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Israel Discovery Reveals Lost Community and Reminder of John's Baptisms

A 2,000-year-old archaeological marvel has been unearthed in southern Israel, revealing a mysterious community lost to time and the latest proof of the ancient Jewish connection to the Holy Land.
CBN: Talarico's Pastor Says 'No Way of Knowing If Jesus Really Existed'

Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico's pastor was recently recorded expressing skepticism about the virgin birth of Jesus and even questioning Jesus's very existence.
Breitbart: NYC Episcopal Priest Declares Jesus Is ‘Transgender’

An Episcopal priest in New York City declared that Jesus is “transgender” and told the congregation that if they deny this, they are denying the “divinity” of Christ.
Wash.Stand: Netanyahu Rebukes UN Hypocrisy To Its Face

The childish withdrawals made Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s point better than his rhetoric ever could. Before the Israeli leader even began his Thursday speech, delegates simply walked out...
Christianity Today: Why Christians Should Delete Social Media

Social media is bad for you. It’s bad for the world, for politics, for young people. It’s bad for everybody, at every level, and no platform is exempt. Perhaps this paragraph strikes you as extreme. It shouldn’t.
Gateway Pundit: How Greenland Fits Into the Arctic Strategies of the Nations

...President Trump’s insistence on greater U.S. control of Greenland is part of a broader Arctic rivalry among the world’s three most powerful militaries: the United States, Russia and China.
Expert Says Nigeria’s Kidnapping Boom Is Still Driven By Hate For Christians

Nigeria has made improvements in addressing the pervasive jihadist campaigns against Christians nationwide, but skyrocketing kidnapping rates should not be treated as a mere “security” problem when...
UK Govt Announces New ‘Ministry of Truth’ To Tackle Alleged Disinformation

...The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from civil liberties groups and political figures who warn the initiative could lead to censorship and abuse of power.
Commentary: Raising Kids To Love Jesus In a Sports Obsessed World

...As a pastor, I've watched families become overwhelmed by the demands of youth sports. I've seen marriages strained, family relationships damaged, and involvement in the local church pushed to margin.
Frontpage Mag: Why the Marriage Deficit Is a Catastrophe

...The decline in marriage and children is a threat to the American future much more dangerous than even the national debt or foreign aggression. Family is the essential organizing unit in America.
CP Voices: A.I. Will Not Have the Final Word Over Humanity

Does the Bible provide a framework for understanding the possibility of a human-caused global apocalypse? I believe it does. By “apocalypse,” I am referring to the popular understanding, which means...
Harbingers Daily: The Firewall Defending Judeo-Christian Western Civilization Could Crumble On Election Day

Over the next six weeks, decisions will be made that will determine the future course of the entire free world. That is no exaggeration. Will the West choose faith, family, freedom, and common sense, or will it choose socialism, secularism, separation, and a large dose of Islam mixed in?
For the Church: The Church, the Rule of Faith, and Interpreting Scripture

Are creeds and confessions still useful today? The idea of such things leaves many Baptists with hesitation and suspicion. Today, creeds, confessions, and liturgies are often viewed as restrictive...
American Greatness: Artificial Intelligence and National Survival

America must rapidly develop AI to maintain national security and stay ahead of China while ensuring data centers minimize their environmental and community impacts.
CA Christians Win Legal Battle To Opt-Out Children From Gender Studies

The Encinitas Union School District in California has agreed to provide notifications and opt-outs to parents and students when promoting gender ideology or material that conflicts with families’ religious beliefs.
Washington Stand: Suicide Among Teen Girls Is Rising, Data Shows

The gender gap in teenage suicide is narrowing, showing an alarming increase in suicides among girls. The suicide death rates of boys and girls ages 10-14 almost evened out between 2018-2024.
Culture Watch: Killing Grandma

“State-administered death is now more common in Canada than gun homicide is in the U.S."

Friday, September 25, 2026

Mass Walkout at UN Before Netanyahu Speech Prompts Fiery Response

As Netanyahu took the stage, dozens of delegates from across the globe could be seen streaming out of the chamber in New York City. Chants of protest could also be heard in the hall as the U.N. president...
Epoch Times: Trump Tells UN America Won’t Allow Global Governance

U.S. President Donald Trump told the U.N. on Sept. 22 that there is no global government and pledged there will be no global taxes while he is president. Trump made the remarks at the U.N. in NYC...
ReligionUnplugged: Faith On the Ballot—Guide To the 2026 Midterm Elections

Across several of the country’s most competitive congressional contests, religious identity has become a central issue for many voters.
2,293 Female Athletes Have Lost First-Place Medals To Biological Males

New research has revealed the stunning extent to which transgender-identifying males have taken over women's sporting events, finding that almost 2,300 first-place medals have been taken by males.
Tabletalk Mag: Spiritual Warfare and Psalm 56

Spiritual warfare has become a topic of considerable contemporary interest, but the truth is that this topic has attracted the interest of the church throughout history. The church, through its whole history, has been engaged in spiritual warfare against spiritual powers that would oppose the people of God.
Randy Alcorn: Don’t Miss Out On God's Riches

