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November 14, 2026

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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IN THE NEWS

​Lutheran pastor and Rep.-elect Sarah Trone Garriott on her ‘new calling’ on Capitol Hill​

Asked how she is processing her recent victory, the Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat who defeated a Republican opponent last Tuesday (Nov. 3) to become the representative-elect for Iowa’s 3rd congressional district, couldn’t help but use a...

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Parishioners Rescued During 1,000 Year Flood Event in Tennessee​

Four parishioners of St. Mark’s Church in Copperhill, Tennessee, along with their friends, had to be rescued by boat in the middle of the night on November 5, when the Ocoee River surged by more than 18 feet. The catastrophic 1,000-year flood...

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After a successful trip to Uruguay, Pope Leo heads to Argentina​

Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Uruguay on Sunday by praising the women who have passed the Catholic faith onto younger generations, as he highlighted the role the church has played since the founding of Latin America's most secular...

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​China’s New Law Expands Communist Party Control Over Religious Freedom, Report Warns​

A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s...

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​I Watched In Horror As My Fellow Christians Turned MAGA. A Single Night Gave Me Hope For The First Time In 10 Years.​

Last Tuesday night, I watched the election results with excitement. James Talarico, a Presbyterian and former seminary student, became Texas’ first Democratic senator in 33 years, and Adam Hamilton, a United Methodist megachurch pastor, became...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

​The Chosen Season 6 Angels Spark Fierce Debate Over Biblical Accuracy​

The Chosen Season 6 angels have sparked debate over biblical accuracy following the release of a teaser featuring the supernatural beings. The upcoming season introduces culturally diverse, shimmering, warrior-like angels as the series...

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Racial injustice: Apologies from a white Evangelical​

Where to begin… This is going to be difficult to write. Please understand that my perspective is that of a white man who has grown up with White privilege. Thus, I feel as if my voice on this issue should be outweighed by the voices of Black men...


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COMMENTARY

​An Author All Christians Should Be Reading​

When talking to American evangelical Christians about literature, I have noted that most veer towards the classics. There is, of course, nothing wrong with this. I love so many classic works of literature; Jane Eyre is perhaps my favorite novel ever...

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The Evangelical Dream for the World is a Nightmare​

American Christianity is far too comfortable with the end of the world for my tastes. I grew up with prophecy conferences where zealous preachers without seminary degrees dissected geo-political events that they only half-understood, slotting them...

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The Gospel That Demands You Speak Up​

On the 23rd Sunday of the Ordinary Time in the liturgical year A (focused on Mt), we listen in Mass the pericope of “A Brother who Sins” —very simple and direct, but it is still worth doing its exegesis to understand it better. Let’s begin by reading the...

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​Trump: America’s First Post-Christian President​

I honestly thought nothing would shock me about Donald Trump anymore. But this answer in his interview last night with Ross Douthat on “60 Minutes” did. And it shocked me in a way that made me feel deep pity for Trump, but fear for what...

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​Parable of the Talents: A Call to Justice, Not Capitalism​

Our reading this week is from the Gospel of Matthew: a story about what God’s just reign is like: “It will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two...



GOOD NEWS

​Italy invests $2.2M in rescuing dogs from fighting rings, adopting them out to families for 'the happiest years of their life'​

Despite strict criminal penalties under Italy’s animal protection legislation, dogfighting remains a serious, widespread issue in the country and is heavily tied to organized crime networks known as the “Zoomafia.” For the past five years...

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The Spark: When Communities Own the Land, Housing Stays Affordable​

In 2019, Nachand Trabue began noticing investors’ “We buy houses” signs all over her corner of Louisville, Kentucky. A historically Black neighborhood since the Civil War, Smoketown has deep roots and a long, proud past — including the city’s...


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