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April 19, 2025

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IN THE NEWS

Trump nominates former pastor, congressman for top religious freedom post

President Donald Trump has nominated a former congressional leader and pastor as the new U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. In a post to his social media platform Truth Social on Thursday evening, Trump announced that he....


Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 at the National Gallery is a remarkable achievement

I had been looking forward to the National Gallery’s exhibition Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 for several reasons. First, it was many years in the making. Its curator, Professor Emerita Joanna Cannon of the Courtauld Institute of Art, had....


As Anti-Hamas protests gather, Christians stay away

In a rare show of defiance, thousands of Gazans took to the streets of the northern city of Beit Lahia and other cities in the past few weeks, demanding Hamas step down and end the war. Videos from the protests, which started two weeks ago....


Thousands worship Jesus at SMU as UniteUS leads another campus to Christ

The UniteUS Collegiate Revival movement continues to hold large-scale events on college campuses across the United States, ministering to thousands of students with the Gospel. The most recent event took place at Southern Methodist ....


Why the president of the United Auto Workers supports tariffs

David Sirota: Make your case about how exactly NAFTA and other free-trade deals harmed autoworkers and those other manufacturing jobs. It dovetails with what’s on [the shirt you’re wearing] right now, [which says] “Ross Perot was right.” Why....


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FROM FAITH ON VIEW

Why United Methodists are speaking out against service cuts

United Methodists attending the April 4-6 Peace Conference at Lake Junaluska joined a nationwide protest on April 5. The Waynesville, North Carolina, rally was one of more than 1,200 “Hands Off!” demonstrations held across all 50 states....


Proxy voting for parents stalls Congress, ends in controversial compromise

A bipartisan petition to allow new parents in Congress to vote remotely caused a week-long freeze in House business. Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and Democratic Rep. Brittany Pettersen led the effort, seeking proxy voting for....


Suicide and faith: Parsons concludes Arctic ministry with emotional tour

Bishop David Parsons has begun his farewell tour after leading the Anglican Diocese of the Arctic for 12 years. Inukjuak, a remote village in northern Quebec, was one of the stops. At 70, Parsons has reached the Anglican Church of Canada’s.....


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COMMENTARY

Midwife to a Movement: The Legacy of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

When I was a student at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS), the admissions department hosted a brainstorming session. They asked for our input on recruiting. When you don’t boast a big endowment, you live and die with enrollment....


How Job Becomes a Women’s Rights Activist

In the third verse from the very end of The Book of Job’s last chapter, the narrator reveals that Job has taken action that would have been shocking to an ancient-world readership: He has granted inheritance of his estate to his daughters as well as....


Today’s Pharaohs

In 1969, amid the turbulence of the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War, upon realizing the first anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination, Rabbi Arthur Waskow authored a new Hagaddah (a written guide to the Passover....


The Ugly and Beautiful Gods

Literature begins with the silence of the gods. As long as extra-human powers spoke to human beings, who communicated their messages in poems, stories, and dramas, “literature” in our contemporary sense could not exist. That we can now see writing....


Church Girl: Dr. Sarita Lyons x UrbanFaith

UrbanFaith interviewed minister, psychotherapist, and author Dr. Sarita Lyons about her new book Church Girl which is a comprehensive look at the blessing, challenges, and opportunities for black women to live fully as believers and part of the body....


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GOOD NEWS

25 Of The Funniest Posts About Married Life

Marriage is full of highs, lows and a whole bunch of ordinary moments in between. Somehow the married people on X, Bluesky and Threads continue to find humor in the minutiae of wedded life. Every week, we round up the funniest marriage posts....


Pat Boone Tops Billboard again with Emotional Song about Water Crisis in Africa

Actor and legendary crooner Pat Boone has released a new song, "ONE – Voices for Tanzania," to raise awareness and funds for the water crisis in Africa. "This song is reaching millions of people on all the music servers," he said, adding: "We're....


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