Culture
Culture
Boston’s refusal to fly a Christian flag over city hall raises First Amendment questions

When it hears oral argument on Tuesday in Shurtleff v. City of Boston, the Supreme Court will return to the role of religion in public spaces. The question comes… Read More

January 18, 2022
Culture
Confess Your Sins | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 18

“The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” — Genesis 3:12 ESV We’re only 3 chapters into… Read More

January 18, 2022
Culture
Quick to Confess | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 17

“O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted… Read More

January 17, 2022
Culture
Fractured court blocks vaccine-or-test requirement for large workplaces but green-lights vaccine mandate for health care workers

With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations reaching a new record high as a result of the Omicron variant, the Supreme Court on Thursday put the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test mandate for large… Read More

January 14, 2022
Culture
College prep test that raises the bar sees rapid growth during pandemic

Imagine a college admissions test that you take from home, is only two hours long, and helps you gain entrance into the university of your dreams. Read More

January 14, 2022
Culture
The Grass is Greener On God’s Side | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 13

Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember… Read More

January 13, 2022
Culture
Teachable Teachers | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 12

Now a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, competent in the Scriptures. He had been instructed in the way of the… Read More

January 12, 2022
Culture
Russell Wilson wins Bart Starr Award for putting his faith into practice

Russell Wilson, recipient of this year’s Bart Starr Award, talks to the wife the award’s namesake. NFL quarterback Russell Wilson has spent his career as one… Read More

January 11, 2022
Culture
The Shepherd and His Sheep | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 11

For thus says the Lord God: “Behold, I, I myself will search for my sheep and will seek them out. As a shepherd seeks out his flock when he is among… Read More

January 11, 2022
Culture
Pope Francis warns about the dangers of “cancel culture” and educational disruptions

On Monday Pope Francis spoke to diplomats at the Vatican, describing “cancel culture” as “ideological colonization, one that leaves no room for freedom… Read More

January 10, 2022
Culture
Court seems poised to block vaccine-or-test policy for workplaces but may allow vaccine mandate for health care workers

The Supreme Court heard oral argument on Friday in two sets of challenges to the Biden administration’s authority to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. For over two hours of debate, the… Read More

January 10, 2022
Culture
The Qualities of a Growing Christian | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 10

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and… Read More

January 10, 2022
Culture
Only Acknowledge Your Guilt | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 9

Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, “‘Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the Lord; I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge… Read More

January 9, 2022
Culture
To the Ends of the Earth | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the… Read More

January 8, 2022
Culture
Let Love Be Genuine | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 7

Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. — Romans 12:9-10 ESV… Read More

January 7, 2022
Culture
Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 6

Better is open rebuke than hidden love. Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy. — Proverbs 27:5-6 (ESV) The book of Proverbs is a collection of… Read More

January 6, 2022
Culture
Familiarity Breeds Contempt | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 5

He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard… Read More

January 5, 2022
Christian Schools, Culture
Berean Christian Academy dedicates memorial to recently fallen soldier, Ryan Knauss

U. of Tenn. Army ROTC Cadet Corps raise the flag while family and friends of Sgt. Knauss look on. (via Facebook) A Christian school in East Tennessee has dedicated a… Read More

January 4, 2022
Culture
God’s Provision in Good Times and Bad | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 4

So Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife. … Then the women said to Naomi, “Blessed be the Lord, who has not left you this day without a redeemer, and may… Read More

January 4, 2022
Culture
Lord Willing | Morning Routine Daily Devotional for January 3

Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— yet you do… Read More

January 3, 2022