by David John Seel, Jr., Ph.D. | Jan 3, 2026 | New Adam Project
Former Senator Ben Sasse wrote recently, “Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and I am gonna die. Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too—we all do.” That...
by David John Seel, Jr., Ph.D. | Nov 19, 2025 | New Adam Project
“Every age is marked by its illusions; ours is that we have none.” — Daniel J. Boorstin “Irony is the song of a bird that has come to love its cage.” — Theodor W. Adorno The New Language of Belonging Every generation invents its secret codes of belonging—words,...
by David John Seel, Jr., Ph.D. | Sep 11, 2025 | New Adam Project
We are in a new chapter now. Ours is a post-purity-culture world. Books are now being published about the damage it caused to a generation of young people. Joshua Harris, the champion of “kissing dating goodbye,” has lost both his marriage and his faith....
by David John Seel, Jr., Ph.D. | Aug 18, 2025 | New Adam Project
It’s late. You’ve been out with your girlfriend—BBQ, movies, a few drinks. Now you’re faced with a decision: do you let her drive home after drinking, or offer her your bed while you take the couch? Or, more commonly do you sleep together as convenience dictates. This...
by David John Seel, Jr., Ph.D. | Jul 24, 2025 | New Adam Project
College students are graduating to a world they’re told is full of opportunity—“The world is your oyster,” commencement speakers proclaim. But to many young adults, that world feels less like an oyster and more like a predatory shark. Older generations often...
