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School Officials Reprimand Girl For Handing Out Gospel Tracts To Students

Attorneys representing a middle school student in Washington state say an administrator reprimanded her for distributing Gospel tracts. The alleged incident occurred on Feb. 18 at a middle school...
PNW: Inside the Strategic Pause In the U.S.-Iran-Israel War

The conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran has entered a strange and unsettling phase. The missiles and threats have not stopped. And yet, something has shifted. A pause. A flood of conflicting messages that beg the question: What is really happening behind the scenes?
Ch Post: Religious Participation Linked To Higher Levels of Student Success

The religious practices of students, their families and teachers can help close learning opportunity gaps, according to a report that found that faith is associated with higher levels of student achievement.
Breitbart News: Yes, People Are Already Worshipping A.I. as a Deity

Reports show that the worship of artificial intelligence as a literal deity is not science fiction. It is already happening, complete with IRS-registered churches, robot priests, and AI confessionals.
Washington Stand: China Dials Up Pressure On Arrested House Church Members by Targeting Defense Lawyers

Five months after dozens of house church members in China were arrested by the communist regime, reports have surfaced that Beijing is ratcheting up its persecution of the group of Christians by revoking and suspending the legal licenses of the attorneys attempting to defend them.
Biblical Counseling: The Practice of Biblical Contentment

Contentment is not dependent on our circumstances, but is rather a posture of our hearts rooted in and sustained by the sovereignty, character, and grace of God.
Founders.org: What Judgment Looks Like

...The Pharisees self-righteously considered themselves superior to their predecessors, who had persecuted the prophets. But these “heroes” would soon murder the true Prophet, the Son of God Himself, and in their unrepentance experience the last great judgment on the nation of Israel.
Breitbart News: Cuban Police Crack Down On Blackout Protests

Reports detail harrowing testimonies from residents of Havana denouncing arrests and beatings by communist thugs intended to keep them from protesting during the nighttime blackouts in the country.
The Tide Is Turning On Transgender Ideology, But Democrats Keep Pushing

...Recent polling suggests that a majority of Americans support restrictions on biological males competing in women’s sports. Surveys also indicate a growing skepticism regarding transition procedures...
BCLife: The Power of Words

Words are important. They make things happen...In Scripture we read about how God uses his words to make things happen, to create and recreate. It is through the words of the Gospel that a person is...
ABWE: A Remedy For Brokenness

The world is broken. Everyone knows it. No one could honestly say that everything is as it should be...The spiritual brokenness of the world surpasses even the physical and emotional brokenness we see.
U.S. Senate Advancing Bill To Ban Sports Betting On Prediction Markets

A bill to ban sports betting on prediction markets has been introduced by a bi-partisan group of U.S. Senators to prevent betting on sites such as Polymarket and Kalshi.
UK Guardian: 'Friendship Fraud' Is an ‘Insidious’ Scam Targeting Older People

...TSB is reporting a rise in scams where criminals are using social media to befriend people before defrauding them out of thousands of dollars, often over lengthy periods of time.
Daily Citizen: Woke Inclusivity is Really Radical Exclusion of Christians

...There’s no question the Golden State has been on the leading edge when it comes to pushing “woke” policies that are hostile to conservative evangelical convictions. From forcing pro-life clinics to...
Futurism: The World After Reading

We’ve all seen the headlines: Johnny can’t read anymore...And we all know why: It’s the screens, dummy. But what we’ve seen so far is just a preview of the post-literate society that awaits us.
chick.com: Italian City Prepares For a Dead Man

This is blatant sacrilege framed in polished, ecumenically driven language meant to draw thousands into its folds. And it’s working. Thousands of people kneel, bow, and pray to a dead man.
Ch Post: Abortion Doctor Convicted of Murder Dead at 85

Infamous late-term abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell has died, prompting pro-life activists to reflect on his crimes and the state of the pro-life movement.

