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January 09, 2026

Informing the Mind & Enriching the Soul

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With limits on campus protests, quieter vigils are the growing voice of protest

Judith Lynn, who has lived close to Columbia University for two decades, marched beside pro-Palestinian students when campus protest against the war in Gaza erupted two years ago. “I was right there yelling with those beautiful students, but to see that squashed,” she said. “I’ve been finding ways to go beyond the protest.”...


Evangelicals respond to the U.S. attack on Venezuela

Last night, the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro. Why did the United States attack Venezuela? The BBC has a nice explainer. Read it here. Here is a bonus Evangelical roundup:...


'We are not occupying a country': US ambassador defends Maduro capture

The United States will no longer allow its adversaries to use the Western Hemisphere as their base of operations. That's the Trump administration's message to the United Nations after the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro....


Australia’s church attendance rebounds to 89% of 2001 levels, 1.35 million attend weekly

Australia’s churches are experiencing a steady but incomplete rebound in weekly attendance following the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to new nationwide research. The data come from the first-ever Church Pulse Check Panel, a new....


7 NFL playoff quarterbacks who are bold about their love for Jesus

This year’s NFL playoffs aren’t just filled with players who shine on the field – they’re also filled with men who boldly live out their faith on a national stage. Fourteen teams qualify each year for the playoffs, culminating in the Super Bowl, the....



FROM FAITH ON VIEW

The Strange Evangelical Focus on Queer Movements

A few weeks ago, I visited a small rural Kentucky city where my daughter attends college. Since she hadn’t yet selected a church, I tried to help her identify several nearby fellowships that she might be comfortable attending. Most of the local...


How Catholic digital identity is being rewritten by influencers

In July 2025, the Vatican held an unprecedented event: a global summit for Catholic influencers. This festival of digital evangelists drew both clergy and lay creators to Rome, aiming to explore the role of social media in spreading the faith. But while....


David Green’s $7M gift fuels First Baptist Dallas sanctuary reconstruction

Hobby Lobby founder and CEO David Green has given $7 million to help rebuild the sanctuary at First Baptist Dallas, a significant step in the church’s $95 million fundraising effort. The donation comes 18 months after a devastating fire....


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COMMENTARY

Zohran Mamdani Is Right About the Warmth of Collectivism

Zohran Mamdani became the 112th mayor of New York City on New Year’s Day. He followed custom by being legally sworn in at midnight and holding a big public ceremony in the afternoon. Anyone who expected the mayor to back...


On the fifth anniversary of the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor in chief of The Atlantic, sums it up nicely. Here is a taste: At 1:42 a.m. on December 19, 2020, Donald Trump—disturbed, humiliated, livid—posted the following message on Twitter: “Statistically impossible to have lost the...

Nicolás Maduro’s Arrest Tests Venezuela’s Faith and Hope

We are finding that Nicolás Maduro’s arrest tests Venezuela’s faith and hope. Justice, forgiveness and hope amid upheaval tests Christians after Nicolás Maduro reached a New York courtroom. Next, reports say U.S. forces captured him in...


Islamophobia Is on the Rise, and Christians Have a Responsibility to Confront It

In late August, a far-right Republican Congressional candidate, Valentina Gomez, burned a copy of the Qur’an with a flamethrower in her campaign ad. Gomez had vowed to “end Islam in America,” claiming that she was “powered by Jesus...


If we don’t need college, why are enrollments going up?

In 2022, the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk wrote a book titled The College Scam: How America’s Universities Are Bankrupting and Brainwashing Away the Future of America’s Youth. Kirk did not attend college, yet if one measures....


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GOOD NEWS

A viral post asked for positive things happening in America. Here are 10 of the best responses.

It's a brand new year, and there's no reason we can't tweak our algorithms just a bit to focus on some positive news. One Reddit user posed the question, "What's something *positive* going on in America people should be aware of?" It seems...


Watch how a simple birthday cake brings neighbors closer

Sometimes kindness is closer than you think. Nancy has lived next door to Maria in Fresno, California, for nearly three years. "Before this moment, our relationship was mostly neighborly and friendly," Nancy said. "She's the kind of neighbor who'd...


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