Today we remember the great civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Nearly universally respected, King is particularly commended by secular liberals. This is highly ironic because King, a Baptist minister, embodied many of the things that secular liberals today dislike the most about “conservative” Christians. If you actually read...
When St. John Paul II walked out onto the balcony after being elected pope in 1978, the first words out of his mouth were, “Be not afraid!!” Those were strong words back then, when many Christians across the world, including in his home nation of Poland, were being severely oppressed...
I love exercise. No, really. After long hours of my kids treating me like playground equipment, it feels great to get my heart pumping and my limbs moving in some kind of natural fashion. I feel revved up afterwards, and then at night I feel righteously tired. Exercise rocks. Despite...
We’re in what I sometimes regard as “the least wonderful time of the year.” Christmas is over. Spring is far, far away. The snow is has gotten dirty and brown, and is piling up so that the whole world feels like one, big, dirty attic. Cheer up, though! Just...
So apparently people making Christian parodies of pop songs is a thing. Here’s 12 examples. You’re welcome? “Cletus, Take the Reel” (“Jesus, Take the Wheel”) “What Does God Say” (“What Does the Fox Say?”) “Holy Bible Style” (“Gangnam Style”) “Save Me” (“Baby”) “All About that Christ” (“All About...
The Blessed Virgin Mary was thoroughly Jewish. Different cultures and ethnicities have often portrayed her, Jesus, and others from the Bible as being from their group. Since Christianity for many centuries was based largely in Europe, these important characters of salvation history have often been depicted as white Europeans. Which...
