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  • I lost my job and my son. Here's what I learned about grace

    I lost my job and my son. Here's what I learned about grace

    I had followed the formula. I went to school, earned a scholarship, built a career, went to church and tithed. Then I lost my job, and I discovered I had been a quid pro quo believer.

  • I was an atheist. Quantum physics set me on the path to Jesus

    I was an atheist. Quantum physics set me on the path to Jesus

    As a young atheist, he saw the universe as one big machine. Then he studied quantum physics, read the New Testament for the first time, and noticed something startling: Jesus talked like a quantum physicist.

  • Trump needs Reagan's human rights playbook for China

    Trump needs Reagan's human rights playbook for China

    When President Trump hosted Xi Jinping in Washington, the two leaders discussed trade, AI, Taiwan, and Iran. Missing from the agenda was China's egregious human rights record. Reagan would not have left it off.

  • Voter registration deadlines are closing. Don't miss yours.

    Voter registration deadlines are closing. Don't miss yours.

    Soon, the opportunity to register to vote will come to an end. In America, if we don't like the government we have, we have no one to blame but ourselves, so register now and vote in the 2026 midterms.

  • Older members may be your church's best discipleship resource

    Older members may be your church's best discipleship resource

    Churches rightly ask how to reach new people and disciple the next generation. Yet many overlook the faithful believers already sitting beside them, whose years of trusting Christ through loss and disappointment could encourage someone just beginning that journey.

  • Ignoring money problems? The Bible warns it will cost you

    Ignoring money problems? The Bible warns it will cost you

    Small financial problems have a way of becoming big ones when we ignore them. Numbers 33 offers a sobering warning about "thorns in your sides," and a reminder that what we tolerate today may trouble us tomorrow.

  • Does forgiveness cover abortion? Many women aren't sure.

    Does forgiveness cover abortion? Many women aren't sure.

    Every Sunday, women who have had abortions sit in church and hear that God forgives sin. But when abortion is never named, many conclude that the promise doesn't include them, and they take the pastor's silence as judgment.

  • 3 pollution threats deadlier than climate change in Asia

    3 pollution threats deadlier than climate change in Asia

    For much of Asia, the environmental emergency is not a hypothetical projection for the year 2100. It is the daily reality of polluted land, air and water, and the poor are paying for leaders' misplaced priorities.

  • Why is God silent?

    Why is God silent?

    We all love when God answers prayers quickly. But silence is the great test of faith, and waiting time is not wasted time. It's when we truly develop our relationship with the Lord.

  • 3 ways to thrive in your Christian faith when doubt creeps in

    3 ways to thrive in your Christian faith when doubt creeps in

    Every believer will face temptation, intellectual challenges and doubt. But being challenged to doubt the Christian faith is not the same as unbelieving it, and knowing the difference is the first step toward a flourishing walk with Christ.