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Did You Get to Jersey Much?
In a meeting the other day someone says to me, So, you grew up in New York,…
Hrothgar, Heorot, and Threats to Heroism
Beowulf revolves around three battles between the hero and threatening monsters—Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a dragon. The…
Inside Out
All the rites of Israel’s sacrificial system move from outside in. When a priest offers a purification…
Phyllis Schlafly and the Conservative Movement
Phyllis Schlafly, who died on September 5, was the bane of feminists: a one-woman powerhouse of articulate…
George Orwell’s Fierce Modesty
A few days ago I was reading George Orwell’s 1938 book Homage to Catalonia, a gripping account…
Teaching as Joyful Rebellion
As I prepared to return to the classroom this week, I remembered my very first foray into…
Lest You Dash Your Feet
In Matthew 4, the devil takes Jesus to the pinnacle of the temple and demands that he…
Burkinis, Anabaptists, and Living One’s Faith
The image has been making its rounds on news sites and social media: a French Muslim woman…
The Taming of the Beau
In the beginning, God made man. God placed man in a garden, to work it and keep…
Past for Future’s Sake
In an extended review of my Delivered from the Elements of the World, Brad Littlejohn argues that…
Entering the Oikoumene
In his commentary on Hebrews, William Lane disputes the common view that Hebrews 1:6 refers to the…
Levitical Pattern
As David brings the ark into Jerusalem, he assembles Levites and priests to carry it to its…
Yahweh Enters Rest
“Arise, Yahweh, to Your resting place, you and the ark of your strength” (Psalm 132:8). The Psalm…
Levitical Pattern
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Mother Teresa, Ineffective Altruist
In this episode of the First Things Podcast: Mother Teresa of Calcutta will be canonized on Sunday.…
