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Ligonier: Three Reasons To Take Your Kids To Church

Children need to know that they belong and that Jesus deeply desires them to come. So, to help feed your desire to face the challenge, I offer three reasons to take your kids to church.
USNews: What’s Going On With This Year’s Hurricane Season?

September is normally the height of hurricane season in the Atlantic. We’re only a couple of weeks past Sept. 10, ordinarily the season’s peak. But there have been no hurricanes so far this season.
800,000 Catholics Meet Pope Leo at Site of French Revolution Terror

Hundreds of thousands of Catholics poured into Paris on Saturday as Pope Leo XIV held Mass in the city centre, spreading a message of religious revival amid modern secularism stemming from...
DiscernReport: Why Do Those Who Hate God Seem To Love Death?

How is it that those who claim to be “progressive” so often advocate the promotion of death? What is this love affair with death that seems to characterize many on the left today?
Newsmax: U.S. Pressure Campaign Tightens Economic Noose On Iran

...The pressure comes as Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within a week if Washington lifts its naval blockade and eases sanctions, a proposal relayed through Qatar at the U.N.
Second Temple-Era Purification Complex Uncovered Near Temple Mount

A large ritual purification complex dating to the Second Temple period has been uncovered at the foot of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Thursday.
1/3 of Young People Now Turning To A.I. For Friendship, Research Finds

...The research found that in 2025 the average young person had 4.4 close relationships, down from 5.3 in 2023...Some 40 per cent of young people said they were not fully confident that there was an adult in their life who had a genuine interest in listening to them.
For the Gospel: What Should You Look For In a Church?

...The church you join shapes your view of God, your family’s convictions, and your habits of obedience. Many churches can give you what you want, but not all churches give you what you need.
Wash.Stand: Senator Calls On Congress To Ban Mifepristone

Senator Josh Hawley called on Congress to ban the use of the mail-order drug mifepristone that causes hundreds of thousands of chemical abortions of unborn children and sends women to the hospital...
PNW: Churches Becoming Mosques—The Changing Face of an American City

Drive through parts Michigan and you can see America's religious transformation...A Lutheran church that stood for more than 80 years is now the Al Ihsaan Islamic Center. A former Baptist church has become...
Log College: There’s Something Worse Than Death

...The consistent witness of Scripture is that death is grievous, but far from the ultimate disaster that can befall a person. In fact, there’s something worse than death. Much worse.
TruthScript: Should Southern Baptists Allow Women To Be Pastors?

... When Christians give themselves permission to ignore a mandate as unambiguous as this, it inevitably threatens the Bible’s position as the ruling document of our entire faith.
Core Christianity: Assurance In the Shadow of Doubt

Few questions trouble the Christian conscience more persistently than this: How can I know that I am truly saved? It arises naturally wherever the gospel is preached with clarity.
Lifeway: What Is Eco-Anxiety?—And How Can the Church Help?

I was shocked the first time I read about someone getting voluntarily sterilized because of their eco-anxiety. That was a decade ago; the couple was in their early 20s. I wonder if they’re happy with their choice.
CBN News: Christian Awakening Touches Uganda's Oldest Living Tribe

For the first time in centuries, a remote African tribe called the Batwa Pygmies has been introduced to Jesus Christ. For centuries, the Batwa were rainforest dwellers who lived in caves and trees...
Israel 365: Church of England Joins Islam In Alliance Against Israel

...The Church of England is a distant institution for most American Christians. What happened there this month is a warning for every congregation in America, and it raises a huge question at the heart of...
Nebraska Firefighter Denied Full-Time Job For Being Homeschooled

The United States Armed Forces allows homeschoolers to enlist, but the city of Fremont, Nebraska appears to think they are unfit to join their local fire department. Now, the governor’s office is investigating.

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Israel Discovery Reveals Lost Community and Reminder of John's Baptisms

A 2,000-year-old archaeological marvel has been unearthed in southern Israel, revealing a mysterious community lost to time and the latest proof of the ancient Jewish connection to the Holy Land.
CBN: Talarico's Pastor Says 'No Way of Knowing If Jesus Really Existed'

Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico's pastor was recently recorded expressing skepticism about the virgin birth of Jesus and even questioning Jesus's very existence.
Breitbart: NYC Episcopal Priest Declares Jesus Is ‘Transgender’

An Episcopal priest in New York City declared that Jesus is “transgender” and told the congregation that if they deny this, they are denying the “divinity” of Christ.
Wash.Stand: Netanyahu Rebukes UN Hypocrisy To Its Face

The childish withdrawals made Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s point better than his rhetoric ever could. Before the Israeli leader even began his Thursday speech, delegates simply walked out...
Christianity Today: Why Christians Should Delete Social Media

Social media is bad for you. It’s bad for the world, for politics, for young people. It’s bad for everybody, at every level, and no platform is exempt. Perhaps this paragraph strikes you as extreme. It shouldn’t.
Gateway Pundit: How Greenland Fits Into the Arctic Strategies of the Nations

