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Monday, May 11, 2026

  • Newsmax: Pastor Shortage Deepens Across U.S. Faith Traditions

    A widening shortage of clergy is straining U.S. churches, with seminary enrollment falling, congregations closing, and a record share of Americans claiming no religion, according to data from...

  • Breitbart: Trump Rejects Iran’s Latest Response as ‘Totally Unacceptable’

    ...Speaking with Axios following Tehran’s response, Trump signaled clear dissatisfaction with the proposal and suggested the administration viewed Iran’s latest position as insufficient.

  • J.D. Rucker: The Collapsing Pastor Pipeline Reveals a Deeper Spiritual Crisis

    ...A civilization that mocks chastity, elevates autonomy above duty, and treats Christianity as optional cannot expect its pulpits to overflow with zealous young men. Yet this moment is also an opportunity...

  • Ch Post: Growing Share of Pastors Don’t Find Their Job Deeply Fulfilling

    While pastors have registered improvements in their mental health and feel more equipped for ministry than they were a decade ago, a growing share are reporting less satisfaction with their jobs...

  • Proclaim & Defend: Joy In the Midst of Unexpected Trials

    ...The idea is this—as we encounter various trials and respond in faith, we eventually reach a point of consistent Christian maturity. One way to see that maturity is when we have joy in the midst of trials.

  • Churches w/o Chests: 31 Ways To Be Humbled

    Being humbled is painful to experience, and a pleasure to complete. Here is an incomplete list of the kinds of things the mighty hand of God may use to humble us...

  • Franklin Graham Honors the Love of Moms In ‘God Made a Mother’ Tribute

    Reverend Franklin Graham shared a touching tribute for Mother’s Day on Sunday, one that highlighted the fact that God himself made mothers to care for their children.

  • AMAC: Are We Witnessing the Collapse of the LGBTQ Movement?

    Data increasingly shows that LGBTQ+ identification is in freefall among young people – perhaps indicating that we are witnessing its collapse in real time. The first rumblings of a cultural shift came this year.

  • New American: Nuclear Debt Bomb—U.S. Debt Reaches 100% of GDP

    The national debt is perhaps just too scary or inconvenient — when you want or are promising free stuff — to discuss. Regardless, what just happened is discussion-worthy.

  • Baptist Press: The Pastoral Virtue of Avoidance

    At least seven times in the pastoral epistles, Paul directly charges Timothy and Titus to “avoid” and to “have nothing to do with” ideas and people who pose a threat to their flock. 

  • Core Christianity: Poor Theology About Suffering Hurts People

    ...There are errors about suffering trickled into every denomination. These lies and half-truths are there every time a saint is judged for their tears or told to be grateful because others have it worse.

  • Ch Post: Uganda Christian Man's Hands Chopped Off By Muslim Relatives

    Relatives of a man in eastern Uganda chopped off his hands after he converted from Islam to Christianity.  Kalegeya Faruku, 40, has been recovering from severe injuries after being maimed in the attack...

  • PNW: Kings of the East On the Horizon? The Euphrates River Is Drying Up

    The slow but measurable decline of the Euphrates River has begun to capture attention far beyond environmental and geopolitical circles. Once a lifeline of ancient civilizationss, the river is now viewed...

  • RetireMedia: Is the AARP Still Looking Out For Seniors?

    The AARP promotes itself as an advocate for older Americans, fighting for affordability, healthcare access, and retirement security. But recent questions challenge that notion. What happens when an organization meant to protect seniors also profits from the products many seniors rely on?

  • Washington Stand: A Founding Mother’s Faith—Abigail Adams

    ...Born on November 22, 1744, Abigail was raised by devout Christian parents. Reverend William Smith was the Harvard-educated pastor of the North Parish Congregational Church of Weymouth, Massachusetts.

  • Epoch Times: SBC Sees Attendance, Baptism Gains as Membership Drops

    Southern Baptists, America’s largest Protestant denomination, said on Tuesday that attendance and baptisms are up even though overall membership has declined for the 19th consecutive year.

