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What people get wrong when banning Columbus Day
Monday is either Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, depending on perspective. Scott S. Powell, a senior fellow at Discovery…
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The Anxious Nation
Clay Center, Kansas – Anxious people are all around us, and one of them might even be you. Where is…
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Christians cannot sit out Missouri’s Amendment 3 vote
Missouri voters face a matter of life and death as voting gets underway ahead of the November 3 election. Amendment…
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I Changed My Mind on Data Centers
I’m writing a story about data centers, so I have spent time researching the issue, talking with experts, reading public…
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A Visual Essay: Remembering 9/11
On Friday, September 11, which is now Patriot Day, we remember the 25th anniversary of 9/11. What seems to be…
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Echoes of Truth: How Popular Stories Reflect Timeless Christian Themes
After years of fighting against the powers of evil, a man willingly walks toward death. He is about to complete…
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Why the Number 10 Represents Order, Completion, and Human Aspiration
Some numbers feel accidental, random even. Others feel inevitable. Among the latter, few possess the quiet authority of the number…
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What is Shavuot (Pentecost) really all about?
Over the past 44 years, I have had the privilege of speaking in over 450 churches in any number of…
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Novelist Mark Helprin on Learning, Curiosity, and Revitalizing Education
Mark Helprin once got fired from tutoring a high school girl because she lit a cigarette at the kitchen table…
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So What’s The Big Deal With St. Patrick?
If you are like me, St. Patrick’s Day might be about watching a parade, wearing green or for some, having…
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