Category: Classic Citizen
Out of the Orphanage
For decades, we’ve seen the heart- touching pictures and heard the gut-wrenching stories—from Africa to Asia, from Latin America to Eastern Europe. Countries ravaged by...
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Young, Single and Adopting
Courtnay Phillips will never forget the day she made two elderly men cry at the grocery store—on two separate aisles. As she filled her cart,...
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Abandoning the Faith
From churches that meet in steepled buildings with stained-glass windows to those located in former Walmarts, (churches) vary more today than perhaps any time in...
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Traffic Stop
Earlier this year, Citizen brought you a pair of stories about the sex trafficking of minors (“Shut Down” and “Turning the Page,” March). Those stories detailed how the Web site...
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Training Days
When legislators gather officially in some states, their day starts with a prayer. Some members take it to heart. But truth to tell, for many...
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The Transgender Revolution and the Challenge to Your Church
A church should be the safest place to talk about, be open about, and struggle with gender dysphoria. That’s because the place where Jesus expects people...
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Religious Freedom on Campus
For the past few months, students have been descending on dorm rooms nationwide—settling into a new rhythm of life at public colleges and universities. Many...
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Leaking Fast
A new study details the specific ways the bonds that hold our society together have been perforated A remarkably important (and mostly-ignored) report by earl...
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Students Lead a Bible Revolution
Whether it’s the seven-year-old boy whose school sent a police officer to his home after he distributed Bible verses during free time, or the eighth-grader...
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Sharing Your Faith in the 21st Century
“You’re all going to hell!” The same man who appeared on our local college campus annually, as part of a pilgrimage to bring judgment to...
Read MoreLawyer for Life
Twenty-nine-year-old Nada Higuera stood in the courtroom last April, her growing belly an accessory to her case briefs and plea binders. As an attorney with Advocates...
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Crime and Punishment
I recently stumbled across a blog post from a Christian counseling group titled “Five Indicators of an Evil Heart.” As harsh as that may sound—do...
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Father of Twelve Thousand
Teenager Isikah Mwee locked himself in his house in Ukambani, Kenya, sobbing deeply. There was no hope, he told himself; despite his excellent test scores...
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Day of Restoration
Scottie Barnes thought she’d never go to prison again. She’d been going to visit her father since she was 4 years old: He’d been imprisoned...
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‘I See the Difference in My Daughter’
Aryinka Graham met her father, Johnny “Trey” Williams, for the first time when she was 8. On national TV. This wasn’t a reality-show stunt. Rather,...
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Declarative Justice
Yolanda Flournah-Perkins will never carry more than two keys at a time. Perkins, a convicted felon, felt like little more than a number every time...
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Campus Culture
Babies and toddlers playing happily on the floor may be an everyday occurrence around the world, but to Serrin Foster, they are proof that Feminists...
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Does Our Culture Make Kids Feel Ashamed of Their Faith?
As Christians, we all know how important it is to equip kids with a sense of joy in reading God’s Word and the confidence to...
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Unity and Uniformity
One of the things I’ve really come to enjoy most about my job is hearing from all the readers who write to us each month....
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Marked By Love
Ask Amor Sierra about her tattoos, and she’ll tell you about her heart. For Sierra, 51, ink is one way she likes to tell the...
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The Valley of Death
On a frigid January afternoon earlier this year, Kevin Dunn stood before a hushed crowd in a darkened theater in Oshkosh, Wis., and delivered a...
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Stay of Execution
Going into this year, supporters of physician-assisted suicide thought Hawaii was ripe for the picking. With good reason. The state legislature is dominated by Democrats:...
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A Milestone Year
There’s something amazing about anniversaries, isn’t there? Moments when we pause to reflect, to honor what God has done in the past and then look...
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The Trump Card
For pro-life advocates and abortion activists alike, the election of President Donald Trump and a Republican majority in Congress last November served as both a...
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