During the abnormal days of 2020, evangelical church historian Dr. Carl Trueman used the time to satisfy his curiosity about how and why a particular statement has come to be regarded as coherent and meaningful: I am a woman trapped in a mans body. The result was his excellent book,The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self (or its more …

There are two things that are often undervalued in our culture: age and the experience that comes with it. Because evolutionary philosophy has permeated every aspect of our worlds thinking, we live with the subtle idea that if something is older, it must not be as good as what is new. In the world of technology, this is often true, …

Chocolate as We Know It Bedtime History Storiesfeatures a great timeline of theuse and development of chocolatearound the globe. You can listen to the audio of this podcast episode, check out the video on YouTube (which features a variety of maps and visual resources as well), or read through the podcast transcript on your own. Thisarticle fromMini Yummersshares an engaging …

Imagine swiping not for a soulmate, but for a casual parenting partner someone to share diaper changes, school runs, and sleepless nights, but nothing romantic. No dates, no wedding vows, just a deliberate pact to raise kids together. Welcome to platonic co-parenting, the trend thats apparently all the rage come 2026. The idea is straightforward. For those single by choice …

Its important for us to be honest about how things are going, and we can do that by looking at some research that helps us put a pulse on the discipleship of children and youth. I realize that numbers are not the most exciting thing, but good research helps us gain an accurate picture of reality. More than that, these …

I want to take you back to a scene youre most likely familiar with. Its a scene in which a deceptive snake is in dialogue with a woman in a garden. He says to her, Did God actually say, Youshall not eat of any tree in the garden . . . You will not surely die.For God knows that when …