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What Jesus Was Really Thinking on the Cross

A lesson hidden in the heart of the Bible

18 hrs ago • The Ascent

The Hidden Meaning in the 7 Days of Creation

A subtle lesson on the meaning of your life

Mar 27 • The Ascent

The Spiritual Harm of Wrath

Dante's Lesson on Anger as a Good

Mar 20 • The Ascent

Homer: Philosopher and Theologian

And Why Christians Should Care

Mar 13 • The Ascent

How to Purge Pride from Your Soul

Lessons from the First Terrace

Mar 6 • The Ascent

The Spiritual Harm of Heresy

Dante's Mysterious Lesson on the Heretics in Hell

Feb 27 • The Ascent

A Pagan Suicide will be the Last Soul to Enter Heaven

A lesson in self-mastery of the soul

Feb 21 • The Ascent

Should You Be a Christian Zionist?

Does the Bible Demand Unconditional Support for the Modern State of Israel?

Feb 14 • The Ascent

Weekly Newsletter

You are a Thought of God Made Flesh

A Reflection for Holy Week

Mar 31 • The Ascent

Turning the Other Cheek is Not Weakness

The Thumotic as a Sacrifice to God

Mar 24 • The Ascent

60 Classic Adventure Books for Children

And why it is important to the Christian imagination

Mar 17 • The Ascent

Humans are not Cattle: Recapturing a True Vision of the Common Good

A Lesson from Dante's Purgatorio

Mar 10 • The Ascent

Peace is Not the Absence of War

Recovering a True Christian Definition of Peace

Mar 3 • The Ascent

What It Means that God Died for You

A quick reflection on the Cross of Christ

Feb 24 • The Ascent

The Platonic Christian's Guide to Lent

The question of holiness is the question of erotics

Feb 17 • The Ascent

Why Your Soul Needs Dante's Purgatorio

One of the best maps to spiritual perfection

Feb 10 • The Ascent

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