Teachers should not lose their jobs over private prayer
By Stephen Cutchins for THE CHRISTIAN POST What if a teacher lost their job for quietly bowing their head at their desk? What if a moment of private prayer were seen as an offense? In America, where religious freedom is a constitutional right, should teachers be required to conceal their faith? A bill currently under […]
Free speech or approved speech: Who decides what you’re allowed to say?
By Dr. Stephen Cutchins for THRiVE! NEWS “Freedom of speech is a principal pillar of a free government; when this support is taken away, the constitution of a free society is dissolved.” – Benjamin Franklin Free speech under attack Imagine waking up to find your faith censored, your words erased and your job on the […]
The church must rise: filling the gap in crisis care amidst disasters
By Nick Vujicic for TODAY’S CHRISTIAN LIVING When disaster strikes, people don’t just lose homes and possessions — they lose hope. The aftermath of historic wildfires in Los Angeles, the catastrophic floods in North Carolina, the devastation in Lahaina, the relentless hurricanes in Florida, and even man-made tragedies like the recent attack in New Orleans […]
Why teens are more open to Jesus than we think
By Stephen Cutchins for THE CHRISTIAN POST Despite declining church attendance, 77% of Gen Z is open to learning about Jesus. The Church has an opportunity — if it is ready to change its approach to engagement. A generation searching for more Lena sat in church every Sunday. She knew the Bible stories. She went to […]
Moved to make a difference
By Bradley Pinion for REALCLEARRELIGION We all have certain messages that stick with us. Maybe there’s something your mom or dad told you that you’ve never forgotten. Maybe there’s a quote from a movie that has always inspired you or lyrics from a song that have made you think differently about life. Personally, the words […]
Do aborted and miscarried babies go to heaven? Here’s what the Bible says
By John Ensor for LIFENEWS For millions of people, to acknowledge the humanity of the preborn child is to experience genuine remorse over abortion. It creates a thirst to know if and how God can forgive. And it leads to a question, asked with a blood-earnest sincerity, “What happened to my baby?” It’s often the […]
A modest proposal
By John Ensor for TEXAS SCORECARD How can we get past the idea that we should treat infants who survive abortion as human beings with human rights? There are several good proposals out there. Australian ethicists, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva, writing in “The Journal of Medical Ethics,” propose changing the term “infanticide” to “after-birth […]
What would you be willing to die for?
By Mandi Hart for THE CHRISTIAN POST “Out of Egypt, I will call My son …” So promised God in a prophecy recorded in the book of Hosea. Christians see this prophecy as fulfilled by Jesus Christ because the Holy Family fled to Egypt when He was an infant, and He spent the first years […]
We’re Apple shareholders – and we’re pushing the company to better protect children
By Walker Wildmon for AMERICAN FAMILY NEWS Apple won the battle for the most heartwarming holiday ad last Christmas season. Advertising the new hearing aid feature in its Airpods Pro 2, the company left melted hearts and watery eyes the country over, with a story about a hearing-impaired father (left) being able to be present more fully in his […]
Shock and awe
By Judge Phil Ginn for REALCLEARRELIGION For nigh on to six decades now, my life has found itself intertwined with politics of some sort. To be perfectly transparent, my first introduction to politics came, in all places, at a local Baptist church. For the not-so-faint of heart, that simply is to say that any close […]
