The residents of Jeju Island remember what it is like to resist imperialism and outside interests. Groups that were formed to protest the U.S. naval base construction have now shifted their focus to seek peace in Palestine following the year-long Israel-Gaza war.
Read MoreThe Rev. Jesse Jackson was honored at the South Carolina Statehouse as national leaders, civil rights veterans and family members paid tribute to his life and legacy. Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden were invited to attend his funeral on Friday in Chicago, an event billed as “The People’s Celebration.”
Read MoreThe summit unfolded against a backdrop of escalating geopolitical tension, coinciding with U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran that resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the prospect of regime change in a country gripped by Shi’a rule for nearly 50 years. For many of the attendees who flew to Malta, regime change in Iran is the start of a new era.
Read MoreA Lifeway Research study found the average new Hispanic church work starts with 31 people in attendance but grows consistently. By the eighth year, the church sees an average of 85 people at the weekly worship service. All through that early season, they’re reaching 10 to 15 new people each year.
Read More(Opinion) It’s all about being faithful. You do what you can, and what you should, even if the results are out of your hands. Of course, the results are always out of your hands. You plant flowers even if the vandals trample them down.
Read More(REVIEW) An early childhood educator reviews three children’s books that nurture faith and resilience: “Zeke’s Sunday” by Chantelle Marie Swayne, “When I Talk to God, I Talk About Feelings” by Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins, and “Fail-a-bration!” by Brad Montague and Kristi Montague, highlighting their value for spiritual growth and learning through mistakes.
Read More(ANALYSIS) An intriguing religious issue is raised by an odd space-age colloquy in mid-February between Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Out of the blue, political podcaster Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama, “Are aliens real?” He immediately replied, “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them” and he knows of no proof that extraterrestrials exist.
Read MoreThe U.S. vice president of Acts 29 has confessed to a “long-term extramarital relationship.” The church planting network removed Tyler Jones from leadership, citing “clear standards of integrity, transparency, and biblical conduct.”
Read MoreAs the calendar prepares to flip to March, the race to secure a spot in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament has intensified. With Selection Sunday scheduled for March 15 looming, schools across the country are jockeying for position — some fighting to improve their seeding, while others want to remain on the bubble hoping to be selected.
Read MoreFormer U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse reflects on his pancreatic cancer diagnosis and limited prognosis. In a Hoover Institution interview, Sasse speaks candidly about pain, mortality and Christian hope, urging believers to face death without despair while serving others with whatever time remains.
Read MoreNine of the families who tragically lost their children are now suing state officials who led the Texas Department of State Health Services for licensing Camp Mystic despite its emergency instructions that campers stay in their cabins in case of a flood.
Read MoreLewis’s 1945 novel “That Hideous Strength” was marketed as fiction, but it read like more like a prophecy. Lewis’ warning at the time cuts deep for modern-day readers. The danger is not artificial intelligence itself. The danger, Lewis argues, is what happens when humans regard tech tools as oracles. It’s about what happens when humanity stops kneeling before God and starts bowing to its own tools.
Read More(OPINION) Conservative Christians want the Ten Commandments in our classrooms and courtrooms, while their preferred candidate and president shreds the Ninth Commandment’s order to not “bear false witness against our neighbor” with abandon.
Read More(ANALYSIS) What do you envision when you think of meekness? You probably see a mousy doormat, someone sheepishly acquiescing to the will of the stronger. When Jesus says, “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth,” you might think that those wimps will hand it over without a whimper or word of objection to stronger, more ambitious people.”
Read MoreThe City of Mansfield, a suburb of about 80,000 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is the latest in a string of municipalities that have enacted regulations restricting the activities of Christian ministries.
Read More(ANALYSIS) After 188 years of illustrious efforts worldwide, the PCUSA’s foreign mission agency is disbanding. The denomination said it would no longer dispatch a corps of career missionaries overseas, though it will continue to aid international partners.
Read MoreIn a profoundly positive appraisal of the Protestant Reformation, high-ranking Vatican officials are championing the Augsburg Confession — a pivotal Lutheran text — highlighting it as a shared basis for Christian unity, as the 500th anniversary of the document approaches in 2030. It would be a profound shift should Pope Leo decide to embrace the centuries-old document.
Read MoreFred Rogers’ legacy continues to resonate in 2026, from Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl tribute to church celebrations, global music tours and educational initiatives. His timeless message of kindness, peacemaking and “looking for the helpers” remains a source of comfort and connection, inspiring new generations to practice neighborliness during uncertain times.
Read MoreDouglas Wilson, a Moscow, Idaho pastor who identifies as a Christian nationalist, preached at the Pentagon during a monthly worship service organized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. He urged soldiers to trust God for victory and called for a transformative “black swan” national revival bringing America under God.
Read MoreIn just a span of five months, Hugh Macdonald went from needing a kidney to hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy with his son. The father of Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald — whose team defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX — developed kidney disease after battling hypertension for years.
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