Several years ago, I took a group of college students to the Amazon basin to share the love of Christ in some remote river communities. After a few days in one village, I left a small group of …
The Nebraska senator wants parents to get serious about shepherding kids into responsible adulthood. During the 2016 presidential race, Senator Ben Sasse, a Nebraska Republican, struck a chord on social media with principled opposition to his party’s nominee, Donald Trump. But his posts on the political scene weren’t the only ones getting attention. That same …
Missions experts urge concern for both souls and security. Last December, two Muslim college students visited an upstate New York megachurch as part of an assignment to learn about different faiths. After the service, some congregants shared stories and offered hugs. One called Homeland Security. The incident was an anomaly. But it still made national …
Historian Mark Noll helps unravel the uses and misuses of ‘the Bible alone.’ It’s been a hallmark of Protestantism for 500 years, but what do we mean when we base our faith on “the Bible alone”? Is it even possible to read the Bible without being influenced by the social and theological contexts in which …