Sports gambling takes center stage with the Super Bowl being in Las Vegas on Sunday. Apps available on everyone’s phones makes betting during this game more accessible and convenient than ever.

Should the mentally ill be allowed to choose to end their own lives? That’s a question causing debate in Canada as the government seeks to expand the eligibility criteria for  assisted suicide...

...The administration maintains that Israel’s security is so “sacred,” it must be tied to a doomed legislative package containing issues that deal with border security and Ukrainian aid. Which makes no sense.

Special Counsel’s report finds Biden suffers from “significant limitations”.

Should the graying of churches be a concern? The answer is “yes.” Yes, we should celebrate all ages who attend, and yes, we should be concerned if our congregations are getting older. 

Being spiritual and being religious are two different things...More than 2 in 5 Americans say they’ve become more spiritual over their lives, but only around 1 in 4 say they’re now more religious.

...People eschewing the legacy media for alternate sources of information represents an existential crisis to those outlets, and they have responded accordingly.

....Netanyahu said that victory is within reach, that Hamas must be entirely defeated for Israel and the region to be safe, and that military pressure is the only way to get the hostages released.

Persecution of Christians remains on the rise in Western culture, according to reports...The group was able to identify 168 incidents across 16 Western countries between January 2020 and December 2023.

Reports show “a prevailing sense of pessimism among Americans regarding the future of the United States.”

Central Nigeria has become engulfed in horrific violence that would shock the world if people only knew about it. Instead, it remains a silent massacre, largely neglected by the world’s news media. 

There are many signs and portents that signal the guttering of the rule of law and its replacement: rule by law. It is an autumnal sign—a sign of civilization at the end of its tether.

...What western peoples think of Islam when relying on secondhand information from the powers-that-be is vastly different from what they think of Islam after personally experiencing it.

Pro-gay theology has infiltrated evangelical churches in America, and “inclusion” has been a major selling point. Scripture is clear that God loves all people...Also, the Bible clearly condemns sexual sin...

...As long as our border remains open, there will be no real peace in America. If we don’t have a secure border, we can hardly call ourselves a sovereign nation. No border, no nation. This is a crisis.

...Major insurance companies are dropping churches left and right. Insurance costs for religious communities — and everyone else — are going to rise dramatically.

A Christian preacher has been found guilty of breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order for holding a sign with a verse from the Bible on it outside of an abortion clinic.

Record-high credit card debt is brutalizing “mostly lower- and middle-income Americans, who tend to be renters,” the far-left Associated Press reported. The AP piece itself is a joke.

...If you truly care for America, It’s time to look in the mirror and own it. At this stage of spiritual cancer, the only remedy is deep repentance and brokenness over sin.

While there is much to celebrate about the church around the world, there are some discouraging trends in global Christianity...These five statistics should encourage us to pray for their reversal.