An opportunity for faithful higher education
Confidence in American higher education has seemingly hit rock bottom. Americans on both the right and the left share many common concerns. The cost of education has never been higher, and the perceived return on investment has never been more in question. It seems like every month another school closes its doors, leading to uncertainty […]
Church-state separation rightly understood
Last spring, President Trump issued an executive order that created a Religious Liberty Commission. The order acknowledged that religious liberty is a hallmark of American society that is enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. To be sure, religious liberty is essential to authentic human flourishing. Unfortunately, in recent years progressives have attacked America’s first […]
Remembering the forgotten believers of Israel
Most conservative Christians in the United States have been supportive of Israel, ever since the creation of a modern Israeli state in 1948. Many believers are motivated by their theological convictions about God’s promises to ancient Israel, including those concerning the land first promised to Abraham in Genesis 12:7. For many Christians, present-day Israel is […]
The moral whirlpool of sports betting
In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that states can regulate sports betting. For a century prior the practice had been mostly identified in our cultural imagination with public scandal, the mob, and the promotion of vice. Outside of Las Vegas, sports gambling lingered in the long shadow of the infamous “Black Sox” scandal of 1919, […]
Remembering Ella Cook
Last Saturday, a masked gunman opened fire on a group of Brown University students who were studying for their final exams. Two students were murdered, while nine others were wounded (including several with critical injuries). Following a campuswide lockdown, Brown cancelled its remaining fall classes and sent students home. The shooter remains at large at […]
The humble King
When you think about a king, what sort of character traits come to mind? Chances are that humility isn’t at the top of your list. One reason is because we so often don’t see an abundance of humility in earthly rulers. Another reason is because, deep down, we might even think that we don’t want […]
Land Center Forum: In Defense of Christian Patriotism
Earlier this fall, Broadside published the latest book from Land Center director Dan Darling. In Defense of Christian Patriotism is a well-researched, popularly written, pastoral defense of a rightly ordered love of country. We desperately need wisdom in this matter. Sometimes, contemporary American evangelicals can seem confused about the relationship between their citizenship and their Christian faith. On […]
Back to gender reality for Gen Z
Not that long ago, it seemed like a growing number of young people thought about traditional notions of gender like most people think about flat earth theory: “You mean people still believe that?” There was considerable societal pressure for Generation Z to reject a binary understanding of gender. Gender-specific bathrooms and locker rooms were disappearing. Seemingly […]
The Church and the “Boy Crisis”
Too many young men are aimless, angry and even hopeless. Suicide is now the second-leading cause of death among men aged 25 to 34. Approximately 7 million men between the ages of 25 and 54 are unemployed and, in most cases, not seeking employment. A troubling number are attracted to influencers like Andrew Tate, who champions a crass and chauvinistic […]
Carl F. H. Henry on the Gospel
Carl F. H. Henry (1913-2003) was one of the founding fathers of the postwar evangelical movement in America. He was a theologian, philosopher, ethicist, and apologist. In many ways, the lines between those disciplines were blurred in his many writings. His legacy continues to loom large in evangelicalism, especially among the sorts of theologically conservative […]