New York Times Op-Ed:  ‘A God Who Continually Surprises Us’: A Q&A With a Theologian Who Changed His Mind About Gay Marriage, by Peter Wehner (Senior Fellow, Trinity Forum): I’ve spent my life in politics, but faith has been most central to shaping who I am. My conversations with people of faith have been among the…

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Wall Street Journal Op-Ed: A Blessing for the Sole, by Mike Kerrigan (Hunton Andrews Kurth, Charlotte, NC): An airport shoeshine man gave me a lesson about God and his human gifts on earth. Shortly after passing through airport security, I realized my shoes were in desperate need of a shine. I stopped at Executive Shine in…

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Dispatch Faith:  Comfort or the Cross?, by Kevin D. Williamson: Alpharetta, Georgia—No cross, plenty of parking. Welcome to North Point Community Church. … North Point is pretty much the model suburban evangelical megachurch. It doesn’t have worship, it has a “live experience.” It doesn’t have childcare, either, but a series of “environments” for the kids: something…

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Titus Techera (Law & Liberty), Terrence Malick’s Thanksgiving Masterpiece: Thanksgiving could be understood in one of two ways. In the ordinary sense, we give thanks for good things received. Generosity and gratitude are somehow the foundational aspects of justice, each giving and getting what he deserves. As a virtue, thanksgiving is a moral affirmation of…

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The Catholic World Report, The Catholic Origins of Thanksgiving: Did you know that Thanksgiving is a Catholic holiday? … What most people believe is a variation on what I was taught in public school in the 1960s. The Pilgrims came to Plymouth on a ship called the Mayflower. They were the first English settlers in America.…

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Wall Street Journal editorial, The Desolate Wilderness: Here beginneth the chronicle of those memorable circumstances of the year 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton, keeper of the records of Plymouth Colony, based on the account of William Bradford, sometime governor thereof: So they left that goodly and pleasant city of Leyden, which had been their…

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Inside Higher Ed, Religious Colleges That Lean Into Their Identity Make Gains: Stricter Christian colleges seem to be experiencing enrollment increases as religious families become more wary of secular institutions. … [Franciscan University of Steubenville] is among those recognized by the Cardinal Newman Society, known for “vigorously vetting Catholic colleges, ensuring they have strong policies…

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New York Times Op-Ed:  I Believe in Miracles. Just Not All of Them., by David French (Author, Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation (2020)): I want to begin with a wonderful and mysterious story. It begins badly. In September of 1995, when I was living in Nashville, I was diagnosed with chronic…

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Dispatch Faith:  Remembering Humility as a Virtue, by Hannah Anderson (Author, Life Under the Sun: The Unexpectedly Good News of Ecclesiastes (2023)): With Donald Trump’s decisive win this week, the 2024 presidential election has come to an end. Americans are exhausted and have earned the right to a break from politics, at least for a bit; but…

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Russell Moore (Editor-in-Chief, Christianity Today), How to Get Through the Next Four Years: Just like during the last near-decade, those who support Trump and those who oppose him will continue to look at one another the way Adams and Jefferson did over the French Revolution: “How could you support (or not support) that?” You can control…

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New York Times Op-Ed:  You Might Consider Praying, by Sara Sherbill (Author, There Was Night and There Was Morning: A Memoir of Trauma and Redemption (2024)): This year keeps breaking our hearts. A partial list: a divisive presidential election seeding anger and anxiety and resentment by the day; violence in Gaza and Israel; devastating floods…

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Christianity Today:  What To Do After The Election, by Bonnie Kristian (Christianity Today; Author, Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community (2022)): I want to speak to fellow Christians from my spot outside each camp but friendly with people in both. I keep returning to two passages from Scripture as I…

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Dispatch Faith:  A Conservative Perspective on the Synod on Synodality, by Fr. Robert Sirico (Co-Founder, Acton Institute): Since 2023, the Catholic Church has been engaged in a significant process called the Synod on Synodality. This multi-year series of meetings, which concluded this week, aims to reshape how the church functions by embracing a “synodal” model—one…

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Christianity Today, Bulletin: Stop. Look. Listen: The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). … [O]ur special Stop. Look. Listen. miniseries … features thoughtful reflections from Christians on…

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Christianity Today, Candidates Break Out Faith References ‘For Such a Time as This’: Overall, there’s been less focus on religious outreach by either campaign this election cycle, less talk of religion, and fewer faith events. Most Americans don’t see either candidate as particularly religious. But in the final days of the campaign, both former president…

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I sent the following email to our students last week: Our Pepperdine Caruso Law community will join others across our nation in casting votes for leaders of our federal, state, and local governments this Tuesday, November 5, 2024. In this 60th presidential election in our nation’s history, we will once again exercise the power of…

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