Life & Family
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Why Are So Many Countries Urging Citizens To Stockpile Emergency Supplies?
What in the world is going on? Why are governments all over the planet suddenly encouraging their citizens to become preppers? Do they know something that they aren’t telling us? If it was just one nation that was suddenly instructing people to stockpile food, water…
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“Boys and Girls” Out, “Comrades” In At A Megachurch’s Children’s Ministry
There are few places left in American life where children can reliably hear that they were made by God as male or female, and that this is good. The church ought to be one of them. Church of the Resurrection in Kansas has decided otherwise.…
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When “Respect” Means Silence: Why Christians Should Watch Britain’s New Orders
A pastor preaches John 3:16 in public—and ends up convicted in court. The gospel offers hope, but it also confronts us with hard truths: we are sinners in need of repentance, forgiveness and a changed life. That message can offend. But being challenged to turn…
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The Cost Of Selective Christianity: A Congregation Applauds A Polygamous Pastor
A Cleveland-area congregation applauded as its pastor’s first wife introduced his second wife from the church platform. The scene was startling, but the deeper issue is familiar: when leaders treat Scripture as a collection of passages to accept or set aside at will, almost any…
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Wars And Rumors Of Wars: Is The World Bracing For Something Bigger?
The Middle East is once again holding its breath. Washington and Jerusalem are weighing another strike on Iran. Tehran is warning that any new attack could set the entire region ablaze. American forces are moving, diplomats are leaving, and claims of secret ultimatums and last-minute…
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From Syria’s Shadow To Israel’s Side: The Golan Druze Make A Historic Choice
For generations, many Druze living on the Golan Heights kept their eyes fixed across the border. They spoke of Syria as their homeland, maintained family ties there and resisted Israeli citizenship—even as they lived under Israeli law and built their lives in Israel. The Druze…
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A Church In Decline Must Ask: What Makes It Different?
The United Methodist and Episcopal Churches are losing members. But their deeper crisis is not simply that people are leaving. It is that, in too many places, the church has worked so hard to resemble the world that people no longer see why they should…
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Democrats Reveal Anti-Life Priorities If They Take Back the House In November
Democrats in Congress recently unveiled their health care priorities for the upcoming 120th Congress should they win back the majority in November. Unsurprisingly, abortion remains a top priority for the caucus. They would be seeking to establish a national right to abortion, mandate and expand…
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The Chatbot In The Bible Study: Who Is Discipling Christians Now?
Millions of people are bringing questions about Scripture to artificial intelligence every week. They want help understanding difficult passages, comparing interpretations and making sense of what the Bible says. OpenAI’s analysis found that about 22 million weekly ChatGPT requests focus on studying religious texts. Nearly…
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Jesus vs. Paul? The Online Influencers Splitting Scripture
A short video can make a sweeping theological claim sound obvious: Jesus never condemned homosexuality, the argument goes, but Paul did. Therefore, Paul must have contradicted Jesus—and Christians should trust Jesus instead. The claim is designed to feel simple. Its consequences are not. If one…