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Biden CIA Saw Traditional Family Values as a Sign of White ‘Extremism’

The Central Intelligence Agency retracted a Biden-era internal document warning about female “racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists" that listed the prioritization of “motherhood and homemaking," raising the concern of conservatives. The document outlines concerns about participation in...
Protestia: Mormon Church Will Be a $1 Trillion Denomination In 20 Years

Imagine a denomination so wealthy it could cover all its current expenses “forever” without a single penny more from congregants. This is the reality for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Breitbart News: Who Is Running Iran? New Supreme Leader Still Not Seen

U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies are scrambling to determine who is actually running Iran after the regime’s newly installed “supreme leader” Mojtaba Khamenei — who has not been seen or heard from publicly — again failed to appear publicly for Nowruz, the Persian New Year.
Growth In Bible Sales Brings Opportunities For Churches

In 1455, Johannes Gutenberg printed around 180 copies of the Bible...Last year, 570 years after Gutenberg, more than 19.1 million Bibles were sold in the U.S., according to a market research firm.
Harbingers Daily: After Sharing the Gospel In Public Led To His Arrest, the Supreme Court Unanimously Sides With Mississippi Evangelist

...Olivier, who was arrested and fined in May 2021, filed suit a few months later, seeking to reform the city’s laws to protect the religious rights of evangelists. The district court ruled against Olivier...
Repentance Without Compromise—A Return To the Heart of the Gospel

One of the most remarkable and yet most neglected themes in Scripture is the call to repentance. In the Old Testament, we see God’s people repeatedly summoned to turn—to turn back to God Himself.
CBN News: Biblical Fruit Reappears In Israel After 2,000 Years

Something extraordinary, even prophetic, is happening in the Promised Land—the reappearance of ancient Judean date palm trees in Israel. Through modern agricultural efforts, seeds dating back 2,000 years to the time of King Herod and the New Testament—have been successfully sprouted.
Proclaim & Defend: Leadership Lessons From Lists of the Twelve Disciples

...Matthew, Mark, and Luke give us lists of the twelve, and describes them as chosen by Jesus...Digging some details out of these lists, we can make some interesting observations:
Cripplegate: What Does the Bible Say About Satan?

...A 2009 Barna study showed that sixty-seven percent of professing Christians in the U.S. either do not believe Satan exists or do not know if he exists. Only twenty-six percent strongly disagreed that Satan is merely a symbol of evil. Yet Scripture is clear we have a real enemy who is determined to destroy...
CBN News: South Korean Pastor Freed After Controversial Arrest

The imprisonment of South Korean Pastor Hyun-bo Son has sparked widespread controversy...It was the first time in 78 years that South Korea arrested a pastor for speaking out against the government.
9Marks: Calibrating the Conscience

The nature and function of the “conscience” is something we often take for granted. Few things seem so obvious...And yet, there is also a sense in which the precise nature of the conscience eludes us.
Newsmax: Newsom's Wife Says Christians Hold Back Abortion Agenda

A resurfaced video from 2022 shows Jennifer Newsom, wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, blaming conservatives and evangelical Christians for holding back efforts to protect abortion access.
Breitbart News: Jewish Ambulances Set Ablaze In London Antisemitic Attack

Ambulances belonging to a Jewish community service in Golders Green, London, were set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning in what police are calling an antisemitic arson attack.
Britain Bringing Back Blasphemy Laws—Threatening Free Speech

The British government is trying to make criticism of Islam illegal.
Hegseth Called ‘Controversial’ After Asking Americans To Pray For Troops

...War Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Americans to pray for the troops...and set off a fury among critics
Frontpage Mag: The Mullahs’ Doomsday Play

Cornered and cracking, the Islamic Republic turns to chaos and destruction.
China McDonald’s Is Testing Humanoid Robots To Work the Front Line

A McDonald’s in the Chinese megacity of Shanghai is testing humanoid robots in roles previously held by human workers, greeting customers and taking their orders.

