Earlier this week, Dr. Ward spoke with my colleague, Shane Morris, about the inconsistencies of modern culture and the similar realities Lewis observed. They talked about the sorts of ideas the world is planting in the cultural soil and what the harvest now looks like. Here’s a segment of that conversation:
A new Yale University study has found that social media posts expressing moral outrage get more likes and shares than other content. The increasing number of likes and shares has reportedly encouraged people to express more and more outrage over time. The worst consequence of this trend is that it influences those who are more moderate to express more outrage because they generate more feedback through likes, comments, and retweets.
Simon and Schuster, this week, said the publishing house will proceed with its plans to publish two books by former Vice President Mike Pence, despite calls from some employees to terminate the deal.
In an interview with Tim Keller, the pastor shared that his new book is not about his recent cancer diagnosis, but instead, it’s about many topics we don’t immediately connect with the Easter story. “Issues such as race relations, justice and apologetics are evoked in the resurrection message,” Keller shared.
This week, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that it will be halting the publication of several of Dr. Seuss' books over images believed to be 'problematic'. As a result, on Wednesday, 16 of the Top 20 and 35 of the Top 50 bestselling books on Amazon were books within the Seuss realm.
Six Dr. Seuss books have been pulled from publication and sale for "portray[ing] people in ways that are hurtful and wrong.”
The new book Eyewitness offers a new and innovative way of learning about the Bible. Eyewitness offers both a narrative and a visual experience for 35 well-known Bible stories.
Best-selling novel Redeeming Love by author Francine Rivers is being adapted into a major motion picture coming to the big screen in 2021.
Emerson Eggerichs' book says that what women need is love and what men desire is respect. A Christian blogger has taken issue with the book's message after hearing stories of abuse from women who took the book's advice. So why is this happening? Is the book leading to abusive relationships?
