To gain moral insight into American violence, Christians need to disentangle and properly order our loves. Only then will we be able to assess accurately what is good and what is evil in American gun culture. Continue Reading »
Yesterday was just one more day in America's long history of political violence. Continue Reading »
Today's riots are the effect of four years of irresponsible exercises in middle-brow hysteria about American democracy giving way to fascism. Continue Reading »
Opposing racism and prejudice must be part of the church’s pro-life stance. Continue Reading »
Of all the places I’ve worked and played in my life, the politest one, the one where people were the most courteous and quiet, was a boxing gym in Decatur, Georgia. I hung out there for two years when I was in my early fifties, the boxing workouts being just right for an older guy. If you take it . . . . Continue Reading »
Birmingham has been known as the “City of Perpetual Promise,” but the promise is only perpetual because the city never quite lives up to it. Continue Reading »
Politics dissolves into brutality unless it’s infused with apolitical habits and virtues—humility, gentleness, forbearance, forgiveness, kindness, charity, love. Continue Reading »
Why do a growing number of young people feel that they have permission to kill? Continue Reading »
Heather Mac Donald discusses how America’s high out-of-wedlock birthrate is at the heart of inner-city violence today. Continue Reading »
The First Things Podcast, Episode 31. Featuring: Rusty Reno on Charlottesville and Matthew Schmitz on Convertgate. Continue Reading »
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