...Being rich as the world defines it is an illusion. We fail to recognize true and lasting riches as compared to false and fleeting ones. Someone can have great earthly riches and have an impoverished soul.
More Than 40% of Americans Have a Positive View of Socialism, Poll Says

More than four in ten Americans have a positive view of socialism – 43 percent – only 12 points lower than the 55 percent who view capitalism positively, a recent Gallup survey revealed.
Lifeway: Four Guiding Beliefs of Today’s Culture

...While most Americans distrust artificial intelligence (AI), they’re increasingly using AI to keep them from drowning in so much content. We’re so desperate to get an answer we no longer care if it’s true.
After Decades of Debate, Scientists Are Finally Testing the Noah's Ark Site

For decades, one of the most intriguing archaeological mysteries in the biblical world has been sitting in the mountains of eastern Turkey. From the air, it looks remarkably like the outline of a massive ship.
AMAC: New Supreme Court Cases On Guns, Voting, Parental Rights

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall in cases involving the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, parental rights, and election integrity. Here are five key cases to watch.
Breitbart News: The A.I. Boom Has Reshaped the American Economy

The AI boom is on track to become the largest single-industry infrastructure buildout in more than a century, according to new estimates published by the Brookings Institution.
9Marks: Suffering as a Missionary For Jesus's Sake

...For the next half hour, we quoted Scripture out loud, prayed, and waited for what we thought was imminent death. In God’s kindness, the attackers never entered our home.
Proclaim & Defend: Early Controversy In the Rise of Revival Music

...Publishers rushed to meet the demand for new hymns dedicated to revivals. They didn't worry about receiving denominational authorization; their main concern was publishing what would be popular.
Desiring God: Missions Matures a Local Church

Local churches are the engine of cross-cultural missions, but it is easy for a church to see itself only as the benefactor and not also as a beneficiary.
CBN: Netanyahu Addresses UN as Mamdani Repeats Call for His Arrest

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in New York as tensions surrounding Israel take center stage at the United Nations. He received sharp criticism from New York's mayor, while Iran is...
Algemeiner: Majority of Americans View Israel as ‘Ally’ or ‘Friend,’ Poll Finds

A strong majority of US adults view Israel positively as a friend or ally, according to a new survey, which showed the Jewish state performing similarly to Ukraine and a bit below Canada.
ReligionUnplugged: The Curious Case Of America’s Most Atheist State

Pew's latest study places New Hampshire’s atheist population at 11%, the highest concentration in the country. When the 8% agnostic and the 29% who claim “none" are included, nearly half the state is...

Thursday, September 24, 2026

CP Voices: What's Driving the Witchcraft Revival?

...Witchcraft today is predominantly practiced by women and has been entangled with feminism and female empowerment since the 1960s. Today, there are more self-identified Wiccans in America than Presbyterians, and there are even those who self-identify as Christian witches...
Michael Snyder: Have Scientists Proven the Resting Place of Noah's Ark?

The UK Daily Mail published an article this week that claimed that the resting place
of Noah’s Ark has been 100 percent confirmed. So how can they be so confident?
Euthanasia Killing of Christian Grandmother Now Under Criminal Review

A great-grandmother with cognitive decline was euthanized in Canada despite previously refusing due to her Christian beliefs, and the case is sparking global outrage.
Trump DOJ Forces Six Major Hospitals To Stop Child Sex-Change Procedures

The Trump administration, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), has forced six major hospital systems to agree to cease providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries to minors.
HD: One-Third of Democrats Would Feel ‘Positive’ If Trump Were Assassinated

A new poll of Democratic voters shows that nearly a third of them would feel “very positive” or “somewhat positive” if President Donald Trump were assassinated while speaking at a public event.
Pew Forum: Tradition and Change Among Mormons In the U.S.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are still highly religious and conservative, but signs point to demographic and social change.
CCW Today: 35 Questions For Maturing a Christian Marriage

The following questions are not intended for short answers such as a mere “yes”, but are a means to meaningful discussion between a couple who has vowed to love each other “until death do us part.”
Dave Harvey: The Secret Strength In Seeing Weakness

...Your suffering can take many forms...But God permits weakness is to remind us that our power is not found in our strength but in dependence upon him.
Desiring God: Where Is God When Sleep Won’t Come?

...Over and over I would beg God to let me sleep. I’d accuse him of not providing for my needs...then I’d half-heartedly repent and remind myself I’d probably think more reasonably during daylight hours.
P&D: Setting the Stage—American Awakenings of Gospel Music

This is the story of how the gospel hymn genre came into being, answering the questions of where it came from, what its distinctive features are, and why an understanding of it is still relevant.
For the Church: The Death of Religion?

Two major storylines have dominated news coverage of American religion in recent years. One is the decline of Christianity...The other is the politicization of self-identified white “evangelicals.”
GP: Judge Blocks Blue State From Making Nuns Perform Assisted Suicide

A federal judge blocked the state government of Illinois from enforcing a new assisted suicide law against Roman Catholic plaintiffs as a lawsuit over the policy proceeds.
CBN News: Small Town Prayed Two Years For Revival—Now's the Time

A small town in South Carolina has faith in a big God. For years, the people of Whitmire have been praying for revival. Now, it's coming.
Washington Stand: Who Owns the Iran War?

