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October 13, 2026

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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​New Refugee Cap a Blow to Persecuted Religious Minorities​

Ruth LePage, director of refugee services at Arrive Ministries, a refugee resettlement agency in Minnesota, said she misses late-night airport welcomes. In refugee family reunification cases, the normally quiet arrivals hall is filled with family members...

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What's happening with Britain's Jerusalem consulate?​

Britain said on Thursday its nearly 200-year-old consulate in Jerusalem would continue operating on a smaller scale and be renamed as the "UK Mission" in the city, after Israel ordered it shut in a dispute over sanctions on settlements. Here's...

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2,000 years of Christian history, including Chief Spokan Garry’s bible, on display at St. John’s Cathedral for 100th anniversary (Spokan)

When you’re surrounded by beauty, it can be easy to take its meaning for granted. That’s the case for many parishioners at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, commemorating 100 years since its groundbreaking in November. The Episcopal...

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​Colton Dixon Calls New Song ‘Bones’ a ‘Christian’s Response to Halloween’​

Christian recording artist Colton Dixon told ChurchLeaders that he considers his upcoming single, “Bones,” as a “Christian’s response to Halloween.” The song, which releases Friday, Oct. 9, draws inspiration from the biblical account of the...

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​Mike Ditka Dies at 86, Leaving a Legacy of Football and Faith​

Mike Ditka, the fiery football legend who helped turn the Chicago Bears into champions and became one of the city’s most recognizable figures, died Friday at 86. His family confirmed his death. Ditka died about 9 a.m., surrounded by family...



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

​The Problem with Christian Nationalism: A Theocracy Without Mercy​

One of the most challenging summers of my childhood involved a prolonged visit with my cousins. Both boys, slightly older than myself, made it their personal mission to torment me. I use the term “torment” loosely, as much of what I experienced...

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The Offense of Grace: We Desire Sacrifice, Not Mercy​

The situation with Bishop Budde pleading with Donald Trump in her sermon last week to show mercy reminded me of a story from my past. The story is from over a decade ago when I was in a counseling session with my sister. She didn’t want to...


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COMMENTARY

​The Sin the Church Forgot

Christians know well the biblical commands to be in the world but not of it (John 17:15­–18) and to be conformed to God’s will rather than the pattern of fallen humanity (Rom. 12:1–2). Yet distinguishing what Scripture teaches from the...

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Trump’s “take out Los Angeles” threat revealed how he’s slipping​

Donald Trump is doing something we’ve rarely seen him do: backtrack. Twice in recent days, Trump has been forced to retreat from his own outrageous actions and statements, underscoring how much the political climate has deteriorated for him...

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How Jim Bakker became the Johnny Carson of Christian TV​

When I was researching my 2017 book, “PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Evangelical Empire,” I interviewed dozens of former staffers and supporters of PTL, the ministry, television and theme park empire that the...

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​Knitting Designs and Spiritual Patterns | Marlene Houk​

My daughter’s knitting needles clicked, and row one emerged. Puzzled, I glanced at four skimpy stitches cast on her needles. What a tiny dishcloth! I couldn’t imagine washing dishes, wiping counters, and scrubbing pots and pans with an inch-...

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​Judging Requires Judgment, Says Justice Alito​

Midway through Justice Samuel Alito’s new book is a chapter about baseball. That might seem like an odd centerpiece for a book subtitled An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country. But baseball turns out to be a surprisingly...


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GOOD NEWS

​A Fierce Defender of Moms: Charlee Tchividjian and the Mission of ĒMA​

When a mother is struggling through crisis without a safety net, Every Mother’s Advocate (ĒMA) steps in the gap, working fiercely to prevent family separation by surrounding vulnerable mothers with the guidance, practical support and...

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Beloved Nurse Who Always Went the Extra Mile Retires After 58 Years of Service​

A very special nurse retires after 58 years of service at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was sent off through a crowd of hundreds of people, all there just for her. Some of her patients, like Marco Houpe, believe...


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