Faith & Church
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Israel Divided: The Messiah, The Temple And The Future
An Israeli soldier lost his military position over a single word displayed on his uniform: Mashiach — Messiah. According to Religious Zionist lawmaker Ohad Tal, the soldier was a highly trained anti-drone specialist whose commanders ordered him to remove a patch bearing the Hebrew word…
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The Red-Letter Trap: When Christians Use Jesus To Ignore The Bible
“I don’t know what Bibles you read… It served me well when I picked up the ‘Red Letter’ version of the Bible, because I could ignore all of those little black words.” That remarkable statement, attributed to Dr. Neil G. Thomas of the Cathedral of…
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Why Are So Many Young Women Blaming Men? America’s Growing Gender Divide
America has spent years worrying about angry young men who blame women. We have heard about the “incel” phenomenon, the manosphere, toxic masculinity and online communities where frustrated young men sometimes turn their disappointment with dating, careers and life into resentment toward women. Some of…
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From One Nation Under God To Hail Satan: America’s Spiritual Reversal
Imagine telling Americans fifty years ago that a government meeting in the heartland would one day open with an invocation ending in “Hail Satan”—and that officials would defend the speaker’s right to deliver it. They might have thought you were describing a dystopian novel about…
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She Survived Her Execution – Should Christians Support The Death Penalty?
America is suddenly confronting the death penalty again–and from dramatically different directions. On September 30, Tennessee attempted to execute convicted murderer Christa Pike by lethal injection. It didn’t work. After receiving two doses of pentobarbital, Pike survived and was rushed to a hospital, where she…
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The Altar Is Ready-Are We Closer To Renewed Temple Sacrifices Than Most Realize?
For generations, Christians watching developments in Israel have assumed that one enormous event must occur before biblical sacrifices can return to Jerusalem: the Third Temple must first be built. But what if that assumption is wrong? According to Rabbi Tovia Singer, one of the most…
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When Calling Sin ‘Sin’ Becomes Hate Speech
For nearly 2,000 years, the Christian message has contained an uncomfortable word: repent. Jesus used it. The apostles preached it. The Church has carried that message across cultures, continents and centuries. But what happens when a culture increasingly decides that calling certain behaviors sinful is…
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From The Ends Of The Earth: Israel’s Unlikely Christian Allies In The Pacific
At a time when Israel faces growing hostility in capitals, universities and international institutions across the Western world, something very different is happening thousands of miles away. Scattered across the Pacific Ocean are some of the smallest nations on earth. They possess little military power,…
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A Generation Drowning In Content Is Searching For Something More
They are the most connected generation in human history. They have instant access to entertainment, information, social media, artificial intelligence, streaming video, podcasts and virtually every worldview imaginable. An answer to almost any factual question is only seconds away. And yet, beneath the endless scrolling,…
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Rise in Single, Disengaged Men Marks ‘Spiritual Battle’
A dramatic rise in unmarried men is cause for concern, warned Christian apologist Dr. Sean McDowell. “At its core, we have a spiritual battle that’s taking place,” he said on “Washington Watch.” “People have believed lies — in particular men — that their happiness and…