...At what point does defending the nation become the nation’s sustained prosecution of a war? The Constitution does not answer that cleanly.
The Gospel Coalition: Canada Becomes a World Leader In Assisted Death

...When I think about medical assistance in dying, I don’t begin with politics, court decisions, or medicine. I begin with Scripture...Two fundamental questions: Who is God? And who are we?
CP Voices: When Foster Care Ends, the Church Shouldn’t Walk Away

...More than 20,000 foster youth age out of the U.S. foster care system every year. The transition to adulthood can be overwhelming for even those adolescents who have been supported by a family.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Trump Pressurerd To Uphold Imprisoned Christians During Xi Visit

With President Trump set to meet the Chinese president on Thursday, human rights advocates are urging the him to champion the cause of Christians and those imprisoned in China simply for their faith...
Breakpoint: Why Religious Freedom Should Matter To All Christians

...Protected in the Constitution is the right to worship God freely, pray openly, exercise our faith publicly, and pursue our callings faithfully. It is much to be thankful for and much to preserve.
CBN: Trump's UN Speech Offers Deal Or Destruction For Iran

At Tuesday's United Nations General Assembly opening session, President Trump warned that he could annihilate the Islamic Republic of Iran if there is no deal, warning that the danger will only grow...
Harbingers: Parents Facing Prison For Homeschooling Their Children?

The stakes for home educators just got much higher. Following in the footsteps of Nazi Germany with its criminalization of homeschooling, a Brazilian court this year sentenced loving parents Audato and Ieda Denardi to 50 days in prison for the “crime” of educating their own two daughters.
Lifeway: Churchgoers Increasingly Reject Some Biblical Truths

Churchgoers remain confident in their ability to understand and explain the Bible, but an increasing
minority accept only some truths from the Bible and believe others have become obsolete.
CP Voices: How Should Christians Respond When Natural Disasters Strike?

...Every natural disaster reminds us that we live in a fallen world — that mankind’s sin irreparably marred the world’s original perfection. In our humanness, we want to understand why we suffer...
Washington Stand: Spotlight Grows On Sharia Law’s Abuse of Women

“Women are not even allowed to sing. Women are not allowed to speak in Afghanistan under Taliban...This is called Islamism. Women receive lashes. Women are not allowed to travel abroad without men..."
CBN News: SWAT Team Stormed German Church—Attendance Increased

Poisoned land, government opposition and even a police assault against the pastor have not prevented a unique German Church called Wera Forum from becoming the largest in the city of Duisburg.
GP: U.S. To Open New Military Bases In Greenland Per New Agreement

...As a result of this agreement, the US is moving to open two new military bases, as a first step in the expansion of the US military’s footprint on the territory.
Fox News: Trump's Greenland Pact Compared To Alaska Purchase In 1867

President Trump's newly announced security agreement with Denmark and Greenland would limit China and Russia's ambitions in the region. Some compared it to the U.S. acquisition of Alaska in 1867.
Wash.Stand: Amid War, Frontline Ukrainian Soldiers Receiving Bibles

...Observers say that the brutality of the Russian regime has been marked by its penchant for targeting religious sites within Ukraine as well as children. They see abuses and atrocities by the Russian soldiers...
Harbingers Daily: The Bible Demands a Future For National Israel

Dispensational Premillennialism distinctly holds that God has a positive future for the nation of Israel yet to be realized in the 1,000-year reign of Jesus Christ on Earth. The church has not replaced Israel.
Proclaim & Defend: Devotions—Duty or Delight?

...Many people are hesitant to do their devotions if they don’t feel like it. After all, if they only read their Bible out of discipline, that would be hypocritical. Authenticity is all the rage these days.
Christ In Prophecy: God’s Mighty Angels—The Mysterious Seraphim

Angels differ widely in appearance and abilities. So let’s explore three angelic classes that highlight the uniqueness of these celestial beings. This sampling will show that angels are as different as humans...
PNW: Calling Jesus the ‘Son Of God’ Is Offensive For Some Churches

A new member walks to the front of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church near Austin, Texas. Waiting for him is a gift from the congregation: a Bible. But not just any Bible. The 'Inclusive Bible.'
Christian Post: North Carolina Church Baptizes 458 People In a Single Day

A multisite church in North Carolina baptized 458 people in a single day, setting a record in the its 137-year history. The baptism was part of its annual Outdoor Baptism event, held Sunday, Sept. 13.
AMAC: Al Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' Turns 20 Years Old

It was 20 years ago that Al Gore's book "An Inconvenient Truth" was published, and...well, it turns out that the truth was inconvenient - for Al and his band of apocalyptics.

Friday, September 25, 2026

Thursday, September 24, 2026

A new poll of Democratic voters shows that nearly a third of them would feel “very positive” or “somewhat positive” if President Donald Trump were assassinated while speaking at a public event.

Wednesday, September 23, 2026