In the wake of the violence of January 6, 2021, some observers wondered why the insurrectionists at the U.S. Capitol weren’t charged with domestic terrorism. The reason is simple: There is no standalone federal crime on the books for domestic...
Jack Graham wants you to know 20 people made professions of faith in Jesus Christ at the Turning Point USA rally held at Prestonwood Baptist Church Wednesday night. What’s making national headlines, however, is a video by TPUSA President Erika…
The fallout over a Turning Point USA event at Baylor University a week ago continues, with the founder of Baylor’s TPUSA chapter saying he wouldn’t have let this happen. Ollie Mintz, who graduated from Baylor in 2022, founded the campus…
Given the research I conduct for writing, the ads my algorithm sends me can be all over the map. Nothing ever surprises me. But after looking into the recent story about 62 million visits to a website that contained instructions…
The Biden administration enacted policies intended to weaponize the federal government against conservative Christians, according to a report released April 30 by the U.S. Justice Department. The controversial 208-page report was created by President Donald Trump’s Task Force to Eradicate…
Although Steven Curtis Chapman is best known for his songwriting and singing, he and his wife have, Mary Beth, have taken on a new adventure in writing a book about their 40-year marriage. In the world of commercialized music, theirs…
United Methodist Pastor Adam Hamilton announced April 30 he will run for the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. The founding pastor of Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kan., took the Lenten season to traveling the state in listening sessions…
In a recent Atlantic article, David Brooks writes: “Many of us thought that the world would get more democratic as it modernized, but for the past quarter century, we have seen a reversion to authoritarian strongmen. Donald Trump, acting like…
When I hear the words “systematic theology,” I can’t help but think of Wayne Grudem — an altogether unpleasant association. Maybe a different systematic theology book comes to mind for you, but Iʼd bet it has the same driving force:…
I have spent much of my life working at the intersection of faith and public life, often in rooms where people insist religion should stay out of politics. I understand why. Faith has been used to divide, to dominate, to…
The U.S. Supreme issued a 6-3 ruling April 29 severely limiting a key element of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that protects minorities from voting discrimination. In a decision split along ideological lines, the court made it more difficult…
Conservative groups claim there’s a migration of U.S. residents from Democratic-led states to Republican-led states due to politics and “family values.” Others say that claim is overblown or misinterpreted. Fox News has called it “the great wealth migration (to the)…
Wes Campbell, co-founder of Newsboys, has filed a lawsuit against 31 individuals and entities he alleges conspired to put him and Newsboys out of business in the Christian music world. The complaint filed April 17 in United States District Court…
