2019 News of the Year
Notre Dame on fire ...
Notre Dame on fire ...
Juanita Abernathy ...
With U.S. troops in retreat in Syria, American aid groups step into the gap
A fortnight’s news includes long-term concerns
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Abortion still devastates the African-American community at an alarming and disproportionate rate, but black pro-life activists are fighting for lives
Despite a history of concerns about population growth, Israel has some of the most permissive abortion laws in the world
Often victims of violence and sexual abuse, women trapped in the nation’s homelessness crisis have particular needs and vulnerabilities
Shame and family silence lead many Hispanic women to abortionists, but a pro-life message may be making strides
Tired of bad news out of America’s courthouses? Worried that so many judges in those courthouses seem to have lost their way? Concerned that the religious liberty clause in our Bill of Rights means...
‘A living martyr’ ...
If anyone at Church of the Good Shepherd in Afrin celebrated President Donald Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria, they weren’t Christians. The church was emptied of its regular worshippers...
Someone texted me, “What’s a Christian definition of ‘success,’” so I opened the dictionary and wrote it down: “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose”—because the Bible means by “success” pretty...
It’s a story worthy of a tech-thriller screenplay: A brilliant young scientist cuts through red tape and brushes aside the cautions of his tradition-bound peers to perfect a life-saving technique....
Religion
Andy Draycott’s theology is the evangelical equivalent of vanilla ice cream—conservative and widely palatable—but his presentation on transgenderism at the annual Evangelical Theological Society (ETS)...
Science
In September, the Trump administration quietly banned scientists employed by the National Institutes of Health from acquiring new human fetal tissue for research. As effects of the ban began to reach...
Politics
Much post-midterm election analysis focused on the role education and place of residence played in the outcome. It’s true that educated suburbanites moved toward the Democrats and less-educated whites...
Lifestyle
The undeveloped lot cornering Birmingham’s First Avenue North and I-65 is empty, save for fast-food wrappers, neglected grass, and a few “No Trespassing” signs. ...
Music
‘Broken People’ ...
Music
Decca’s two-disc The Good Book: Stories from the Holy Bible in Words and Music contains 54 thematically arranged Scripture passages read by the actors David Harewood (Supergirl, Doctor Who) and Anton...
Children's Books
Indescribable ...
Books
Educated ...
Books
Joel Beeke in Reformed Preaching (Crossway, 2018) shows how to preach to both minds and hearts, and illustrates his contentions with good analysis of preaching from the Reformation to Martyn Lloyd...
Movies & TV
The Nazi occupation of British territory during World War II might seem an unlikely setting for a feel-good, heartwarming story. But The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (Netflix) is a...
Movies & TV
Netflix’s thriller Bird Box drew so many eyes over the Christmas holiday, the streaming giant took the unprecedented step of revealing how many people checked out one of its original films—45 million....
Movies & TV
In one of my favorite Seinfeld episodes, a young, unfunny comedienne named Sally Weaver breaks into the big-time with an act called simply, “Jerry Seinfeld Is the Devil.” There aren’t any jokes in...
Q&A
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., is a husband, father, grandfather, and evangelical Christian. He’s also one of three physicians in the U.S. Senate. That makes him a leading voice on pro-life and healthcare...