'Stealth Secularism' Hooks Us Through Stories

Christian apologist Nancy Pearcey uses the following story to show how "stealth secularism" can bypass our critical grid and hook us emotionally:

In the ...

Poll Reveals Our Six-Part 'New Moral Code'

A recent (August 2015) poll from Barna highlighted what's been called our "new moral code." Here are the percentages of those who agreed "completely" ...

Famous Filmmakers: Without the Family 'We Are Finished'

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are two of the most well respected and awarded European filmmakers over the past 20 years. One reviewer claims their films ...

Fighting Human Trafficking Requires Absolutes

In his book Visions of Vocation, Christian author and thinker Stephen Garber tells the story of meeting a woman who directed the Protection Project, an ...

Moral Overconfidence

Nitin Nohria, in the Washington Post, explores the idea that we are not as virtuous as we think we are. Nitin has coined the term "moral overconfidence. ...

You're Really Not That Nice

A 1961 research project asked ordinary people to send extremely painful electric shocks to a stranger. (Unbeknownst to the participants, the fake shocks ...

'Evil Scientist' Tells the Truth About Human Nature

Psychologist Delroy Paulhus studies the nature of evil. Through careful experimentation designed to separate the psychopaths and others among us who have ...

Contest Rewrites the Ten Commandments

An article on CNN reported on two atheists who wanted to rewrite the Ten Commandments. The article begins with this question: "What if, instead of ...

Parents, Being ‘Cool’ … Isn't

A piece in The Washington Post observes the growing phenomenon of "cool" parenting—complete with selfies. There's just one problem ...

Umpire Says He Calls the Plays

Bill Klem was the father of baseball umpires: colorful, judicious, and dignified. He was beyond passionate about America's favorite pastime, declaring, ...