  • New Film Depicts Christian Missionaries' Bold Move To Evangelize China

    CBN News reports on the real-life story behind his upcoming movie “Hudson & Maria,” a remarkable story about legendary missionaries Hudson and Maria Taylor, who carried the truth into China in the 1800s.

Sunday, May 10, 2026

  • MS Church Members Sang ‘Amazing Grace’ as Tornado Tore Through Building

    Members of a Mississippi church prayed and sang together as they sheltered from a tornado Wednesday night that tore apart the church and nearby homes. The pastor said members began singing to comfort each other during the storm. The fellowship hall was destroyed, but no one in the building was injured.

  • Ligonier: Navigating the Challenges of Motherhood With Grace

    ...When I first became a mom, I felt overwhelmed by all that I did not know. I felt inadequate...I lacked wisdom...Yet, I can look back and see God’s grace at work and His faithfulness to me in troubles.

  • New Gov't Website Reveals UFO Files, But No Evidence of Alien Life Yet

    ...The first release of documents on Friday includes 162 files, such as old State Department cables, FBI documents, and NASA transcripts of crewed flights into space. 

  • Gateway Pundit: Christians Are Killed In Nigeria Faster Than News Can Report

    ...The killings and kidnappings of Christians are a daily occurrence in Nigeria. The situation is so severe that the international media generally reports only on the most extreme cases...

  • Ligonier: How Can I Be a Godly Mother?

    “Love them,” our wise pastor advised me. In all my study, he pointed this new mom to what mattered most: love. Over the decades, I have come to appreciate the wisdom of his advice.

  • Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Could Drastically Impact Christian Colleges

    Christian college and seminary presidents are speaking out against a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that will have consequences for students pursuing degrees in ministry and religious studies.

  • Harbingers Daily: A.I. Is Headed Toward a Self-Worship Epidemic

    ...We live in a culture obsessed with self—self-love, self-promotion, self-discovery. We hear all the time: “ I’m trying to find myself.”  But Jesus said something that cuts across everything our culture is promoting

  • Mere Orthodoxy: Motherhood Is Fun

    ...I could understand some media hand-wringing over the challenges of motherhood at a time when it required significantly more daily physical and mental labor than it does now. But it is striking to see...

  • Churches w/o Chests: The Universe Refuses To Be an Accident

    ...It’s one thing to say that living organisms that mutate can eventually produce the appearance of design after millions of years. But what do you do if there is the appearance of design at the beginning...?

  • PNW: Why Do So-Called 'Christian' Apologists Undermine Genesis?

    There is something deeply unsettling when those entrusted with defending the Christian faith begin to erode its foundations from within. It is one thing for secular critics to challenge Scripture; it is...

  • TGC: The Most Important Abortion Ruling You’ve Never Heard Of

    ...The case is about whether abortion pills can be mailed directly into states where abortion is illegal—and in the span of 72 hours, two federal courts gave opposite answers.

  • Trump Admin Looks To Establish Oversight On A.I. as Dangers Multiply

    In an apparent reversal from its hands-off approach to artificial intelligence, the Trump administration is reportedly ready to address the dangers emerging from the breakneck growth of AI capabilities.

  • Why Small Churches Stay Small—And What Finally Breaks the Pattern

    Most small churches stay small not because they lack resources, but because they resist change. Common patterns can be diagnosed and addressed — and many small churches have experienced growth...

  • Culture Watch: Resisting the Leftist War Against Christianity

    When it comes to religious freedom and preserving America’s Christian heritage, the religious right and the secular left could not be further apart.

  • Gateway Pundit: A History of Prayer In the U.S. Government

    Since early 2025, the Trump administration has faced a series of legal challenges and public controversies over prayer and religious observance in federal agencies.

  • Breitbart: UK Daycare Workers Told To Report ‘Racist Toddlers’ To Police

    Nurseries in Wales have been instructed to report incidents of toddlers engaging in “racist” behaviour to the police in accordance with guidelines backed by the liberal British government.

