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It was an example of the kind I call “silly-clever,” borrowing the term from George Orwell. He used it in criticizing the work of the major Christian apologists of his day, including Chesterton and Lewis. (I don’t think his argument against them is very good, for what it’s... Read More →

  In Herodotus’ Histories we learn that Croesus, King of Lydia, waged war upon his neighbor Cyrus II, the great king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. At the outset, Croesus felt assured of his victory, having been told by the oracle at Delphi that he would destroy a great... Read More →

  SURVIVOR: AN ABORTION SURVIVOR’S SURPRISING STORY OF CHOOSING FORGIVENESS AND FINDING REDEMPTION Claire Culwell with Lois and Steve Rabey (Waterbrook/Multnomah Books, 2021, paperback, 189 pages, $17.00, ebook, $11.99) SPEAKING FOR THE UNBORN: 30-SECOND PRO-LIFE REBUTTALS... Read More →

  The Department of Homeland Security is preparing for a violent reaction to the Supreme Court’s impending decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, according to a report obtained by Axios last month. But the DHS doesn’t have to wait for the Supreme Court to... Read More →

New York lawmakers always find new ways to promote abortion. As the legislative session mercifully approached its end, they passed a package of bills designed to enhance New York’s already-secure status as the Abortion Capital of America. Most of the bills are purely... Read More →

Many years ago, when I was pregnant with my first child, I ran into a fellow Sunday School teacher one day who congratulated me on my soon-tobe-born baby. As he turned to leave, he casually mentioned that he would pray it was a boy. Startled, I didn’t know what to reply. Of... Read More →

Recently, we have heard a good deal about the family during our national discontents. Those sworn to the progressive ideology blame the family for perpetuating what the Soviets used to call “dissidence”; they even go so far as to insist that children denounce parents if they fail... Read More →

  The sun is shining brightly on a warming February afternoon along McLean Avenue, where every day looks like Saint Patrick’s Day. Past the Irish pubs, breakfast nooks, package stores, and Fáilte travel agencies of the Yonkers neighborhood moves a tall, exceedingly thin... Read More →

If you’ve attended the annual March for Life in Washington, D.C., you’ve probably seen Georgette Forney and her Silent No More Awareness Campaign. Forney’s group organizes the powerful testimonies about abortion that are delivered each year by women (and men) on the steps of the... Read More →

  With hope and fear, the United States awaits an imminent ruling from the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Last month’s unprecedented leak of a draft ruling seemed to indicate that Roe v. Wade would be overturned, thereby removing a major... Read More →