Border backtracking
The U.S.-Mexico border isn’t open, but a migrant surge and a mishmash of messages and policies have created another crisis
Translation abuse
Some abortion advocates point to a passage in the New International Version as Biblical justification for abortion. But the NIV’s speculative translation clouds rather than clarifies
Election reform tug of war
Republicans and Democrats with tunnel vision are vying to change election laws across the United States
“All we can do is flee”
Taiwan is a top destination for Hong Kong residents running from the new wave of Chinese authoritarianism
Finding hope after a funeral
Some parents who have lost kids to the record-breaking drug overdose crisis are finding ways to help their children’s friends, mired in their own addiction
Voices
Janie B. Cheaney
Dogmatic dangers
My liberal Christian friend is a good person. That’s not a theological statement, since no one is good but God alone. But by normal human standards, she is an ideal mainstream progressive. She firmly...
Sophia Lee
Not a hyphenated American
I’m an Asian American— American by passport, Korean by heritage, a subconscious bearer of multiple intersecting identities, neither fully Korean nor American, a perpetual foreigner wherever I go. I...
Mindy Belz
When things are profoundly wrong
Cultures of despair aren’t new, but the pandemic emphasizes their grip on us. Portugal is one of the latest European countries to try to legislate euthanasia, and also one of the hardest hit with...
Joel Belz
We can’t count
Not the least of the weaknesses in our national culture, which the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and highlighting, is this: We don’t know how to count. ...
The Editors
Mailbag
Back of the line ...
Marvin Olasky
Once more unto the breach
When it comes to reducing poverty, particularly among children, I suspect most WORLD readers share some goals. Give each child the advantage of growing up with a father and a mother. Let children...
Andrée Seu Peterson
April fool
Skip this column if you have never made a joke you regret. In my house that would be just the cat, although my husband is more admirable than most in this regard. Nor let me diminish his virtue by...
Notebook
Health
Taste of COVID-19
“These onions are so mild,” caterer Catherine Woodcock, 63, thought as she tearlessly chopped yellow onions in her Blairstown, N.J., home in late December. Yet the smell of sautéing onions drew her...
Lifestyle
Shepherd’s gold
Silence greeted Adam Thomas as he entered the garage office designated as the “bee room.” Uncovering his indoor beehive, he saw a group of still, black bodies blocking the opening to the hive’s feeder...
Law
Power play for women
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed into law a bill on March 11 that would prevent biological men from competing in women’s sports in public schools and colleges. The law follows in the footsteps of...
Culture
Music
Listening to the calm
Departures by Jon Foreman: “Departures from what?” you ask. The Switchfoot sound, for one thing. None of these introspective meditations on faith, hope, love, and mortality—not even the chipper ones...
Music
Twilight rockers
And the cover versions keep on coming. ...
Q&A
Seeing the mind behind the universe
Stephen Meyer founded and heads the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute. He has a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in England and is the author of three books that are essential...
Children's Books
Paths to endurance
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk: With the onset of the Great Depression, Ellie’s family loses everything and has to start anew in the rugged Maine wilderness. Ellie learns from the land, gathering honey...
Books
Finding identity in Christ
All Through the Night by Tara Johnson: At the start of the Civil War, Cadence Piper wants to prove her worth to her father by serving as a nurse. But the head of nursing rejects her because she’s too...
Books
Fatal factions
James Shapiro’s Shakespeare in a Divided America: What His Plays Tell Us About Our Past and Future (Penguin Press, 2020) is a brilliant example of how to explore a fascinating microcosm in a way that...
Movies & TV
All things “Yes”
Yes Day, now streaming on Netflix, is a family comedy that runs counter to Hollywood’s typical portrayal of the roles of parents and children. ...
Movies & TV
Fighting for peace
The land of Kumandra—the fictional setting for Disney’s latest big animated movie, Raya and the Last Dragon—represents a paradise lost. Once peaceful and abundant, it’s now a world beset by dissension...
Movies & TV
Camp and dance
Cooler-than-thou types may sneer at A Week Away, a jukebox musical about a troubled teenager who finds community and comfort at a Christian summer camp. Clearly, the PG film, debuting on Netflix on...
Documentary
Pro-life in court
The new documentary Fighting for Life: The Story of NOW v. Scheidler highlights how abortion groups first began using the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) against pro-lifers...
Movies & TV
All things new
The Apostle John reckoned the world itself could not contain all the books needed to recount every detail of Jesus’ earthly ministry. A 90-minute movie won’t tell the whole story either, but it can...
