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September 1, 2025 | Vol. 40, No. 9

Visions of the apocalypse

Les Sillars | Trying to make sense of current events in light of Biblical prophecy


FEATURES
Prophetic foreign policy

Carolina Lumetta | Eschatology plays a significant role in Washington’s position on Israel

Right to be rescued?

Addie Offereins | States debate forced hospitalizations to save the mentally ill—even if they don’t want saving

Steal, kill, destroy

William Fleeson | Inside the Russian campaign to purge Christians from occupied Ukrainian territory

Anything goes

Mary Jackson | Section 230 helped make the worst parts of the internet possible. Would reversing it fix the problem?


CULTURE
TRENDING

Destination detour

TRENDING | Families opt for smaller theme parks as rivalry between Universal and Disney drives up prices

Books

Championing a classic

BOOKS | Alan Jacobs’ “biography” of Paradise Lost

Writing on the range

BOOKS | John Erickson’s life and craft

Hitler’s long shadow

BOOKS | Fighting fascism isn’t enough

Natural rights?

BOOKS | Giving rivers personhood is a bad idea for real people

Wars and rumors of wars: eight books

BOOKS | Political commentary, literary criticism, Christian fiction, and more

The ties that bind

BOOKS | A history of rope and its role in civilization

A Clarion Call for the West

BOOKS | Douglas Murray examines the conflict between Israel and Hamas

The violent Reformation

BOOKS | The German Peasants’ War reminds us that the Reformation was always more than a battle of ideas

Children's Books

Kids to the rescue

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Two novels for middle graders

Friends, family, and food (for thought)

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Four recent picture book releases

 
FILM & TV

Shari and Lamb Chop

DOCUMENTARY | An engaging glimpse into the life of one of television’s most gifted talents

Justice on Trial

TELEVISION | Judge Judy’s latest show sheds light on legal gray areas

Leanne

TELEVISION | Sitcom inspired by a popular stand-up comedian misses its muse

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming September releases

Ne Zha II

MOVIE | Record-shattering Chinese film both affirms and subverts traditional Chinese mythologies

Music

Spending his golden years on a prolific pastime

MUSIC | Donald Dreigh writes a song every week

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

Masterworks

The sacred modernist

MASTERWORKS | Georges Rouault’s faith through art

Quest

What is a human being, anyway?

QUEST | Carl R. Trueman | Several books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Health
Joining the food-label scan club

HEALTH | Consumers turn to smartphone apps for nutrition guidance

Religion
Censored up north

RELIGION | Canadian cities cancel events for U.S. worship leader

Immigration
Detained at church

IMMIGRATION | Religious groups sue over new immigrant arrest policy

Law
Land, faith, and RLUIPA

LAW | After 25 years, a bipartisan law still shields religious believers from government overreach

Education
Three years and a career

EDUCATION | U.S. colleges try out three-year bachelor’s degrees