How do you deal with discouragement as a Christian? I don’t mean “discouragement” as in “work has been busy lately,” or “my favorite sports team hasn’t been playing well.” I mean the soul-crushing, never-ending, hope-devouring kind of “discouragement.” You could call it “trials” or “hardship.” What do you do as a Christian when it seems like everything in your life is crumbling around you? What do you do when it seems as if your marriage is falling apart, your children are st

On December 4th, 1685, John Nisbet was sent to the Lord by the executioner’s hand. It was during the killing times in Scotland where the tyrannical Anglicans were seeking to bind the consciences of the Scottish Presbyterians. The Nisbet family tree had committed themselves to the Covenant. And a handcopied New Testament passed down through the generations convinced them of the Gospel. John Nisbet had fought and been wounded in many battles. He had lost his wife and daughter

Over the last century, American institutions have been reshaped by what sociologists call the ”managerial revolution.” If you’ve never heard of that term, it is the replacement of substantive, convictional leadership with procedural and bureaucratic control. The shift is visible everywhere. We have witnessed government agencies expand while statesmen become passive, corporations prioritize compliance over courage, and universities value administrators more than professors. Fu

One of my favorite elements to The Lord of the Rings trilogy is the theme of fellowship and friendship. After the Fellowship of the Ring begins to break apart, Gimli, Legolas, and Aragorn chase after the hobbits Merry and Pippin who have been taken to Isengard by the Urukai. They are faithful to the Fellowship by fighting for each other. And as Aragorn leads the men of the West into the final battle near the black gates of Mordor, what does he famously say before charging ah