A new film that reframes the pivotal lead-up to D-Day as a character study amid a high-stakes strategic dispute speaks to current events, illuminating how inconvenient truths clash with modern political rhetoric. Premiering last weekend at No. 7 on the...
“This is a time for us to celebrate America,” Prestonwood Baptist Church Pastor Jack Graham declared in his all-white suit in a scene reminiscent of a Jesse Gemstone sermon in HBO Max’s The Righteous Gemstones. “Just because you love America…
I’m so over musicians saying, “God gave me this song.” No, I’m not saying God didn’t give you the song. You just don’t need to say it. When you say, “God gave me this song,” it’s like you’re saying, “You…
After the murders of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, posted on his X account: “This is what happens when Marxists don’t get their way,” and “Nightmare on Waltz Street?” How did he…
The Apostle Paul told the Ephesian believers to “put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Today, some Christian leaders exploit Paul’s words for partisan political purposes, equating the eternal battle…
An ecumenical gathering of former Southern Baptist Theological Seminary students is planned for Aug. 15-16 in Winston-Salem, N.C. Theme for the event is “From Seminary to Society: Journeys of Legacy, Loss and Hope.” The Southern Baptist Convention seminary in Louisville,…
Defendants in the lawsuit brought by disgruntled members of Second Baptist Church in Houston have asked the state district court to move the case to a special court that deals only in business matters. On June 9, defendants of Second…
Jimmy Swaggart has died at the age 90. Swaggart was born and raised in the heart of Louisiana and ended up being rooted there to do what he and his followers would call “the Lord’s work” in Baton Rouge. As…
With U.S. President Donald Trump attempting to force academic accrediting agencies to be less “woke” and more responsive to conservatives’ demands, six public universities last week announced formation of their own accrediting agency. This is an attempt to separate from…
Haitian immigrants who fled chaos and violence to start new lives in the U.S. have wondered if and when the Trump administration would start deporting them. They got their answer Friday, June 27: Their Temporary Protected Status ends Sept. 2….
I remember the yellow first. It shimmered in the early light. —draped across the pulpit, woven into the choir rail, curling like a ribbon around the sanctuary ceiling. Yellow is the royal color in Thailand, the color of loyalty to…
Parents have the right to keep their children from any instruction on LGBTQ themes in public schools, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 27. The 6-3 decision found the constitutional right to free exercise of religion was violated by a…
In a nation that reveres liberty, intellect and the rule of law, the ongoing saga between Donald J. Trump and Harvard University has entered round three — and this time, it’s nothing short of a federal siege. What began as…