Monday, March 23, 2026

GP: Two-Thirds of Young Americans Now Support Socialism, Says Survey

...Campus Reform is reporting “62% of American adults under 30 say they hold favorable views of socialism.” ...and found that only 38% of American youth had an unfavorable view of Socialism.
Never Before Has the God's Word Been So Readily Available—And Neglected

Throughout human history, knowledge of God’s Word was extremely difficult to come by...In our day, it's different. Copies of God’s Word are exceedingly plentiful. But we frequently neglect it.
Wash.Stand: The Digital Tower of Babel Is Upon Us

...Many technologists speak openly about building AI systems capable of organizing the world’s knowledge and improving upon human decision-making. Some envision a “global brain” ...The ambition is striking...
CBN News: ICE Agents Report To U.S. Airports For TSA Security

Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has caused major...
Ligonier: Why Is Life Hard?

...God’s people suffer because we live in a world marked by affliction...Yet our affliction unfolds under the sovereign eye of God. He sets its boundaries. Suffering is not endless; it has an expiration date.
Connecticut Anti-Homeschooling Bill Sparks Massive Opposition Movement

A highly controversial bill moving through Connecticut’s legislature would significantly heighten the scrutiny of homeschooling families, welfare checks, progress reports, and registration with public schools...
Wash.Stand: Transparency Is the Only Shield Left For Nigerian Christians

If Christians in Nigeria are going to survive the escalating violence engulfing their country, transparency must be a top priority. Without it, there is no accountability for the injustices Christians are facing.
PNW: AI, Lasers And Satellites—Technological Innovation In the Iran War

The coordinated military campaigns launched by Israel and the United States against the Islamic Republic of Iran represent a watershed moment in the evolution of modern warfare.
IsraelNews: Iran Missile Makes Impact Near Western Wall, Temple Mount

A fragment from an Iranian ballistic missile fell inside Jerusalem’s Old City on Friday, landing in the Jewish Quarter just hundreds of meters from the Western Wall and the Temple Mount.
Breitbart News: The Alarming Research On the Impact of ‘AI Companions’ and Widespread Loneliness

The popularity of “AI companions” is exploding as people turn to artificial intelligence to serve as their friend or even life partner. But these “companions” are making people lonelier.
CP Voices: How ‘Christ Is King’ Became an Internet Weapon

A strange pattern has appeared online recently. Under certain posts about Jews...the same phrase repeatedly shows up in the comment section or on social media profiles: “Christ is King.”
IndiAanya: Take Courage—Lessons From a Soldier’s Wife

...In my husband's Army experience, God has taught me three lessons about leadership — not just in the Army, but in life with Him.
TGC: The Danger of A.I. Is Not Misinformation—It’s Mis-Formation

...Biblical spirituality isn’t just about having an instant right answer. It’s about our slow formation to Christlikeness by the Spirit, through the ordinary means God gives us, like Scripture, prayer, and the church.
Rooted Ministry: Why Youth Ministry Needs Seasoned Saints

What if we find one of the greatest untapped resources for youth ministry not in the newest curriculum or the most charismatic leader, but in the seasoned saints of our churches?
CP Voices: The Pro-Life Movement Is Facing an Internal Fracture

...The disagreement within the movement is not about whether abortion is gravely wrong. It is about how justice is rightly applied in a morally disordered culture. And the Bible gives us a framework...
DiscernReport: The ‘Religion of Peace’ Sure Likes To Kill and Maim

...Is it possible that after decades of fighting Islamic extremists “over there,” we might have an even bigger problem with Islamic extremists already in the United States? Islamic immigrants often won't assimilate...

