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July 08, 2026

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IN THE NEWS

Platner faces pressure to drop out of Maine Senate race after sexual assault allegation

Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Maine, is facing mounting pressure to drop out of the race following an allegation of sexual assault, which he’s denied. Platner, a military veteran, oyster farmer and first-time candidate, launched...


As war drags on, Ukrainian refugees grapple with uncertain future

Liza Sharii-Yukabovska fled her native Ukraine four years ago after Russia attacked its Eastern European neighbor. In the U.S., the mother — who escaped with her daughter, Sophie, now 17 — connected with Houston’s Memorial Church of Christ...


HCU President Robert B. Sloan has died

Houston Christian University announced the sudden passing of University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. July 3, 2026. Sloan died of a massive stroke. He was 77. Sloan served as president of HCU for two decades, beginning his tenure on Sept. 1...


Catholic legal aid group for immigrants nears collapse as US withholds funds

For 40 years, a ministry of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso has provided legal assistance to hundreds of thousands of immigrants. Now, the ministry, Estrella del Paso, says the Trump administration’s refusal to pay more than $765,000 owed in...


Jews face harassment in nearly 100 countries as global religious hostilities spike, Pew shows

Jews faced government harassment in 69 countries and faced harassment by private individuals, groups, or organizations in 92 countries in 2023, according to research by Pew Research Center. The study explores the levels of social...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

James Talarico Makes Stunning Case on Scripture and Abortion

James Talarico’s abortion stance returned to the spotlight after the Democratic Texas lawmaker defended abortion rights through a faith-based argument. Speaking with podcaster and former L’Oréal CEO Jamie Kern Lima, Talarico said Scripture does...


When the Holy Spirit Convicts Believers of Sin: A Journey Back to Hackensack

I grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, a suburb of New York City. I graduated from Hackensack High in 1971, got my B.A. from Cornell University in 1975, a master’s in magazine journalism from Syracuse University in 1976, and landed a job as a...


What not to say when someone has God beaten out of them

“If being hurt by church causes you to lose faith in God,” so the saying on a popular image macro goes, “then your faith was in people, not in God.” I’ve been seeing this sentiment more and more in the last couple of years; I’ve seen the exact phrasing...


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COMMENTARY

Is King Charles protecting faith or sidelining Christianity?

King Charles III has quietly revealed the problem at the heart of modern Britain. In the latest Sovereign Grant Report, Buckingham Palace states that the king is supreme governor of the Church of England and “protects the space for faith within...


Give Thanks for America, But Don’t Confuse It for the Church

As we were flying home from Italy two nights ago, I began working on a sermon for Sunday, July 5, for the second time. “Flying home” — I am sure you have used that language, too. Not in reference to writing a sermon, of course, but in describing a...


The Dominoes Fell, and Next Thing You Know, I Had Exited the Southern Baptist Convention

In Unleashing the Scripture: Freeing the Bible from Captivity to America, Stanley Hauerwas suggests that the Bible should be taken from North American Christians. Not a point that Southern Baptists would take well. Neither would they appreciate...


The Saving Grace of Siblings: What the ‘Only Child’ Syndrome Is Costing Our Kids

Catholic economist Catherine Ruth Pakaluk wrote an inspiring piece in The New York Times delving into the research behind her book Hannah’s Children. In interviewing countless matriarchs of large families, she found they all succinctly...


“I’m not full American because I’m not white”

What’s more American than corn flakes, the Fourth of July, and Uncle Sam? These lyrics came sweetly from the lips of my seven-year-old daughter as we awaited a ranger program last summer at the Grand Canyon. They’re from a song that she...


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GOOD NEWS

Switzerland has turned its train tracks into solar power plants

The space between railroad tracks doesn’t usually do much of anything. But in a tiny village in Switzerland, Swiss inventors have spent the last year proving it can be used to generate clean electricity. In April 2025, Swiss startup Sun-Ways installed...


The Cat in the Hat Crushes July 4 Interview Without Saying A Single Word

The Cat in the Hat of Dr. Seuss fame stopped by TODAY on July 4 to “discuss” the new book “Sing the 50 United States” that honors the nation’s 250th birthday. And the feline somehow said so much without saying anything at all. When asked, “Mr....


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