...Aside from releasing the hostages, it's far from clear that Hamas has any intention of fulfilling the rest of the demands put upon them by Trump, including disarming and giving up their control of Gaza.

Trump’s unorthodox mix of pressure, power, and pragmatism shattered old diplomatic molds—delivering a rare moment of calm to the world’s most combustible region.

Chinese Communist officials have arrested more than two dozen pastors across at least seven provinces, extending what China Aid called “the most extensive wave of persecution" in the past 40 years.

...The moment provides Israel with great cause for rejoicing, but it also
brings the Israeli government to a difficult, untrodden fork in the road.

...Of those with Evangelical beliefs---only 29%...That means nearly 1 in 3 supposed Evangelicals does not believe that their religious beliefs should impact their political decisions.

...The attacks on the organization have been vehement and hateful.  College campus executives,
professors, and students have lied and misrepresented the actions of the organization.

Sometimes history is changed by the smallest of circumstances. Though many don’t stop to consider it,
three of the most important events of the past 100 years almost didn’t happen because of a few inches.

The Manchester synagogue attack is a reminder of Islam’s three most dangerous and problematic doctrines. To understand this, we must trace its logic, which, the Islamic State has forthrightly delineated.

Prices across Bitcoin, Ethereum, and many prominent altcoins have collapsed, liquidating billions in speculative bets and rattling investor confidence. This is a wake-up call...

...The Arab Muslim population occupying Gaza did not want “technocratic experts” or “peaceful coexistence." They wanted an Islamic state and a perpetual war with the rest of the non-Muslim world.

Battles over Columbus Day aren't really about Christopher Columbus at all -- they're about whether America should exist. That's why the holiday has so many enemies.

...As a lawyer, husband, father, and author, I cannot overemphasize the spiritual seriousness of getting control of your technology habits. Here are five reasons why, and five habits to help you get started.

...While she has opposed assisted suicide, the new Archbishop seems to be pro-choice as well as pro-gay blessings. She’s not a theologian or known as a gifted preacher.

...Parents were horrified to discover last week that Netflix is promoting transgender ideology and
the radical idea that a person can be “born in the wrong body” to children as young as preschool age.

...Christian Zionism is not the product of recent invention.  It stands on centuries of Christian philosemitic thought, which also often envisioned a future rebirth of the state of Israel. Evangelicals led the way...

...This looks like a miracle. But for students of Bible prophecy, it raises profound, even chilling, questions. Could this be the beginning of the peace Daniel foretold -- that sets the final prophetic clock ticking?

Something extraordinary is unfolding in the Middle East right now — something that has the attention of both political analysts and Bible believers around the world. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a plan...

Trump quotes the Bible, writing “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Here’s another passage: “They have healed the wound of my people lightly, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace."

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a pivotal case examining whether
Colorado's 2020 ban on so-called "conversion therapy" infringes on First Amendment rights.

...We’re facing a silent crisis that’s gripping Gen Z — and others — where despair and untreated pain claim far too many lives. But there is a beacon of hope. The gospel offers a transformative truth...

The Labour government in the United Kingdom is moving ahead with a sweeping plan to require every working citizen to carry a digital ID card — the “BritCard.”

Would you like to live in a country where the government could secretly cut off your phone and Internet service if you are accused of spreading “misinformation”? We may find ourselves in that situation...

...Christianity is both universal and particular; it teaches truths about God, man, salvation that apply to everyone without distinction, yet in its cultural expression, Christianity is malleable and adaptive...

The Israeli government published a list of the convicted Palestinian terrorists it will release as part of the ceasefire-and-hostage deal that took effect Friday — and it includes murderers with shocking records.

The war in Gaza may be winding down, but the war against Israel and Jews won’t stop. A wave of boycotts, disinvitations, and street intimidation continues to target Israel and Jewish communities across...

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