New reviews. First, on Littlejohn on liberty: wng.org/articles/ens...

Since it is the discourse du jour, here is a little primer on the ordo amoris (order of loves): adfontesjournal.com/commonwealth...

Some of my thoughts on the Huff-Rogan phenomenon: firstthings.com/a-new-evange...

A review of David Koyzis’ new book: wng.org/articles/fai...

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Was an honor to be invited to discuss postliberal political theology with the good men of Sola Media. Was a friendly lions’ den as I was the sole defender. But they are charitable. Good times. Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0bY...

Humbled at this response. God is good and his providence is often quite surprising. Grateful this story was able to serve others.

All parties consented. On one side there was pleasure, on the other there was profit. So, what is the problem? This tragedy, I suggest, is illuminating. It is a symbolic reductio ad absurdum exposing the limits of such a consent-centered, choice-maximizing morality. t.co/jKFGd3Me3Z

In 1991 the share of folks with a graduate degree who definitely believed in miracles: 30%. In 2018 the share of folks with a graduate degree who definitely believed in miracles: 61%.

It’s true

Some Presbyterian prayers for Thanksgiving Day:

"All that exists is God’s gift to man, and it all exists to make God known to man, to make man’s life communion with God. It is divine love made food, made life for man. ... The world is a fallen world because it has fallen away from the awareness that God is all in all."

May your gratitude overshadow your grievances.

Paraphrasing Schmemann: secularism is a failure of gratitude; a failure to properly recognize the Giver of the goods of this life; instead treating those goods as having life in themselves rather than witnessing to the Source of life—and thus as "sacraments" of communion with Life Himself

Isn’t it great to have Someone to whom to direct your gratitude for all the goods of this life, even the gift of being?

The best Real World Use of social media has always been and still is the social aspect of it. Develop relationships. Exchange numbers. Hop on Zoom calls. Get in group chats. Meet up at conferences. Use it to make Actual Real World friends, not just gain Internet Points.

New Civitas episode: chatting with Dreher about enchantment and his new book, *Living in Wonder* thecivitaspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2091140/epis...

I don’t know how many college kids I talk to who are a mess inside, unsure of who they are, where they’re going, and what they should do. Telling them to go deeper into the chaos to find an answer is a recipe for more anxiety and paralysis.

alright ETS, let’s do this praying there are no hiccups on the flights so that I can make my talk at 1:50 😬

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For my new followers, check out my most recent essay on “Feminine Courage.” I’m hoping it can provide some inspiration to celebrate and honor the heroic vocation of motherhood and the courageous task of bringing life into this world. cbmw.org/wp-content/u...

Another factor at this stage: the “Discover” algorithm is so bad that most likely remain in the tab restricted to those they follow.

“Women are pressured in all sorts of ways to pursue anything other than being 'just a mother.' As if bringing life into the world & caring for children is not one of the highest possible vocations imaginable — one upon which the future of civilization and humanity itself fundamentally depends...

It’s conference time. You know what to do: “That’s more of a statement than a question.”

For me, the appeal of Bluesky is that 1. It doesn't throttle external links, so can serve as a guide to the best material and conversations happening elsewhere. A micro-blogging website will never be ideal for conversation, but can be great place to connect with thoughtful conversations.

In 1976, 5% of high school seniors were 'straight edge' No alcohol, no cigarettes, no marijuana in the prior month. In 2021, nearly 40% of high school seniors were straight edge.

The basic worldview Genesis 1 provides is necessary to the practice of science as we know it. As Alvin Plantinga suggests, the deep conflict between Christianity and science is only superficial. There’s actually deep concord. www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/scie...

Augustine: "Christ as God is the home country we are going to; Christ as man is the way we are going by. It's to him we are going, by him we are going"

“We tend to see those who are asked to bear disproportionate burdens for others not as slaves or drudges, but as heroes. The problem, [Prof Angela] Knobel argues, is that today we don’t tend to view childbearing as a heroic task. ...

The more frequently people attend religious services, the less liberal they are. And that's not just true for white people. It's all true for African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, and everyone else.

The more education someone has, the more likely they are to report attending religious services weekly. It's been true every year it's been collected. Today about 30% of folks w/a college degree are weekly attenders. It's ~20% of folks w/a high school diploma.

Excited to make my debut in EIKON (journal for CBMW): cbmw.org/issue/eikon-...

Game-time

This is how strong the relationship is between religious attendance and political ideology among college students. Among those who never attend: 75% liberal. 15% middle of the road. 10% conservative. Among weekly attenders. 18% liberal. 17% middle of the road. 65% conservative.

Checking this place out. Let me know what’s up here.

Check out Brad East’s new primer on the church: @lexhampress.com wng.org/articles/the...