  • After Babel: The Parenting Trap

    ...I argue that a decades-long shift to permissive parenting created a governance vacuum — an absence of rules and expectations — that left Gen Z uniquely vulnerable, providing the ideal environment for a screen-based childhood to take hold and compound the challenges of adolescents.

Saturday, May 9, 2026

  • Christian Post: Pentagon Releases First Batch of UFO Files

    The Pentagon released its first batch of files related to UFOs on Friday and urged the public to draw their own conclusions, following weeks of promises of disclosure from top  administration officials.

  • J.D. Rucker: UFO Transparency Is Good But Biblical Discernment Is Required

    ...Hollywood has spent ages conditioning audiences to greet the visitors as wise bearers of higher consciousness, arriving to nudge humanity into its next evolutionary phase. That framing is not science. It is theology — and it is theology that contradicts every word of the Christian gospel.

  • Politics Is Destroying American Friendships—And It’s Getting Worse

    More than a third of Americans (37%) report having lost at least one relationship due to political differences, including friendships, family ties, coworker relationships, and romantic partnerships...Political breakups have surged since 2016 and may be accelerating.

  • Proclaim & Defend: Truly Grasping God’s Character

    Sometimes we can know things without really understanding them. We might really think that we do know it, but our knowledge is surface-level and incomplete. We might know something is true, but we don’t realize how true it really is. This is also the case when it comes to our knowledge of God.

  • Lifeway: The Church’s Task of Proclaiming the Triune God

    ...Americans’ incoherent beliefs regarding God aren’t merely issues of ignorance; they’re primarily issues of a spiritual nature. satan has blinded the minds of unbelievers to keep them from seeing God's truth.

  • Log College: Why the Global Flood Matters

    We teach that the Bible is real history. One important aspect is the global Flood of Noah’s day. Genesis teaches it; Jesus and the Apostles confirmed it. It also explains most of the rocks and fossils and...

  • Crossway: How To Plead With God When You’ve Blown It Badly

    ...Daniel does not appeal to anything in himself or in Israel. He appeals to God. Specifically, he appeals to what God has done, who God is, and what God ultimately cares about.

  • Harbingers Daily: When the Gospel Is Criminalized, Everyone Suffers

    ...The council is greatly overstepping its authority in seeking to control the gospel message of eternal salvation; of life-giving hope. This is the gospel and it belongs on our streets.

  • Fox News: Humanoid Robot Ordained as Buddhist Monk In Seoul

    A high-tech humanoid robot was officially "ordained" as a Buddhist monk during a ceremony at Seoul’s Jogyesa Temple on Wednesday. The robot was given the name "Gabi."

  • Wash.Stand: When the Machine Decides—The Growing Threat of A.I. Agency

    ...We sit at the frontier of autonomous AI — software that no longer waits for human approval at each step but acts independently to complete tasks, make decisions, and execute commands...

  • Churches w/o Chests: A.I. and the Idolatry of Knowledge

    The Bible promises that we become like our idols...Man has made an idol of knowledge; his idol is now consuming him, and his very experience of life is resembling the idol of knowledge he made.

  • CCW Today: An Argument For Learning

    Christians ought to be the world’s brightest thinkers. We should be best, not because we have the degrees, but because we start at the right place.  We certainly ought to arrive at better conclusions.

  • Core Christianity: Weary Mothers and the Way Everlasting

    In ways both that I expected and that have surprised me, early motherhood has been a wearying season.

  • J.D. Rucker: The Hantavirus Cruise and the Disease X Dress Rehearsal
    Chances are the official narrative is correct. But we've learned over
    the past five years that we shouldn't just take them at their word.
  • The Expose: Is the Hantavirus Another PsyOp?

    The discredited World Health Organization is attempting to justify its existence by managing a highly publicised Hantavirus “outbreak” on a cruise ship--reminiscent of the falsified covid pandemic.

  • HD: Israel's Largest 'Pride' Festival To Be Held at the Ancient Site of Sodom

    In June, a massive four-day festival called “Pride Land” is scheduled to take place in the Judean Desert near the Dead Sea, an event being promoted as the largest LGBTQ gathering ever in the Middle East.