HSF Conversations: Christians and the Military with Dr. Richard E. Myrick
In this episode of HSF Conversations, senior contributor and associate editor Phillip T. Morgan discusses with retired Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Richard E. Myrick what it is like for a Christian to serve in the military, the unique opportunities and challenges that military life offers, and how churches can best minister to those serving in the military. With twenty years of active service in the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Myrick...
The Shallows, TikTok, and Our Brains
by Anna Pinson In The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, Nicholas Carr argues that the Internet has physically changed the brains of human beings in a way that reflects the nature of the tool, causing extreme distraction, worsened memories, and shallower intelligence. To prove his point, Carr compares the modern computer- and Internet-based culture to the preceding book-based culture of the West, tracing the history...
Francis Schaeffer: The Revolutionary?
For the past few years, I have been neck-deep in the writings of Francis Schaeffer. This research has included not only his Complete Works but also his pamphlets and articles. As I have read through his writings, I have kept finding references to “revolution.” Often these references relate to one’s Christian faith and spirituality. Schaeffer mentions that Bible-believing Christians are “revolutionary” as early as 1948 when he wrote an...
Act Like a Lady: Recovering Cultural Norms of Christian Femininity
In the last scene of Matt Walsh’s 2022 documentary, What Is a Woman?, Walsh finally gets around to asking his wife (instead of trans activists, gender studies professors, and psychologists, who are unable/unwilling to answer) the question that titles his film. She answers, “An adult human female . . . who needs help opening this,” as she hands her husband a pickle jar. The ending is good because it is so funny; but it is also good...
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