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Friday, October 24, 2025

DiscernReport: American Missionary Kidnapped In Niger, Likely By Islamists

An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger, and early intelligence points to Islamist militants as the likely perpetrators. The case exposes the growing danger faced by Christians who carry the Gospel...
Government Shutdown Threatens Food Stamp Recipients On November 1st

Washington’s latest fiscal standoff isn’t just another round of partisan posturing—it’s a direct assault on the grocery budgets of 42 million Americans who rely on SNAP to keep food on the table.
Newsweek: America’s Views On Religion Are Shifting

There has been a recent, but sharp, uptick in the proportion of U.S. adults who say that religion is gaining influence in American life, according to new insight from Pew Research Center.
CP Voices: A Growing Church Reality---Digital Worship Fatigue

When the pandemic arrived, churches around the world had no choice but to pivot to online worship...
For a time, the transition felt almost miraculous...But four years later, the enthusiasm has waned.
Lifeway: American Opinion Is Split On Ghosts, Paranormal Phenomena

Many U.S. homes may decorate with ghosts and witches for Halloween, but most U.S. adults are doubtful they actually exist. Surveys find broad skepticism for psychics, ghosts, astrology, and witches.
Church Answers: What the Unchurched Really Think About Church

...We wanted to know if unchurched people felt differently about the church than those who are regular attendees. Our study found new, surprising insights from the unchurched.
Zambia Hunt: What I Want To Leave My Family When I Die

...I have been thinking ahead to the day when I have finished my earthly race. When you hear of men being called home early, it reminds you of the brevity of life. What legacy do I want to leave?
JNS: The Resurrection of American Christian Antisemitism

What has happened to the sympathetic Christian traditionalists who had identified Israel as an ally...? Why are some leaving the cause? Why do others have doubts?
GCD: Following Jesus as a Sports Fan

...The greatest temptation of sports fandom is placing our identity in our team’s performance. When the actions of 18–22-year-olds determine our emotional well-being, something is off.
ChristOverAll: WHAT IS TYPOLOGY?

Throughout God’s Word, there are persons, events, and institutions ordained by God to give us the rise
and fall of biblical history. These figures form the basis for biblical types that foreshadow future events.
Wash.Stand: How Should Christians Think About Artificial Intelligence?

...As AI creeps more and more into the everyday lives of Americans, Christians are left to wonder how to approach the burgeoning technology and guard against its dangers.
PNW: The Rise of a World That Tracks Everyone and Everything

...Around the world, governments and global institutions are building a new kind of health infrastructure, one that blurs the line between wellness monitoring and total surveillance.
Texas Finds Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Registered On State Voter Rolls

...The Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson says 2,724 possible noncitizens have been flagged through a federal database cross-check. An election evaluation has sparked an eligibility review...
RetireMedia: The Rise of 'Slow Travel'—Retirees Redefine Adventure

For many retirees, travel has always been a dream reward—a way to see the world after decades
of work. But increasingly, today’s retirees are embracing a new philosophy known as “slow travel.”
King Charles Prays With Pope In Sistine Chapel, First Since Reformation

King Charles III participated in a public worship service with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Thursday, marking the first time a reigning British monarch has attended such a service in nearly 500 years...
ICE Deportations Continue To Set Records Amid Rising Violence On Agents

...Since January, DHS law enforcement has arrested more than 480,000 illegal aliens, with 70% facing criminal charges or prior convictions. Over two million have voluntarily departed under pressure...
Revoking Churches’ Charitable Status Could Devastate Faith Sector

A new report warns that removing the “advancement of religion” from Canada’s list of recognized charitable purposes could have far-reaching social and financial consequences for churches...

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Digital Age Discipleship --Into Whose Image Are We Being Conformed?

Technology shapes us and our culture in more ways than we realize. And it may be shaping us after an image that we don’t truly desire.
Trump Increases Sanctions On Russia In Push For Ceasefire In Ukraine

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration is raising sanctions on Russia in a pressure campaign to bring a close to the Russia-Ukraine war.
Morris Chapman, Former SBC President and Conservative Leader, Dies at 84

...Chapman became part of the Conservative Resurgence in the SBC, a movement within the denomination that led to the ousting of theological modernists and liberals from leadership positions.
P&D: Did the Bible Prophesy Last Week’s Middle East Peace Treaty?

At first, this title just looks like click bait, but it’s a question that has flashed across the minds of many dispensationalist Christians in the last week. There are a few things that do give us pause.
Washington Stand: The ‘Unrepentant’ Path of Lia/Will Thomas

Lia Thomas, the biological male swimmer who has paraded around as a “woman” and stolen numerous titles and awards from his female counterparts, is “unrepentant,” Breitbart News reported.
Breitbart: Netflix Shares Drop After Children’s Transgender Content Backlash

Netflix shares dropped seven percent in extended trading Wednesday after the company posted a third-quarter earnings miss after the bell Tuesday.
Reuters: Erdogan Turns Trump's Gaza Deal Into a Power Play For Turkey

By persuading Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, Turkey has reasserted itself on the Middle East chessboard, to the dismay of Israel and Arab rivals.
Nearly 40% of Gen Z Women Identify as Atheist, Agnostic or 'No Faith'

As they grapple with a profound disconnection from parents and older adults in general, nearly 40% of young adult women born between 1999 and 2015 — now identify as religiously unaffiliated...
Americans Brace For Spike In Crime That Always Happens On Halloween

When three thugs in Halloween masks terrorized a family in northern Virginia a few days ago, it was a sign that Halloween crime season is off to an early start this year.
Zambia Hunt: Love That Grows and Wisdom That Discerns

