This article is a little gem. I love its hunger for reality, for a real world without pretense. I can see Jesus hanging out in a bar like this… Dive bars will save the West thespectator.com/life/dive-bars…

Some very encouraging news: Could Xi Jinping’s time be up? - The Spectator World thespectator.com/topic/xi-jinpi…

Amen to this essay: Safety Third - First Things firstthings.com/safety-third/

I love common sense articles like this one by Abigail Shrier thefp.com/p/abigail-shri…

A lovely article that reminds me of Paul’s Philippians exhortation, “what is right, true and lovely, think on these things.” A Gen Z defense of America thespectator.com/topic/gen-z-de…

Peter Leithart is always insightful: Clapping Trees and Other Biological Wonders - First Thingso firstthings.com/clapping-trees…

Justice Barrett’s wisdom and integrity is profound. thefp.com/p/amy-coney-ba…

Jesus defeated death so you can live.

A very moving story of the love of freedom: A Tibetan man tossed a Chinese Communist Party poster in the trash and was arrested. His escape from police marked the start of a harrowing trek to freedom that spanned years and thousands of miles. wsj.com/world/asia/tib…

This is a lovely opinion piece from Peggy Noonan. It’s lovely because she sees differently and not through a tribal lens: Trump’s Big Beautiful Gaza Peace Plan by Peggy Noonan wsj.com/opinion/trumps…

This is a lovely story for our times: Matchmake Your Single Friends—Today! open.substack.com/pub/bariweiss/…

I’m away with Jill for the weekend so catching up on some great writing from The Free Press, Bari Weiss’ creation. I’ve followed her ever since she left the NYT with a splash. Search for her brilliant resignation letter. So here’s todays gem: Abigail Shrier: When Your Child Is

I’m eager to read this book: Course-Correcting the Sexual Revolution firstthings.com/course-correct…

Great essay by R. R. Reno. The last two paragraphs are on the end times are brilliant. Agonistic End Times - First Things firstthings.com/agonistic-end-…

Another great essay by R. R. Reno. Christian Heroism - First Things firstthings.com/christian-hero…

I have been praying for this for some time, “Lord God crush atheism under the heel of Jesus Christ.” Wistful Agnostics and True Believers - First Things firstthings.com/wistful-agnost…

It might be an odd article to post on a Sunday, but it is about love and faith in a business setting. Something Warren Buffet understood. open.substack.com/pub/collabfund…

Great article on faith in America: How the Bible Helped Smash the Crown - by Meir Soloveichik thefp.com/p/how-the-bibl…

Wonderful essay on the beauty of Christian community vs our modern rootlessness: Nomadic Modernity - First Things firstthings.com/nomadic-modern…

I love how our Lord Jesus, in these dark days, keeps disclosing himself: I Saw Christ on a Hill - by Martin Shaw - The Free Press thefp.com/p/i-saw-christ…