Last week, US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke at a Christian Zionist church in Jerusalem, whose unambiguous purpose is to convert Israeli Jews to belief in Jesus in order to bring about the End Times.
Tim Walz invokes Anne Frank in pressing Trump to end ICE operations in Minnesota
Tim Walz, the governor of Minnesota, invoked Anne Frank in exhorting President Donald Trump to call off the ICE operations in the Twin Cities in which a second protester was killed over the weekend.
What ‘hope’ has represented in Christian history – and what it might mean now
Pope Leo XIV closed the door at St. Peter’s Basilica on Jan. 6, 2026, just days into the new year. The act formally brought the Vatican’s Holy Year 2025 – designated as “Pilgrims of Hope” – to an end.
Can Liberal Zionism Survive Gaza?
With some distance from the world-historical catastrophe that is October 7 and the destruction of Gaza, it is reasonable to assert that this moment poses a singularly great challenge to liberal Zionism, the idea that Israel can be both a…
What The Amish And Mennonites Can Teach Us About Church Growth
This is a question that should be vital for Christians, especially since the Great Commission makes growing Christianity one of most important concerns.
As Springfield’s 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE
“We have orders of deportation,” said a volunteer in a raised voice, posing as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and pounding on the sanctuary door. “What you’re doing is harboring.”
Trump’s antisemitism envoy rebukes European rabbi, drawing praise from Elon Musk
A disagreement over how to define the sources of rising antisemitism in Europe escalated into a public clash this week between two prominent Jewish leaders, with tech billionaire Elon Musk intervening to back the U.S. government’s antisemitism envoy over a…
Tia Noelle Pratt’s ‘Black and Catholic’ puts a neglected community at the forefront
Much ink has been spilled in scholarly and religious spaces addressing the intersection of race and religion, especially in the context of the United States. Largely left out of the equation, however, are Black Catholics. Tia Noelle Pratt, in her new…
Is being virtuous good for you – or just people around you? A study suggests traits like compassion may support your own well-being
Virtues such as compassion, patience and self-control may be beneficial not only for others but also for oneself, according to new research my team and I published in the Journal of Personality in December 2025.
March for Life airs tensions with Trump’s ‘flexibility’ on Hyde Amendment
Gathering for the annual March for Life on the National Mall on Friday (Jan. 23), the anti-abortion demonstrators from every corner of the country listened patiently as the event’s organizers praised Vice President JD Vance, who addressed the march, and…
Invoking Torah, Jews are mobilizing against ICE in Minnesota
The Hebrews’ flight from Egypt is on a lot of Jewish minds right now, as the annual cycle of Torah readings has reached the Book of Exodus.
The next 170 Latter-day Saint temples signal emerging era for church
Half of the first six new Latter-day Saint temples scheduled to open this year are in the Philippines.