Sunday, March 22, 2026

Breitbart: Georgia Church Experiences 400 Unplanned Baptisms in One Day

A church in Georgia is rejoicing after hundreds of people were baptized in one day when they responded to the gospel message. Members at Bethlehem Church in Barrow, Jackson, and Oconee showed up...
Trump Issues Ultimatum To Iran To Open Strait of Hormuz Within 48 Hours

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Iran that if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened within 48 hours, the United States will “obliterate” Iran’s “various power plants.”
Breitbart News: Defiant Iran Declares the World Is Now Their Target

Recreational and tourist sites worldwide will now be a target for Iran’s aggression and what remains of the Islamic state’s leadership further added Friday it is still building missiles.
BCLife: Why You Should Love To Go To Church

Psalm 84 says, “How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!" The tabernacle was the place that God had chosen to come down and meet with his people in the wilderness. God had descended to meet...
Churches Embrace Technology, But Move Cautiously Amid A.I. Concerns

...As artificial intelligence tools gain traction, church leaders are grappling with new theological questions...A third of churches report using AI tools for content creation, graphic design and sermons
For the Church: Before You Pick a House, Pick a Church

...Instead of asking, “Where will I live?” we should ask, “Who will be my community?” Believers are given a community in the spiritual brothers and sisters found in their local church. To be connected to...
Tabletalk Mag: Preparing Our Hearts For Worship

...Psalm 100 is the climax of a collection of psalms focused on the Lord as King. From the declaration of Psalm 93:1, “The Lord reigns,” to the reminder in Psalm 99:1, “The Lord reigns,” the psalmist has fixed the believer’s heart on the fact of the Lord’s present enthronement and future glory.
CCW Today: An Appeal To Churches To Use Bibles

...Whether the Bible is under your arm or on your tablet or phone, it must be used. Here are some reasons to turn back to the use of the Bible in our church meetings:
Harbingers Daily: California Governor Newsom's Wife Champions 'Inclusivity' While Demanding Exclusion of Christians
SCOTUS Considers Case Involving Gender Transition and Parental Rights

The Supreme Court has been asked to hear a case involving a Maine school district which hid the fact that a 13-year-old was transitioning at school from her parents. The girl's mom discovered it back in 2022...
Prophecy News Watch: Great Britain Advances Law For Abortion Up To Birth

...This week, the House of Lords advanced legislation that is not just controversial, but catastrophic. What has unfolded is a moral earthquake that strikes at the very foundation of life, dignity, and justice.
Desiring God: Faithful Churches Can Rescue Cities

...The little city stood no chance... In this helpless city was found one poor man who saved it. A hopeless city saved by a poor, wise hero who feared God.
ChristOverAll: Why Baptists Must Recover the Order of Love

...The lawyer in Luke 10 asked Jesus “Who is my neighbor?” not to learn but to evade. We must not evade our Christian duties. But we must define them. The question “Whom am I to love?” is the beginning...
Lifeway: Eight Critical Signposts of a Healthy Church

...Research has identified eight domains of the Christian life that lead to spiritual health in a believer. These attributes of discipleship serve as signposts on the pathway of discipleship.
Breakpoint: Demographics, Decline, and the Hope of the Church

...Across Protestant denominations, both mainline and evangelical, a disproportionately large number of congregants are in their 60s, 70s, and 80s. Many of this group will enter eternity within the decade.
Obama Judge Strikes Down Ten Commandments In Arkansas Classrooms

U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks ruled on March 16 that not enjoining the law, Act 573, would violate the religious and Free Exercise rights of children in public school.
Newsmax: Unidentified Drones Target US Military Sites

Unidentified drone activity over sensitive U.S. military installations is raising fresh alarm as America remains locked in its conflict with Iran. At Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, service members were...

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

The British government is trying to make criticism of Islam illegal.

Cornered and cracking, the Islamic Republic turns to chaos and destruction.

Monday, March 23, 2026

...God’s people suffer because we live in a world marked by affliction...Yet our affliction unfolds under the sovereign eye of God. He sets its boundaries. Suffering is not endless; it has an expiration date.

Sunday, March 22, 2026