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Evangelical groups call for ‘unequivocal’ support for Israel on October 7 anniversary

Since Hamas fighters attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages, Israel’s military has responded in force, killing an estimated 40,000 Palestinians and injuring nearly 100,000 more in Gaza while ramping up attacks on…

A prayer for peace in the Holy Lands

On Oct. 7, 2023, the American Airlines flight I was on landed at Tel Aviv Airport at about 5 p.m. local time. I’d slept most of the flight and was completely oblivious to what was happening in the world. Imagine…

Motions to dismiss conspiracy charges in Yandell v. Kanakuk denied

Motions filed by defendants Kanakuk and ACE American Insurance Co. to dismiss a recent amendment to Logan Yandell’s lawsuit against Kanakuk Kamps for civil conspiracy have been denied. Yandell’s lawsuit alleges the defendants committed fraud against him by failing to…

God is in the river

Recently my wife and I flew to North Carolina to attend the memorial service of our dear friend and former missionary colleague Eugene Ruble. Gene and Peggy served in Indonesia for many of the years we also were there as…

Women are dying due to vague abortion laws in states

Evidence is mounting that abortion bans are threatening the lives of mothers in states where the prohibitions are the strictest. Medical experts and pro-choice activists in states like Florida, Georgia and Texas say women are increasingly subjected to life-threatening health…

Donald Trump is The Joker but he’s not joking

When Donald Trump claimed Tim Walz is a “moron” and Kamala Harris was “born mentally impaired,” Lara Trump said he was “joking around.” In defense of what it means to joke around, I suggest Donald Trump is The Joker and…

Letter to the Editor: Christians should vote

Dear Editor: We are at a turning point in our nation’s history. Our founders crafted a Constitution meant to stand the test of time. But time has not been kind to our country. Unconstitutional ideas have been gaining traction for many…

National poll: Only 12% of Americans favor Project 2025

New national polling shows more Americans are learning about the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 and a majority of Americans do not like the plan at all. Polling conducted by Navigator Research in early September found half of Americans now rate…

Politics, faith and mission: A conversation with Matthew D. Taylor

Matthew D. Taylor is author of The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement that Is Threatening Our Democracy, a brilliant and deep dive into the world of charismatic American Christians who planted the seeds for January 6 and…

Judge calls Tina Peters ‘charlatan,’ sentences her to nine years for election crimes

Tina Peters, the former Colorado county clerk who became a 2020-election-denying hero to conservative Christians after granting conspiracists access to voting machine data that was published online, has reached a point in her three-year legal odyssey she had worked and…

Talking about politics

“No one is talking about politics.” I saw this assessment of the communities responding to the utter devastation of Hurricane Helene and noted the takeaway was people could put aside differences in crisis. Being able to work together despite differences…

Bachmann and Huckabee named most influential Christian Zionists

Former Southern Baptist pastor turned politician Mike Huckabee is the second most influential Christian Zionist in America, according to The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem-based news outlet published its Top 10 list of “pro-Israel Christians” along with a list of 25…

Mohler again claims same-sex marriage harms children

Dan Patrick reiterates: ‘No separation of church and state’

Baptists know better than this

Judge bars Tennessee from revealing immigration status of sick children