Upside-Down Land
What happens when a civilization loses all of its reference points? I came across two stories recently that seem to be connected—if you look at them in the right way. By coincidence, the subject of the first story is…looking at things in the right way. A German...
Upside-Down Land
What happens when a civilization loses all of its reference points? I came across two stories recently that seem to be connected—if you look at them in the right way. By coincidence, the subject of the first story is…looking at things in the right way. A German...
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What the Mexican War of the 1850s Can Teach Us Today About the Israeli-Hamas Conflict
In a recent article, Dennis Prager pointed out that although Israel’s claim to its land is as solid as any other country’s to their respective territories, anti-Zionists still deny that Israel’s claim is legitimate — and as Prager points out, “They don’t say this...
Campus Protestors Need to Do Some Homework
Recently, I was watching Fox News’s coverage of the campus protests when a slightly surreal scene appeared on the screen. About 35 Muslims were gathered somewhere on a campus lawn—the men in front and the women in the back — reciting evening prayers. The women were...
If Our Ancestors Were So Smart, How Come They’re Dead?
The tendency toward what C.S. Lewis termed "chronological snobbery" is probably more pronounced in our own age than at any time in history. Much has been made of the fact that an Arizona law that prohibits abortion was first enacted in 1864. In attacking it, both the...
Body and Soul
The Trouble with being Spiritual There’s nothing wrong with being spiritual, but there is something wrong with being solely spiritual since we are created as a combination of body and spirit. Nevertheless, Christians throughout history have been tempted to turn the...
