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Conversing with Jesus in time of war, 2026

We have as a nation entered into yet another war, this one in Iran. War places special stresses on the Christian conscience, especially when the war is defended as “preemptive,” that is, a war in anticipation of an attack, to…

Dispensationalism is going to get us all killed

I remember the exact moment the world ended for me. It was November 2008, and as a third grader at Worth Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, I was inconsolable. What was the cause of my dismay? Barack Obama had…

The real reason for the Iranian strike? Padding political pocketbooks

The famed “cowboy philosopher” and social commentator Will Rogers once observed, “The short memory of the American voter is what keeps our politicians in office.” Lest we forget, however, that on Nov. 10, 2013, Donald Trump tweeted: “Remember that I…

Letter to the Editor: A story for Ramadan and Lent

This year, in a somewhat rare convergence of calendars, Ramadan and Lent began on the same day — sacred seasons of prayer and devotion now wounded and scarred by missiles and bombs. That grave irony has called to mind, for…

Our president’s desperate gambit in attacking Iran

Under cover of sham “negotiations,” in an attempted denial of political gravity, likely setting the stage for triggering the 1976 National Emergency Act for an electoral takeover leading up to November’s midterm elections and the threat of being found culpable…

‘The administration is implementing policies hostile to refugees’

A coalition of refugees and immigrant rights groups has sued the Trump administration to stop it from continuing to arrest and detain certain lawfully resettled refugees. The action targets the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s new “Refugee Detention Policy” authorizing…

United Methodist Church to close cherished mission site

The United Methodist Committee on Relief announced it will close a regional depot where thousands of disaster relief kits have been assembled and shipped for nearly 30 years. Sager Brown Depot in Baldwin, La., will be closed in January 2027…

Swinson testifies for Georgia clergy sexual abuse bill

A survivor of sexual abuse at a Georgia Baptist university testified before the Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee last Wednesday in favor of a bill that would strengthen criminal accountability for clergy sexual abuse. SB-542 would amend Georgia’s criminal code to…

US military personnel object to Armageddon talk

U.S. military personnel are being briefed by superiors that ongoing combat operations in Iran are willed by God and will help usher in the end times, according to independent journalist Jonathan Larsen. In one instance, the commander of a combat…

Conservatives turn on Candace Owens as she attacks Erika Kirk

Candace Owens built her career on talking trash. Now, those who praised the conservative Black influencer’s acid-tongued attacks on liberals are condemning her bizarre attacks on conservatives, including her former employer, Turning Point USA. On Feb. 25, Owens launched “Bride…

Understanding the legacy of Roots after 50 years

As we approach the 50th anniversary of Alex Haley’s novel Roots, we are not merely commemorating a book and a subsequent television event, we are revisiting a cultural earthquake. Before the bright lights of Hollywood casting calls in 1976 —…

Despair is attractive, but hope looks better

I don’t know about everyone else, but some days I am really challenged by trying to hang on to hope. There are days when despair is attractive. For instance, I recently was doing a bit of searching for something to…

Eradicating DEI hasn’t made anything better

How Christian nationalism shows up in patriotic worship services

Dear Trump-supporting Christians, are you really OK with this?

‘Every Student. Every State’ campaign promotes school tax credit