Harvard president Claudine Gay steps down over charges of plagiarism. John and Maria talk about the fallout for higher education. They also discuss the ongoing attacks on Christians in Nigeria…
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Unhappy and Unfulfilled
According to the Pew Research Center, 2023 marked a record high of Americans over 40 who have never been married. In a related study earlier in the year, a majority…
The Marquis de Sade and the Power of Ideas
Two hundred and thirty-one years ago this month, King Louis XVI of France lost his head. His execution by guillotine was a precursor of the Reign of Terror, a 10-month period…
Male Volleyball Player Offered Girls’ Scholarship
Recently, the University of Washington offered a girls’ volleyball scholarship to a 16-year-old boy. Swimmer Riley Gaines, perhaps the nation’s top advocate for female athletes, broke the news. In response,…
Motherhood Myth Busting
Recently in Vox, journalist Rachel Cohen attempted to explain how “millennials learned to dread motherhood.” Noting the troubling drop in global fertility rates, Cohen spoke to dozens of women about…
A Middle School in Minnesota Bans Phones, and the Students are Happy
A year after a middle school in Minnesota banned phones, the principal is reporting students are “happy.” Phone-related problems before the ban included “interactions of bullying, of setting up fights,…
The Ongoing Genocide of Nigerian Christians
In what has become a dark annual tradition, Islamic militants in Nigeria carried out targeted attacks on Christians on Christmas Eve. Up to 200 are confirmed dead and about 300…
Faithfulness in All Things
Christian faithfulness, especially at a time of cultural chaos, isn’t really about trying to do great things for God. In a tweet, my friend Katy Faust of Them Before Us…
When Christians Are “Worse Than Infidels”: Stewardship and Subsidiarity
Each of the Apostle Paul’s letters to different first-century churches contains robust explanations of complex theological concepts, such as justification, sanctification, the connection between faith and works, and the role…
Best of The Point: Evidence for King David
Recently, scholars announced another breakthrough discovery relating to Israel’s King David. The Mesha Stele, a nearly 3,000-year-old Moabite artifact, has long divided historians, particularly a section that some claim refers to…