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Due to war in Gaza, Israel has a labor shortage, and Africans are being recruited

One peculiar side effect of Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza is a shortage of agricultural workers in Israel. Now, the African country of Malawi seeks to help fill that gap. Three months after the Israeli government began recruiting laborers…

Hopeful positivity, the most powerful countercultural revolution a person can wage

During the pandemic, actor John Krasinski created a YouTube series titled “Some Good News.” From his living room, the actor famous for his role on The Office shared uplifting stories showcasing humanity’s good side. Unfortunately, once life got back to…

Going public with Lent’s call to penitence

“Concealment makes the soul a swamp. Confession is how you drain it.” — Charles M. Blow They have treated the wound of my people carelessly. They acted shamefully, they committed abomination, yet they did not know how to blush. —…

Letter to the Editor: Speaking ill of the dead

February 25, 2024 Dear Editor: Ken Chafin was a friend of mine. I could not believe what the Baptist pope, Al Mohler, said about my dead friend. It says something about his lack of character to belittle a dead man. The…

Oklahoma senator says of LGBTQ kids, ‘We don’t want that filth in our state’

“We don’t want that filth in our state,” an Oklahoma state senator said of LGBTQ students, who are being targeted by at least 50 Republican-supported bills in the legislature with full endorsement from the secretary of education. Sen. Tom Woods,…

Residents of Colorado town will highlight Christian nationalism after Wommack’s takeover

They lived in Woodland Park, Colo., for a decade or two or three before Andrew Wommack’s Charis Bible College came to town a decade ago. “I went to Bible college, so I thought, what could be wrong with that?” said…

Trump tells Christian broadcasters: ‘You cannot let people vote for Democrats’

Donald Trump took his campaign to America’s Christian broadcasters last night, asking them to protect America from political opponents he described as dangerous, bad, sick people, most of them communists, Marxists and fascists. “You cannot let people vote for these…

As one of three Muslims in Congress, Ilhan Omar lives on the frontline of attack

Is Ilhan Omar a traitor, a Somali loyalist, a troublemaker, a Muslim invader against Christianity? All these charges — and worse — have been lobbed against the Somalian-born Congresswoman from Minnesota who immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when…

Balmer: ‘Once you begin to lust after political power and political influence, you lose your prophetic voice’

The closer faith groups get to approving the ideology of white Christian nationalism, the further they drift from the original teachings of Christ, author and historian Randall Balmer said during a webinar hosted by Faithful America. “The most effective prophetic…

Fellowship Southwest webinar rallies people of faith to support public schools

Education advocates working to save public schools need the backing of people of faith to support and expand those efforts, Baptist minister and political strategist Matthew Hall said during a Feb. 20 webinar hosted by Fellowship Southwest. “Civic witness is…

What Josh Hawley got right and wrong about the City of God

In a recent essay by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called “Our Christian Nation,” he argues Christians should bring the gospel to bear on every aspect of life — society, economy and most especially on government. It’s certainly a thoughtful essay,…

Civil Rights leader John Perkins is a Black history legend

Some Americans may not know the name of John Perkins. He is not only a Civil Rights legend but also a longstanding public servant to the city of Jackson, Miss. Even at age 93, Perkins continues to live the message…

Matthew Vines sets off a debate over what it means to be ‘queer’

Dear Mike Johnson, be careful what you ask for

What, to the white Christian, is America 250?

Four years later, anti-abortionists battle on other fronts