When Matt Fradd met Dennis Prager: Their fascinating exchange on how to view desire, porn, good, evil — and the way to love — The Theology of the Body timebomb hit Dennis Prager when he shrugged off pornography and masturbation as “better than adultery.” “Men want variety,” Prager, the author of The Rational Bible series, argued. “If pornography is a substitute for one’s wife, it’s awful. …

What is beauty? The face of Madonna and the death of Raquel Welch makes us ask why we do what we do — The real power of beauty? You can’t say “no” to the truly beautiful. Beauty makes you stop, so we lost our breath when Raquel Welch died because she always got the gift that Madonna struggles with. Welch died at 82, universally considered to be as beautiful as ever. Madonna, at…

Lisa Marie Presley memorial: I live in the smiles, the moon, stars, and sky — and I feel eternal pride as I watch you all fly — Lisa Marie Presley “always knew she wouldn’t be here too long,” her mother Priscilla said at the singer/songwriter’s moving memorial service. It began in a fog — then the sun broke through, shining on a family whose legacy only seems to grow with time. Lisa Marie’s father, Elvis Presley, the…

God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth — Why doubt God? Is it normal to question God? What does the Bible say? You doubt “religious” Church people? Doubters include men who saw the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus: “When they saw him, they worshiped him, but some doubted.” (Matthew 28:17–20) Doubted? Christianity is about faith, but even…

When supply soars, demand crashes: Drew Barrymore can go ‘years’ without sex, and millions are just like her in the post-sex era — How do you explain the post-sex age? Supply and demand? Flood the market with something (even sex), and its value crashes. Drew Barrymore, a beloved star since age 5, danced suggestively and flashed her bare breasts at David Letterman on TV in 1995. …

Elon Musk — like a new Citizen Kane — is methodically moving news from crashing cable TV to his transformed Twitter — Did Elon Musk transform Twitter into the new Fox News? His latest moves look like a 2023 recreation of Citizen Kane. In Citizen Kane, a young aspiring media tycoon buys a New York newspaper and methodically hires away the most outstanding journalists of his main rival. The enduring rule: the…

Jim Bakker never stopped loving Jesus — but he lost his fear of the Lord — What is the meaning of fear of the Lord? Why fear God if he loves us? Why is it important to fear him? Consider Jim Bakker. Fearing God and obeying the Ten Commandments are called “the whole duty of man” in Ecclesiastes 12:13. …

His final instructions before he left: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you — and you will be my witnesses” — Jesus gave essential final instructions — and a massive gift — just before he ascended into Heaven. “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you — and you will be my witnesses” (Acts 1:1–11) The last words you share before leaving someone you love are essential. So…

The new book Gift and Grit shows how to change your life, and relationships: He believed in young people and in their capacity for greatness — A new Gallup poll shows depression is more widespread than ever, especially among younger generations. Just 21 percent of Americans are confident life will be better for the next generation. “The one thing we’re united in is our pessimism,” The Washington Post’s Aaron Zitner concluded. Why do so many young…