John Stonestreet and Michaela Estruth

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  • Barbie’s world: An odd complaint in a society that won't say what a woman is

    Barbie’s world: An odd complaint in a society that won't say what a woman is

    This is both an astute observation and an odd complaint in a society unable or, more accurately, unwilling, to say what a woman is (other than as a “non-man”).

  • The Bible is still relevant, despite what you may have heard

    The Bible is still relevant, despite what you may have heard

    Eliminating the Bible from education also ignores the crucial impact the Bible has had on the world, especially in shaping Western culture.

  • The Supreme Court case showing if Christians have free speech too

    The Supreme Court case showing if Christians have free speech too

    Not long ago, Christian beliefs about sex and marriage were considered mainstream. Today, they are among the most controversial beliefs someone can hold.

  • Marriage is a calling, not a right

    Marriage is a calling, not a right

    The same is true with marriage. Jesus was asked a “do” question, and our culture is constantly “doing” something new to and with marriage: ending it, replacing it, expanding it, substituting for it.

  • Christian schools should be thoroughly Christian

    Christian schools should be thoroughly Christian

    Simply put, any school wishing to be Christian must be thoroughly Christian: in purpose, content, curriculum, aim, and personnel. This is no easy task. In fact, to be a Christian educator is, to paraphrase Dr. John Stackhouse, “more than twice as hard.”

  • Olympic stories of faith are more precious than silver and gold

    Olympic stories of faith are more precious than silver and gold

    These stories offer a more complete picture of the Olympics than what has been portrayed in so many media reports. These are athletes who have found in Christ that which is “more lovely than silver, and more costly than gold.”

  • Decorated mom gives life to Olympic athletes

    Decorated mom gives life to Olympic athletes

    There is one protest, a quiet one, that demands our respect from the 2021 Olympics. Female athletes who are mothers earned well-deserved attention.

  • What is our Christian identity in this anonymous age?

    What is our Christian identity in this anonymous age?

    The deepest conflicts in this moment aren’t moral ones. It’s not a disagreement about what’s right and what’s wrong, even though certainly our views on that as a culture have dramatically changed. The deeper confusion is about who we actually are. 

  • The pandemic of despair

    The pandemic of despair

    Who else can address this culture-wide pandemic of despair but the Church? Who else, if not us fellow beggars who have found the Bread of Life. In a society literally dying of despair, to “always be ready to give an answer for the hope that you have to anyone who asks,” is not a mere suggestion. It’s a calling. It’s a matter of life or death.

  • How the image of God offers freedom

    How the image of God offers freedom

    The most significant challenges we face in our culture are not fundamentally moral ones. We do face moral challenges but the ones we face are the fruit of the problems, not the root. It’s the effect, not the cause. At the root of the issues of our culture has been a dramatic shift in how we think about the nature and value of the human person.

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