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June 24, 2026

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Bangladesh Has A New Catholic Diocese: Why Hindus And Muslims Are Excited, Too

A new Catholic diocese in Bangladesh is creating a place of hope for people of all faith, especially in the fields of education and health. Bishop Paul Gomes, 64, was consecrated on June 5 as the first bishop of the new diocese of Joypurhat in...


New Horror Movie Denigrates Biblical Sexuality, Apologist Abdu Murray Responds

Hollywood is serving up a new movie, a film that, on its face, is demonizing a biblical sexual ethic. But, according to one apologist, the intentions behind the new movie “Leviticus” are much more sinister than that. “This movie is a not-so-veiled attempt...


Man Who Admitted Burning Cross In Chicago Park Charged With Hate Crime

A 21-year-old man has been charged with a hate crime, arson and other offenses for a cross that was set on fire in a Chicago park, police said. Merlin Lu admitted to a TV station this week that he was responsible for the cross burning in Grant Park...


In Richmond, churches retrace the path of the enslaved to confront their own history

From 1830 to 1860, tens of thousands of enslaved people disembarked ships at Richmond’s Manchester Docks, an entry point into a bondage system that built Virginia’s wealth and shaped the city’s history. Shackled together, the enslaved...


RFK Jr. Announces $700 Million Recovery Initiative, Restores Funding Access for Faith-Based Groups

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled more than $700 million in new federal funding to address addiction, mental illness, and homelessness, while emphasizing a renewed partnership with faith-based...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

In God We Trust Currency Legacy Inspires Faith and Debate

In God We Trust, the currency began with Matthew Rothert Sr., an Arkansas Presbyterian, furniture maker, and coin collector. During church in Chicago on June 21, 1953, Rothert believed God urged him to place the motto on paper bills. Coins...


SBC Leadership Faces Powerful Rebuke From Beth Moore

Beth Moore challenges SBC leadership as the denomination approaches its annual meeting. The Bible teacher and Living Proof Ministries founder left the Southern Baptist Convention in 2021, but she says love still keeps her engaged. Moore...


God for God’s sake: Learning theology from aesthetics

In a previous post, I wrote about having the joy of reading Aesthetics in a redwood forest in the hills near Santa Cruz. It was a great way to pass the time as my wife was on a photo walk with a group of photographers. As I was reading, an old...


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COMMENTARY

The quiet faithfulness of ordinary fathers in an age of performative masculinity

This past Sunday (June 14), the White House played host to a mixed martial arts event, which served as the unofficial launch of a weekslong celebration for America 250. The fight was attended by such cultural and political powerhouses as Mark...


No investigations of the Good/Pretti killings or the Epstein files, but gosh darn it, we need to hunt down those Reflecting Pool vandals!

The scandal of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is such a complete encapsulation—and such a perfect metaphor—of incompetence and corruption that it deserves to be both a long-remembered failure and a final straw for a restless...


Did Jesus Exist? Searching for Evidence Beyond the Bible

After two decades toiling in the quiet groves of academe, I published an article in BAR titled “Archaeology Confirms 50 Real People in the Bible.”a The enormous interest this article generated was a complete surprise to me. Nearly 40 websites...


An Open Hand for Our Unhoused Neighbors

Sometimes doing ministry with people who are unhoused can be uncomfortable. If our neighbors are sleeping outside, there may be a lack of hygiene, irritability from a lack of sleep, and general skepticism toward a society that has deemed them...


Religion, Politics, and other Unmentionables

That’s a tough question. At the very least, folks who reject the way of life he commands could say with integrity, “No thanks.” But saying we’re “Christians” (originally a vague insult by Roman snobs) and then continue to live exactly as...


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GOOD NEWS

Beach Boy Brian Wilson’s daughters share his ‘extremely spiritual’ side a year after passing

It’s been just over a year since Brian Wilson passed away on June 11, 2025, but the gifts he left this world will be here forever. As the musical soul and architect of The Beach Boys, he magically turned California sunshine into sound and weaved...


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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