A Visit from (the Historical) St. Nick
We’re happy to bring you our third Christmas fiction; we hope you enjoy this story of a more…forceful St. Nicholas. • • • ‘Twas the day of the Council, when all thro’ the streets Swarmed dozens of churchmen, with hearts…
O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide
Merry Christmas from Redeeming Culture! O Savior, rend the heavens wide; Come down, come down with mighty stride. Unlock the gates, the doors break down; Unbar the way to heaven’s crown. O Father, dew from heaven send; As gentle dew,…
The Cup of Thanksgiving
The meal always gets the press at Thanksgiving. The turkey, the stuffing, the potatoes. And the dessert doesn’t exactly get ignored; the pie makes itself well-known. But nobody ever talks about the drink. Except in my family. Since we were…
Topsy Turvy
This week, my sister pointed out a full-page advertisement from a local coupon magazine. “I would be pretty mad and ask for my money back,” she said. The ad had been printed upside down—in 2 different issues of the same…
Fear, Folly, and the Lesser Evil
[pullquote]Christian, you are not given the option to choose a lesser evil.[/pullquote] Right here at the beginning of the article, I want to be clear about two things: first, I’m talking about every sphere of life; from your choice of…
Faster, Higher, Stronger
This year’s Olympic Games take place under the shadow of many things. There’s the shadow of global economic crisis, the shadow of corruption in the Olympic Host City, the shadow of a dangerous city and Olympic facilities. But in an…
Road Trip! (Repost)
My wife and I are getting ready for a vacation this weekend, so enjoy this “classic” article from our last vacation! This article was originally published in April 2015. • • • Last week, I experienced a little taste of…
Live from Jupiter
Just before midnight yesterday morning, the spacecraft Juno entered its orbit of Jupiter after a 1,740 million mile journey that began almost five years ago. The probe is designed to research the tempestuous atmosphere of the planet, and to learn…
Read the Comments
This has been…well, a rough year. And if you’ve been watching the Presidential Debate tonight, you probably feel the same way. Don’t worry. This isn’t a political post, and I’m not going to be endorsing a candidate. It’s just hard…
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