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The Calling of Our Generation

Hans Zeiger — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:40:05 +0000

“The war against this enemy is more than a military conflict. It is the decisive ideological struggle of the 21st century, and the calling of our generation.” These are the words of President Bush on September 11, five years after the attacks. If Baby Boomers doubt that this present war is the calling of their generation, the children of the Boomers-at least the rising leaders among them-have little doubt that it is theirs.

On the eve of September 11, 2006, nearly 150 Hillsdale College students gathered for a candlelight vigil on the campus quad in front of Central Hall. I expected perhaps a few dozen students to take time out of an already busy evening on campus for the occasion. But they kept coming, picking up candles, forming into the solemn huddle. (more…)

This is a Religious War

Hans Zeiger — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 10:18:04 +0000

If there are doubts about the title of this article, perhaps it is because we have not thought of this war on Islamic terror as a religious war. But it must be a religious war.

Because the terrorists define it as a religious war. At a rally this week, Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmedinejad declared, “On one side, it’s corrupt powers of the criminal U.S. and Britain and the Zionists.with modern bombs and planes. And on the other side is a group of pious youth relying on God.” (more…)

Christ at Commencement

Hans Zeiger — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 12:43:05 +0000

At the June 15 commencement ceremony for Foothill High School in Nevada, school officials turned off the valedictorian’s microphone in the middle of her speech. Why? Brittany McComb dared to speak about her faith in Jesus Christ.

Brittany was ambitious as she grew up. She was a star on the swim team. She said in her speech that she was determined to be first place in every competition throughout junior high and high school. But she added that even first place was not enough; success was too small a shape to fit the emptiness she felt in her heart. She needed “Something more than me and what I do with my life, something more than my friends and what they do with their own lives.” (more…)

Reagan’s Children Released

Hans Zeiger — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 23:40:09 +0000

This week my second book is available from Broadman and Holman Publishers of Nashville. It’s called Reagan’s Children: Taking Back the City on the Hill. With it I take a risk. My thesis is controversial; it suggests hope. Some there are among conservatives whose brand of conservatism thrives on pessimism. They feed on rantings about everything from immigration to Ted Kennedy to the character of the rising generation.

Well, whatever merits there may be in complaints over Mexican border hoppers and Chappaquiddick bridge hoppers, the rising generation offers more reasons for optimism than its alternative. There is a generation shift taking place in our moment, and we would be fools to miss out. (more…)

Come, See the Place where the Lord Lay

Hans Zeiger — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:38:15 +0000

The angel who appeared to the women at the tomb in the early hours of Easter gave to our age a good call. “Do not be afraid,” he said, “for I know that you seek Jesus Who was crucified. He is not here; for He is risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.” (more…)