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June 24, 2026

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Survey: Half of US Churches Will Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

As Americans celebrate the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding, half of pastors say their churches will join in the festivities. According to a Lifeway Research study, 50 percent of US Protestant pastors believe their church should do...


JD Vance Spreads 3 Big Lies About Iran’s Nuclear Program Under Deal

Vice President JD Vance told three massive lies while defending the recently signed memorandum of understanding with Iran, which includes what many see as multiple U.S. capitulations on key points of contention. Vance took the podium in...


Surrender

On Tuesday night, Bloomberg published the text of the 14-point memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran that effectively ends the conflict between those two countries, the full details of which the Trump administration had...


A ’90s Christian Hit Song Is Now Blooming as a Queer Anthem

If you grew up listening to contemporary Christian music in the mid-’90s and early-2000s, brace yourself, I am about to get a song stuck in your head. You may recall “Testify to Love,” as a bubbly, infectious CCM hit from 1997 by the pop quartet...


Christians Help Battle Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh

Pastor Anwar Hossain often travels an hour’s drive from his home in Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital, to his native village to catch up with family and friends. When he last visited in April, his trip had a more pressing purpose: to comfort families...



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Powerful AI Deity Debate Roils Silicon Valley Voices

The AI deity debate took center stage on the latest “All-In Podcast,” as panelists questioned the motives behind some AGI efforts. Jason Calacanis, Bill Gurley, David Sacks, and David Friedberg examined whether leading AI labs seek tools for...


The Crossroads of Culture and the Church: Brian Tome

Brian Tome and Crossroads Church came under renewed scrutiny in January 2026 after Tome sent a letter to congregants regarding a terminated staff member. The staff member had been caught video recording women at the local gym and was...


Exvangelical: Moses had horns, the Bible tells me so

I teach art and art history at a religious, evangelical university. Every year, we have a fun discussion when it comes to pieces like Michelangelo’s Moses or Claus Sluter’s Well of Moses. Students often wonder why Moses has horns. If they don’t notice...


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COMMENTARY

Not feeling celebratory as America turns 250? Read John Courtney Murray’s work.

American liberalism turns 250 this July. But like members of a family in a fight at a birthday party, we are not in a celebratory mood. I propose a gift in view of our dampened celebration: the work of the American Jesuit John Courtney Murray. ...


Honor the Emperor … by Praying Against Him?

Christians are supposed to be good citizens. Scripture teaches that government authority is legitimate, whether or not we agree with it. Therefore, we have a long history of praying for government leaders, obeying them, and paying taxes....


Cage matches and Christianity don’t go together

“There’s only one person more incredible than the Incredible Hulk, and that’s my Lord and savior Jesus Christ.” These are the words of Josh Hokit, a former NFL player and heavyweight mixed martial artist who was one of the fighters...


Can a film or art piece be Christian without mentioning God?

I was recently part of an Arts and Mission conference in Tokyo. There were tea masters, evangelists, worship leaders, filmmakers, and artists. I found myself wondering: what about creative believers working in the marketplace, the designer...


How Christians should speak in a culture of lies

In this episode of In Conversation With, Mary Margaret Olohan sits down with Fr Gregory Pine OP, Dominican priest and philosopher, to explore the moral and spiritual weight of speech and why the capacity to tell the truth has become, in the...


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GOOD NEWS

Japanese World Cup fans brought trash bags to clean up post-game. People are in awe.

The stands and seats following most sporting events are usually atrocious. Between plastic cups, used napkins, and food containers left behind, most people leave their trash for stadium employees to pick up after them. But this commonplace behavior...


Service dog helps veteran reach graduation day

When U.S. Army veteran Peter Tong walked across the stage at Polk State College, he wasn’t alone. By his side: his service dog Ren. Tong enlisted in the military in 2009 and served in the 112th Signal Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a...


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