2025 in Review: Your Favorite Articles

Center for Faith and Culture | December 29, 2025
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Here are the top 5 most popular articles from the past year!

5. Humility Holds Up the World

Jacob A. McMasters defends the Christian virtue of humility against the idea that it undermines the economy and he extols humility as essential to productivity.

“No amount of money, clout, social standing, career advancement, competition, job security—some usual incentives for us moderns—could make Paul work as hard as he did.”

 

4. Sin, Shame, and Song: The Worldview of KPop Demon Hunters

Emeri Glen evaluates the good and bad of the worldview implicit in Netflix’s most successful movie KPop Demon Hunters.

“Our ‘darkness’ and sin only truly become beautiful parts of our story because they are laid at the foot of the cross, not because they are accepted.”

 

3. Does KPop Demon Hunters Glorify Demons?

Marian Jacobs discusses the appropriateness of KPop Demon Hunters in the lives of Christians, and consuming media that contains spiritual realities in general.

“KPDH is certainly not perfect, but it overflows with biblical allusions and demons are not glorified.”

 

2. Autism and the Church

Jeremy Smith reflects on his own relationship and engagement with autism and how ministry leaders can better serve autistic persons in their churches.

“Many of the challenges autistic persons face are embedded expectations within the church, which therefore requires the Christian to step out of the routine of the church to care for autistic persons.”

 

Honorable Mentions:

The Whole Church and the Human Body

Mason Ballard discusses the Catholicity of the Church in light of a world that can’t seem to find its footing.

Fandom and the Way of Christ

Chad Huffman discusses the potential Christ-like facets of participating in a fandom

The Divine Lord

Jono Darville provides a model for how to communicate the divinity of Jesus well.

 

1. Perspectives: What Does Fetal Stem Cell Tissue Have to do with Vaccines?

Emeri Glen prayerfully considers the ethics of taking American vaccines in light of their ingredients.

“Let me clarify here: I don’t think that we should cease from taking all vaccines. Tetanus is a non-negotiable, especially for all you adventurers. I am, however, proposing that we put more thought into what is going into our bodies.”

 

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