Opinion

A Fraternal Correction

Eduard Holland-Farres

“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.” In the New Testament, there are few moments as prolific as the Lord’s defense of the adulteress woman. Yet, after dispelling the Pharisees with those wise and striking words, God does not simply leave the woman alone. “Neither do I condemn you” He says, alluding to the ...

Everyday Faith

C.G. White

I found myself in a very unexpected position earlier this week. I was approached by our publisher with the exciting yet daunting new concept of writing a column for this very magazine. I was honored and eagerly agreed to participate in this noble project. But as I sat down to begin, with the blank page ...

Regime Change: A Lesson We Never Learn

Paul Schavland

The year 2024 was one of surprises, and its dramatic conclusion, the capitulation of the Syrian Arab Republic, is only but a singular example of this trend. The country’s collapse marked the end of 61 years of Ba’ath Party rule and an astonishing 53 years of the Assad dynasty. Yet, for all the predictable challenges ...

Beauty: God’s Invitation to Man

Kyle Kopko

The wind blows and fills you with life. The air is warm, inclining you not to cower from the wind, but to embrace it. Around you are trees so tall that they beg you to wonder what it’s like up there. The hills roll like a blanket and deer prance among them carelessly. The autumn ...

A World Turned Upside Down

Eduard Holland-Farres

Christianity has been on the decline in the United States for the past 60 years. And what has its waning brought us? Are our lives happier and more fulfilled? Are we truly all the better for it? Much of secular society will say this decline has put the U.S. on the path to success. “Just ...

The Virgin Birth That Definitely Was

Fletcher Nunnelley

Imagine: it is a beautiful Christmas Eve. The sun has just sunk below the horizon and the trees are shivering outside in the cold. You, along with family and friends, are in church, hands being warmed by the candles you are holding and ears blessed with the congregation’s singing of the familiar Christmas tune, Silent ...

Boringly, W&M Students Applaud Murder

Philip Vayntrub

It’s strange to be on a campus that openly cheers for murder, but it’s stranger still that Luigi Mangione’s popularity is really no surprise at all. Students are garnering hundreds of upvotes on anonymous social media posts as they celebrate the killing of Brian Thompson, but what’s of actual note about it is that they don’t ...

Why ‘Moderation’ is not a Virtue

Paul Schavland

Since Donald Trump’s ascension to the peak of the political environment in 2016, there has been an ongoing debate on the right about topics such as ‘moderation,’ ‘principles,’ and ‘ethics.’ All too often, people ranging from Bill Kristol to Adam Kinzinger appear on primetime television and elsewhere in the mainstream press to complain about the ...

On the Strength of Women

Josephine Comfort

The modern feminist ideal of the “strong woman” is physically strong, tough, stoic, intelligent, fiercely independent, and capable of doing everything a man can do just as well as he could, if not better. She is, in a word, masculine. This depiction of what makes a woman strong equates strength with masculinity. In an effort ...