It took a bulletin from 1957 to lead me to Rogation Days and the Soil Stewardship Week that it spawned.  I tell the tale at First Things, here.

If you spent much time around John McConnell, you would probably here him say, “April 22nd is not Earth Day.”  He had a point.  The first governmentally recognized observance of […]

In the current edition of Touchstone, I review The Conservative Heart, the latest from Arthur Brooks, head of the American Enterprise Institute.  Brooks takes on poverty and the stereotype of […]

Lilias Trotter turned down artistic fame to answer a deeply felt call to the mission field.  Laura Waters Hinson tells the tale well in a film called Many Beautiful Things […]

At a pro-life rally, someone who isn’t supposed to be alive reminded me of another person trying to keep his culture from dying.  More here at First Things.  

The life of the unborn was not always a major concern of the GOP, nor were Democrats always the party of abortion rights.  I look at some of the fascinating […]

I explore the spiritual vision of Star Wars creator George Lucas here at The Stream.

At First Things, I revisit A Charlie Brown Christmas, the product of a man of faith whose faith would wane.  Nevertheless, this gift has survived the test of time.  Merry Christmas! 

Climate change was in the news with the Paris talks, but are we Americans really talking about it well?  I explore simplistic (and flawed) rhetoric from the White House to […]

Jesus warned of the power of Mammon but American conservatism has strains that seem to substitute the “invisible hand” for the hand of God.  In my book, markets make very […]