U.S. bans cruises to Cuba in bid to pressure the island’s government out of Venezuela

The United States moved to further punish the Cuban government for its support of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro by imposing new sanctions Tuesday, including prohibiting cruises to the island. According … Click to Continue » ... Read More

The Age of Pelagius

An ancient heresy continues to affect our culture in surprising ways. We stand at one of the great turning points in our national history, when the failure of our public philosophy and the crisis of our public life can no longer be ignored. And what we do about these needs will define the era to come. For decades now our politics and culture have been dominated by a particular philosophy of freedom. It is a philosophy of liberation from family and tradition, of escape from God and community,... Read More

Praying for a President Who is Not that Radical: Platt, Prayer, and Polarization

The outrage against David Platt’s prayer for President Trump reveals more about us than David. This past weekend, President Trump dropped by McLean Bible Church and was prayed for by Pastor David Platt. You can see the video here. In years past, this would probably have been seen by many as an admirable practice—a president stopping by for prayer. However, as Emma Green explained in the Atlantic, “Donald Trump’s controversial stop at a Virginia mega-church after a... Read More

Billy Graham Archives Begin Move from Wheaton to Charlotte

While Franklin Graham aims to consolidate the late evangelist’s legacy, some scholars raise concerns about research opportunities. This week, at Wheaton College in Illinois, specially trained movers will begin organizing, preparing, and packing 3,235 boxes of paper items, 1,000 scrapbooks of news clippings dating back to the 1940s and more than 1,000 linear feet of videos, cassettes, reels, films, and audio. All of it documents the life and ministry of evangelist Billy Graham, the... Read More