If you had told me when I was in high school in the 1990s that someday the lead singer of Jars of Clay would say “I’m no longer sure who God is” and the lead singer of Smashing Pumpkins would say “Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior” I would have spit out my Slim Fast and stained my flannel shirt
It is no secret that C.S. Lewis was not well loved among Oxford elites. I think I know why…
Some of his closest friends describe “cheerfulness” as one of his most salient characteristics. This word is about as far away from the stereotypical 20th century academic you can get.
Despite being a professional writer, I struggled in composition classes. I only later realized what the real problem was. It wasn't a lack of skills. I could have overcome that. It was that a really didn't have anything to say. And I bet I'm not the only one with that problem.
We just received official word that, for the first time, the SAT and ACT have joined forces and hired the same lobbying firm for one purpose: stopping CLT.
Think about that!! 🤯
These are deeply entrenched organizations with billion-dollar scale and nearly a century’s head start. CLT is a tiny startup with 70 employees, a bunch of homeschool moms, Hillsdale graduates, and people who believe education should still be about truth, goodness, and beauty.
WHY are they so threatened?
Instead of spending money lobbying to protect their duopoly, American families would be far better served if they focused on improving their own products: maybe stop pushing radical left-wing ideology, stop treating Western civilization as something to apologize for, maybe get back to the basics, and for crying out loud provide some decent customer service, you guys make the DMV look like the Ritz Carlton.
Competition is good. Let families decide! Friends at SAT and ACT, I know you read this, we talk to all the same people, stop playing dirty. Let the market decide.
8 books I'm reading now:
Zechariah (KJV)
Last of the Mohicans, Cooper
Lives, Plutarch
History of England, Macauley
History of Philosophy, Copleston
The Ideal of Culture, Epstein
Mythology, Hamilton
The Master and His Emissary, McGilchrist
Talks to Teachers on Psychology, James
If we want to return to the ethos of a prior time—America's founding period, Puritan New England, the 1950s, whatever it is—the only way to do that is for people to immerse themselves in the literature of the period.
@TuckerCarlson you allowed someone to speak malicious lies about me on your show. Now sit down with me face-to-face and let’s open the Bible together. Are you willing?
A homeless teenager describes his drug addiction. There are countless children living on our streets and many are addicts. Many are on the streets because they escaped violence in their own households.
I often can’t help but notice what people are reading on the train. Today it was a guy in coveralls reading Evelyn Waugh. Seeing people engrossed in a book on their commute home makes me feel like I’m among friends. And, oddly, it makes me feel hopeful.
@KeturahAbigail When I became a mom, I decided not to use camera monitors because I knew it would feed my fears. Then I had 3 kids go through toddlers phases of taking off their diapers during naptime & spreading its contents all over walls…so I used the camera for my fourth and fifth kids. 😂
Studies show even the quietest person will influence over 10,000 people in their lifetime. That means your witness matters more than you think. People are watching how you live, not just what you say. Live in a way that points them to Jesus.
Pray with me.
May 13, 2025
Father, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, we come before You with hearts full of praise and adoration. You are the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. We exalt Your holy name and declare Your sovereignty over all creation.
Jesus, our Savior, we honor You as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Your love knows no bounds, and Your grace transforms our lives. We declare our love for You, for You are our refuge and strength, our joy and our hope.
May Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. We commit ourselves to spread the light of Your truth and the message of Your love to all nations. Empower us, O Lord, to be vessels of Your grace and ambassadors of Your kingdom.
We praise You for the sacrifice You made on the cross, for the blood that redeemed us, and for the resurrection that gives us eternal life. Let our lives be a testament to Your glory, and may our hearts burn with passion for Your purpose.
In Jesus’ mighty name,
Amen.