There is a subtle temptation in our lives as the people of God to love the gifts that He gives more than we love the giver of those gifts. We love the creation instead of the creator.
Justin Huffman: Cast Your Care On Your Caring God

The apostle Peter writes to hurting and persecuted Christians, who have been “scattered” from familiar surroundings, and tells them to cast all their anxieties on God knowing that God cares for them
Randy Alcorn: Prayer Is Vital In the Battle For Purity

...We are often brought to our knees after losing a battle. But we need to fall to our knees before the battle begins. Too often we tolerate unrighteousness and let it claim more territory in our lives and homes.
Breitbart News: Late-Term Abortion Clinic Expected To Open In New Jersey

An abortion clinic that kills unborn babies in the latest stages of pregnancy is expected to open in New Jersey next year. New Jersey is one of nine states that have no gestational limits on abortion.
CBN News: Church Buildings Vandalized Amidst ‘No Kings’ Protests

Church properties didn’t make it unscathed through a weekend of leftist protests against President Trump.
Same-Sex Marriage Momentum Failed To Launch a Transgender Revolution

What seemed like the next progressive triumph-in-waiting is instead running off the rails. How? Why?
Breitbart News: What We Know About the Massive Amazon Web Services Outage and How It Brought the Internet To Its Knees
ECB: Millions of America’s Teens Are Being Seduced By AI Chatbots

Our kids are being targeted by AI chatbots on a massive scale, and most parents have no idea that this is happening. Having someone tell you exactly what you want to hear can be highly appealing.
Victor Davis Hanson: Who Or What Will Finally End Hamas?

Hamas is an irredeemable terrorist cartel that subverts Gaza, uses civilians as shields, and must be dismantled and barred from power before any genuine peace can begin.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Gaza Residents Confirm Hamas Terror Campaign Against Palestinians

Although the Gaza peace plan stated that Hamas could play no role in governing postwar Gaza, the terrorist group is kidnapping and murdering Palestinians to maintain its grip on power, reports confirmed.
As Hamas Threatens Ceasefire, Christians Call For Prayer, Discernment

Attacks over the weekend disrupted the ceasefire in Gaza, threatening to undermine President Trump’s 20-point peace plan. The ceasefire appears to be holding for now, but potential for violence remains.
Breitbart: VP Vance Says Hamas Will Be ‘Obliterated’ If It Fails To Disarm

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday and told reporters that he was confident Hamas was committed to its ceasefire with Israel in Gaza — but that it would be “obliterated” if it failed to disarm.
Ministry Watch: Is America Having a Revival?

...All this talk of revival got me thinking. What is true revival, what are the signs of true revival, and are we seeing those signs in American life and culture? We can hope to do only so much in just a few words...
AMAC: California's New Law Sparks Parental Rights Uproar

A new law signed by California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom allows virtually anyone to claim to be the guardian of a child and facilitate medical care on their behalf, a situation critics warn amounts to “state-sanctioned kidnapping.” The legislation is just the latest assault on parental rights by the state.
Crossway: Learn From Job How To Trust God Even Through Suffering

...The book of Job is about suffering and about God letting things happen to you that you don’t
understand because you aren’t meant to. On the whole, Job speaks realistically about our suffering,
explores the limits of what we can understand, and compels us to trust God completely.
For the Church: Every Member Is a Worshipper

...Every Christian should be committed to attending the weekly gathering in order to listen to the Word of Christ with one another, sing with gratitude together, and then walk in wisdom alongside fellow members.
Lifeway: Three Ways Your Church Might Be Burying the Gospel

...The good news of Christ is the greatest treasure the world will ever know. It’s a treasure that’s meant to be shared...But as individuals and churches, we routinely hide the greatest resource our church has.
The Federalist: Here’s Why Transgender Identities Are Finally In Freefall

...The deception seems to be exhausting itself, and there are now social science findings indicating this. Some are contesting this new data, but it is worth being mindful of as a notable indicator.
Breitbart News: Bible Sales Soar Since the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Bible sales have massively increased following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, new data has revealed. Bible sales soared 36 percent in September compared to...
PNW: How the Amazon Outage Exposed Our Fragile Digital World

Monday morning, October 20, 2025, millions of people around the world woke to a silent kind of chaos. Phones froze. Smart lights refused to turn on. Banking apps displayed errors. Online services went dark.
DiscernReport: Amazon Outage Takes Down ‘Half the Internet’

A widespread failure at Amazon Web Services knocked out access to countless online services early Monday, leaving users frustrated and businesses scrambling. Reports flooded in starting around 1 a.m.
Wikipedia Commitee Threatens To Ban Bible Verses Opposing Homosexuality

In recent years, Wikipedia has exhibited a significant bias regarding LGBT issues...

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

UK Daily Mail: Mystery City Ruins Linked To Sodom and Gomorrah Discovered Near Dead Sea
Israel Rejects Hamas’ Excuses---‘No One Misplaces People They Kidnapped’

Israel is rejecting claims by Hamas, that the terrorist group has not delivered all of the remaining bodies of dead hostages, as promised, because it cannot locate them amid the rubble of Gaza.

Friday, October 24, 2025

When the pandemic arrived, churches around the world had no choice but to pivot to online worship... For a time, the transition felt almost miraculous...But four years later, the enthusiasm has waned.

For many retirees, travel has always been a dream reward—a way to see the world after decades of work. But increasingly, today’s retirees are embracing a new philosophy known as “slow travel.”

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

When the pandemic arrived, churches around the world had no choice but to pivot to online worship...
For a time, the transition felt almost miraculous...But four years later, the enthusiasm has waned.

For many retirees, travel has always been a dream reward—a way to see the world after decades
of work. But increasingly, today’s retirees are embracing a new philosophy known as “slow travel.”