...President Trump’s insistence on greater U.S. control of Greenland is part of a broader Arctic rivalry among the world’s three most powerful militaries: the United States, Russia and China.
Expert Says Nigeria’s Kidnapping Boom Is Still Driven By Hate For Christians

Nigeria has made improvements in addressing the pervasive jihadist campaigns against Christians nationwide, but skyrocketing kidnapping rates should not be treated as a mere “security” problem when...
UK Govt Announces New ‘Ministry of Truth’ To Tackle Alleged Disinformation

...The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from civil liberties groups and political figures who warn the initiative could lead to censorship and abuse of power.
Commentary: Raising Kids To Love Jesus In a Sports Obsessed World

...As a pastor, I've watched families become overwhelmed by the demands of youth sports. I've seen marriages strained, family relationships damaged, and involvement in the local church pushed to margin.
Frontpage Mag: Why the Marriage Deficit Is a Catastrophe

...The decline in marriage and children is a threat to the American future much more dangerous than even the national debt or foreign aggression. Family is the essential organizing unit in America.
CP Voices: A.I. Will Not Have the Final Word Over Humanity

Does the Bible provide a framework for understanding the possibility of a human-caused global apocalypse? I believe it does. By “apocalypse,” I am referring to the popular understanding, which means...
Harbingers Daily: The Firewall Defending Judeo-Christian Western Civilization Could Crumble On Election Day

Over the next six weeks, decisions will be made that will determine the future course of the entire free world. That is no exaggeration. Will the West choose faith, family, freedom, and common sense, or will it choose socialism, secularism, separation, and a large dose of Islam mixed in?
For the Church: The Church, the Rule of Faith, and Interpreting Scripture

Are creeds and confessions still useful today? The idea of such things leaves many Baptists with hesitation and suspicion. Today, creeds, confessions, and liturgies are often viewed as restrictive...
American Greatness: Artificial Intelligence and National Survival

America must rapidly develop AI to maintain national security and stay ahead of China while ensuring data centers minimize their environmental and community impacts.
CA Christians Win Legal Battle To Opt-Out Children From Gender Studies

The Encinitas Union School District in California has agreed to provide notifications and opt-outs to parents and students when promoting gender ideology or material that conflicts with families’ religious beliefs.
Washington Stand: Suicide Among Teen Girls Is Rising, Data Shows

The gender gap in teenage suicide is narrowing, showing an alarming increase in suicides among girls. The suicide death rates of boys and girls ages 10-14 almost evened out between 2018-2024.
Culture Watch: Killing Grandma

“State-administered death is now more common in Canada than gun homicide is in the U.S."

Friday, September 25, 2026

Mass Walkout at UN Before Netanyahu Speech Prompts Fiery Response

As Netanyahu took the stage, dozens of delegates from across the globe could be seen streaming out of the chamber in New York City. Chants of protest could also be heard in the hall as the U.N. president...
Epoch Times: Trump Tells UN America Won’t Allow Global Governance

U.S. President Donald Trump told the U.N. on Sept. 22 that there is no global government and pledged there will be no global taxes while he is president. Trump made the remarks at the U.N. in NYC...
ReligionUnplugged: Faith On the Ballot—Guide To the 2026 Midterm Elections

Across several of the country’s most competitive congressional contests, religious identity has become a central issue for many voters.
2,293 Female Athletes Have Lost First-Place Medals To Biological Males

New research has revealed the stunning extent to which transgender-identifying males have taken over women's sporting events, finding that almost 2,300 first-place medals have been taken by males.
Tabletalk Mag: Spiritual Warfare and Psalm 56

Spiritual warfare has become a topic of considerable contemporary interest, but the truth is that this topic has attracted the interest of the church throughout history. The church, through its whole history, has been engaged in spiritual warfare against spiritual powers that would oppose the people of God.
Randy Alcorn: Don’t Miss Out On God's Riches

...Being rich as the world defines it is an illusion. We fail to recognize true and lasting riches as compared to false and fleeting ones. Someone can have great earthly riches and have an impoverished soul.
More Than 40% of Americans Have a Positive View of Socialism, Poll Says

More than four in ten Americans have a positive view of socialism – 43 percent – only 12 points lower than the 55 percent who view capitalism positively, a recent Gallup survey revealed.
Lifeway: Four Guiding Beliefs of Today’s Culture

...While most Americans distrust artificial intelligence (AI), they’re increasingly using AI to keep them from drowning in so much content. We’re so desperate to get an answer we no longer care if it’s true.
After Decades of Debate, Scientists Are Finally Testing the Noah's Ark Site

For decades, one of the most intriguing archaeological mysteries in the biblical world has been sitting in the mountains of eastern Turkey. From the air, it looks remarkably like the outline of a massive ship.
AMAC: New Supreme Court Cases On Guns, Voting, Parental Rights

