Christian faith threatens Russian President Vladimir Putin because it is out of his control. As such, his war on Ukraine has centered on the systematic persecution of Christians, their families and their churches.
Lent 2025: Not a moment too soon
The Ash Wednesday liturgy in The Book of Common Prayer includes this reading: Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection, and it became the custom of the Church…
Ukrainian Evangelicals Wait for the End
Maia Mikhaluk feels as if she hasn’t slept for three years. Not really. Not well.
‘Why don’t you wear a suit?’
Late last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United States to meet with American officials about the ongoing war with Russia. Most significant was a meeting between the heads of state that took place in the Oval Office….
Views of Israel, Ukraine and Mexico differ greatly by partisanship
Democrats and Republicans hold wildly different views on Israel, Ukraine and Mexico, according to new data from Gallup. When asked to rate their views of countries as either negative or positive, Americans diverge the most on views of Israel, with…
Walesa and Polish prisoners of war denounce Trump’s treatment of Zelensky
Polish democracy advocate Lech Wałęsa and 39 other former prisoners of war sent a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump expressing panic and dismay at the way he treated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office last Friday. “We…
7 lies Trump is telling about Ukraine
In an unparalleled abandonment of decades of American foreign policy, President Donald Trump has sided with Russian President Vladimir Putin against Ukraine. Trump says, “Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into…
Facing blowback, Israel’s foreign minister defends siding with Russia at the UN
In the two days since Israel joined the United States to vote against a United Nations resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it’s faced more than a little backlash.
Ecumenical Orthodox patriarch backs Ukraine’s sovereignty in Mass marking 3 years of war
The top figure in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on Sunday declared that “Ukraine’s sovereignty is not up for debate, nor can it be negotiated under the guise of diplomacy,” as he celebrated Mass in Istanbul on the eve of the third…
I am a witness: Russia started this war
The narrative that Ukraine started the war in 2022 or even 2014 is a fabrication of Russian propaganda. As someone who has spent more than half her actual life as a missionary in Eastern Europe, I would offer the following…
Evangelical supporters silent — again — as Trump rewrites Ukrainian history
Evangelical leaders did not jump to President Donald Trump’s defense when he declared Feb. 19 Ukraine provoked Russia’s invasion and ought to accede to Vladimir Putin. His most ardent evangelical supporters were mysteriously silent, and evangelical leaders who have called…
Bishop Budde’s sermon, one month later
Unless you’ve been in a coma, you’re no doubt aware of the sermon Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde gave at a “Service of Prayer for the Nation” held at Washington National Cathedral Jan. 21. The bishop preached a gospel message and…