By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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12.28.24
Word of the year candidates for 2024 included “Polarization"—Merriam-Webster’s choice. Dictionary.com opted for “demure.” They both had their reasons. My personal choice would be “comeback,” recognizing the remarkable reemergence of a political “has been” and his party winning both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
By Ecce Verum
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12.26.24
Last time, we examined a shocking ad recently put out by Jaguar, the luxury car manufacturer. An ad which glorifies the abnormal and urges viewers to "delete ordinary" and "copy nothing."
By Ecce Verum
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12.23.24
Jaguar, the British luxury vehicle manufacturer, recently released an unsettling 30-second advertisement. For a creepy half-minute, a group of more-or-less androgynous characters in idiosyncratic costumes and hairstyles exit a yellow elevator and take up various unsmiling poses in front of the camera. They eventually congregate by a boulder in the middle of a pink-tinted desert landscape to stare uncomfortably into your soul.
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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12.20.24
His/Her name is Drew Stever. She holds a position as a female minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Drew is a transvestite who identifies as a man. I’m fairly confident she has found much support within her denomination, which is headquartered in Chicago.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.19.24
Seven Weeks Coffee is not just a coffee company–they are an effort that is whole-heartedly dedicated to the pro-life cause. In fact, Seven Weeks gets its name from the adorable fact that at seven weeks gestation, a baby is the same size as a coffee bean.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.18.24
"The rich young ruler rejected the greatest thing that could ever be offered to anyone– a Lordship relationship with Jesus Christ." In this special episode, Jenna and Alyssa sit down with Pastor Ceasar LeFlore to discuss the chaos of the culture from a biblical perspective. More specifically, Pastor LeFlore will address why Sabbath rest is not only relevant to Christians today, but necessary.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.16.24
The recent Supreme Court case, United States vs. Skrmetti, has become one of the biggest cases in America for minor children’s access to transgender treatments. This case is a result of the federal government’s lawsuit against the state of Tennessee for Senate Bill 1, which
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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12.13.24
Adoption is beautiful. Adoption seeks to heal and restore a broken family situation for a child who desperately needs love, care, and support. In addition to adoption being a beautiful restoration of a broken family situation, it is the language God uses when describing His relationship with His people.
By Thomas Hampson
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12.12.24
A little over a week ago, America First Legal (AFL) released its “Parents Rights Toolkit” to help parents of children in public schools protect themselves and their children from the so-called experts who run our schools.
By Calvin Lindstrom
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12.12.24
In his book, History of the Plymouth Settlement, William Bradford wrote about the departure of the Pilgrims from Leyden, Holland. Of course, they would be called “the Pilgrims” only many years later.
By Oliver Perry
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12.07.24
Donald Trump won the 2024 election for president. But that doesn’t mean things are all right, and that we can collectively go back to sleep. Consider these issues:
By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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12.06.24
Tomorrow will be the annual recognition of Pearl Harbor Day. It seems like the more that time separates us from the horrific events of that day, the less significant is the place it holds in our memories. December 7th, 1941, was ten years before I was born. So my early school years included rather fresh tributes and recollections.
By Thomas Hampson
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12.02.24
One factor in the Republican victory on November 5th was the transgender issue. Promoting transgender ideology was a high priority of the Biden Administration. Among the first executive orders issued by President Biden on January 25, 2021, was to allow transgenders to serve in the military.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.30.24
It is no secret that our culture's view of marriage, family, and sexuality are skewed. For young people, this confusion is particularly evident with casual nature in which sexuality is addressed in sex education classes given in the government school system. In this episode, Jenna and Alyssa sit down with Scott Phelps to address the issues of marriage and sexuality head on.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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11.29.24
The recent re-election of President Donald Trump elicited various levels of reactions and emotions. On the one hand, conservatives across the country celebrated the victory. On the other hand, liberal meltdowns on TikTok started to go viral. In addition to this, the 4B Movement (Four Nos Movement) has taken root.