Benjamin Rush’s 14 Rules for His Young Son

Benjamin Rush’s 14 Rules for His Young Son

By Maria Popova | “Remember at all times that while you are seeing the world, the world will see you.” Founding father and American Enlightenment leader Benjamin Rush (1745 — 1813) is among the most diversely influential figures in modern history — he signed the...
Defending Our Religious Freedoms

Defending Our Religious Freedoms

By John Stonestreet   | Threats against religious liberty and freedom of conscience are no longer theoretical—they’re real, and they’re growing. Just ask Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Denver, who declined to make a wedding cake for two men who...
Thou Shalt Not Mention God

Thou Shalt Not Mention God

By Nathan Harden | An atheist group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation is suing Ball State University. Apparently the group is arguing that it was unconstitutional for a physics professor to suggest there might be a God. Peter Wood, of the National...
Marrying Young: Point/Counter-Point

Marrying Young: Point/Counter-Point

Compiled by Prof. Jack Lewis | As our society argues over the defining of marriage, it is also arguing over when to enter into that relationship as well.  The following articles consider both marrying young and waiting from differing perspectives.  Both are from...
Change Wisely, Dude

Change Wisely, Dude

By Andrea Palpant Dilley   Photo by Jessamyn Rubio When I came back to church after a faith crisis in my early 20s, the first one I attended regularly was a place called Praxis. It was the kind of church where the young, hip pastor hoisted an infant into his arms and...