Graham Platner’s campaign to dethrone Susan Collins as one of Maine’s two senators has come to an abrupt end following allegations of sexual assault. In an 11-minute-long video on X, the progressive firebrand launched a combative defense calling the allegations...
The nation inched a step closer to autocratic rule with the passage of a bill allowing federal authorities to shut down nonprofit groups simply by claiming they support terrorism, critics of the bill said. On Nov. 21, the U.S. House…
It was in Seeger Chapel on the campus of Milligan College where I first heard the preaching of Tony Campolo. Like many of my classmates, I was taken by the way his style drew me into a new realization of…
One month before the election, I was forwarded an email originally sent from an organization called “Backing America.” The email was presented by Backing America as “a message from our sponsor.” The sponsor, Hillsdale College, wrote asking for tax-deductible contributions….
With the U.S. presidential election now over and a winner declared, one thing people may need to do — particularly those whose candidate failed to win the election — however difficult, is to adjust to reality and learn to live…
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reminded of the nation’s complex history — one marked by profound struggles for freedom and equality. In this moment of reflection, the intersection of the abolitionist movement and modern impact…
As the world watched a historic hurricane pummel the Southeast on their news screens, I perched on the top stair of my house, measuring tape extended into a dark abyss of storm surge that filled the lower level of my…
A hearing was held last Monday for a Christian County, Mo., judge to hear summary judgment arguments from attorneys in the Logan Yandell v. Kanakuk lawsuit. Yandell is suing Kanakuk Kamps and relevant entities — including ACE American Insurance Co….
The church can be a healing resource for Native Americans whose cultures and ways of life are typically misunderstood if not outright ignored in the U.S. and Canada, activist Mariah Humphries said during a webinar hosted by Fellowship Southwest. Indigenous…
Perhaps it’s been long enough now — long enough for many of us to begin moving forward after the surprising presidential election results. What’s your spiritual process been so far? Those serving as pastors had to be ready to preach…
Immigration advocacy and ministry groups must band together with renewed courage and resolve to meet the anti-immigrant initiatives expected during Donald Trump’s second presidency, activists said during a post-election webinar. “There will definitely be policies to limit asylum at the…
Growing up, many of us were taught the first Thanksgiving was held in 1621 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, by a group of Pilgrims and members of the Wampanoag tribe. Some of us even held classroom reenactments of the event, donning funny…
We must ever and always manifest Christ’s likeness with humility. Do we really think we have what it takes to understand complex and deceptive humans? We rarely understand ourselves! How will we know when to speak and when to be…
