One need not agree with all of Charlie Kirk's ideas to see that what he was doing on college campuses has a 2,500-year-old tradition in the West. Since the ancient Greeks, Western civilization has held dedicated spaces for the free exchange of competing ideas and perspectives.

We are living in a Nehemiah moment where a new generation of leaders will look at the ruin and say with a relentless resolve, “Come, let us rebuild.”

Older Gen Z was largely radicalized by the same postmodern ideologies that impacted Millennials, but you know who isn’t accepting those views anymore? Young Gen Z males. You cannot underestimate the impact that yesterday had on 16-21 year old young men.

In this week's Flourishing Friday, I explore why discussions about a "meaning crisis" could benefit from recognizing a fundamental truth. Humans have always faced existential challenges, and meaning has always required active work. The good news is it's work any of us can do.

One reason is that students have been increasingly taught that there is this new category of violence called "discursive violence." Discursive violence is any speech that "reinforces oppression." It is treated as being just as violent as physical violence, which implies that

This exchange is so funny and wholesome 😂 Yes, you can just walk in to church tomorrow and come sit down. No tickets or RVSP required. Some really kind people will welcome you too.

If your church was a lot more full today, or if you went to church for the first time in a long time, I’d love to hear about it.

Why do spikes in church attendance often happen after events that make us stare in the face of horrific evil? One reason is what I call the "Confronting Dracula Theory": We have long lived in the shadow of the "death of God" in the West. Day to day, we often treat "good and

A sight that would be unfathomable to the Greeks, Romans, Aztecs or any pre-Christian civilization: Erika Kirk extends forgiveness to her husband’s murderer and an entire arena of mourners erupts with a standing ovation.

One overlooked factor behind the Vibe Shift and Religious Renaissance: People born in the 80s-00s who were told that religion is an oppressive evil that makes your life worse realized that all their friends and family who just kept going to church were objectively happier.

Thank you Kitty Bogle-Sherman & Coco Harmon for hosting this conversation with Clay Routledge & Paul Anleitner on symbols, stories, and meaning. If you’re interested in psychology, spirituality, cultural trends, or human flourishing, watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=IoJmfI…

Laughed when I saw Chris Williamson new podcast title. Been embracing the cringe since 2023

Bookmark this: I’m anticipating that we are going to see significant religious revivals on major college campuses by spring of 2026.

Signs of the vibe shift in Gen Z continue. Reports from Canada of churches suddenly filled with young people. The line at the end of this clip perfectly sums up what’s going on.

Did you know that the energy you invest in doom & gloom about culture could be redirected to changing it? Reclaim your agency in the world. You're not a spectator in a story that's happening TO you. You're an active participant in an unfolding drama. Grow something better.

The most local level of change possible is every individual rejecting nihilism and cynicism and defiantly embracing hope. If you feel discouraged by our system, our politics, our culture, the very first place it changes is with you saying, "I will be hopeful and I will build."