The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall in cases involving the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, parental rights, and election integrity. Here are five key cases to watch.
Breitbart News: The A.I. Boom Has Reshaped the American Economy

The AI boom is on track to become the largest single-industry infrastructure buildout in more than a century, according to new estimates published by the Brookings Institution.
9Marks: Suffering as a Missionary For Jesus's Sake

...For the next half hour, we quoted Scripture out loud, prayed, and waited for what we thought was imminent death. In God’s kindness, the attackers never entered our home.
Proclaim & Defend: Early Controversy In the Rise of Revival Music

...Publishers rushed to meet the demand for new hymns dedicated to revivals. They didn't worry about receiving denominational authorization; their main concern was publishing what would be popular.
Desiring God: Missions Matures a Local Church

Local churches are the engine of cross-cultural missions, but it is easy for a church to see itself only as the benefactor and not also as a beneficiary.
CBN: Netanyahu Addresses UN as Mamdani Repeats Call for His Arrest

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in New York as tensions surrounding Israel take center stage at the United Nations. He received sharp criticism from New York's mayor, while Iran is...
Algemeiner: Majority of Americans View Israel as ‘Ally’ or ‘Friend,’ Poll Finds

A strong majority of US adults view Israel positively as a friend or ally, according to a new survey, which showed the Jewish state performing similarly to Ukraine and a bit below Canada.
ReligionUnplugged: The Curious Case Of America’s Most Atheist State

Pew's latest study places New Hampshire’s atheist population at 11%, the highest concentration in the country. When the 8% agnostic and the 29% who claim “none" are included, nearly half the state is...

Thursday, September 24, 2026

CP Voices: What's Driving the Witchcraft Revival?

...Witchcraft today is predominantly practiced by women and has been entangled with feminism and female empowerment since the 1960s. Today, there are more self-identified Wiccans in America than Presbyterians, and there are even those who self-identify as Christian witches...
Michael Snyder: Have Scientists Proven the Resting Place of Noah's Ark?

The UK Daily Mail published an article this week that claimed that the resting place of Noah’s Ark has been 100 percent confirmed. So how can they be so confident?
Euthanasia Killing of Christian Grandmother Now Under Criminal Review

A great-grandmother with cognitive decline was euthanized in Canada despite previously refusing due to her Christian beliefs, and the case is sparking global outrage.
Trump DOJ Forces Six Major Hospitals To Stop Child Sex-Change Procedures

The Trump administration, through the Department of Justice (DOJ), has forced six major hospital systems to agree to cease providing puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgeries to minors.
HD: One-Third of Democrats Would Feel ‘Positive’ If Trump Were Assassinated

A new poll of Democratic voters shows that nearly a third of them would feel “very positive” or “somewhat positive” if President Donald Trump were assassinated while speaking at a public event.
Pew Forum: Tradition and Change Among Mormons In the U.S.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are still highly religious and conservative, but signs point to demographic and social change.
CCW Today: 35 Questions For Maturing a Christian Marriage

The following questions are not intended for short answers such as a mere “yes”, but are a means to meaningful discussion between a couple who has vowed to love each other “until death do us part.”
Dave Harvey: The Secret Strength In Seeing Weakness

...Your suffering can take many forms...But God permits weakness is to remind us that our power is not found in our strength but in dependence upon him.
Desiring God: Where Is God When Sleep Won’t Come?

...Over and over I would beg God to let me sleep. I’d accuse him of not providing for my needs...then I’d half-heartedly repent and remind myself I’d probably think more reasonably during daylight hours.
P&D: Setting the Stage—American Awakenings of Gospel Music

This is the story of how the gospel hymn genre came into being, answering the questions of where it came from, what its distinctive features are, and why an understanding of it is still relevant.
For the Church: The Death of Religion?

Two major storylines have dominated news coverage of American religion in recent years. One is the decline of Christianity...The other is the politicization of self-identified white “evangelicals.”
GP: Judge Blocks Blue State From Making Nuns Perform Assisted Suicide

A federal judge blocked the state government of Illinois from enforcing a new assisted suicide law against Roman Catholic plaintiffs as a lawsuit over the policy proceeds.
CBN News: Small Town Prayed Two Years For Revival—Now's the Time

A small town in South Carolina has faith in a big God. For years, the people of Whitmire have been praying for revival. Now, it's coming.
Washington Stand: Who Owns the Iran War?

...At what point does defending the nation become the nation’s sustained prosecution of a war? The Constitution does not answer that cleanly.
The Gospel Coalition: Canada Becomes a World Leader In Assisted Death

...When I think about medical assistance in dying, I don’t begin with politics, court decisions, or medicine. I begin with Scripture...Two fundamental questions: Who is God? And who are we?
CP Voices: When Foster Care Ends, the Church Shouldn’t Walk Away

...More than 20,000 foster youth age out of the U.S. foster care system every year. The transition to adulthood can be overwhelming for even those adolescents who have been supported by a family.