More pastors are preaching longer sermons, and most churchgoers are OK with it. In fact, a small but growing number would prefer even more each week.

...How are young people forming their personal behavior? We could start with binge drinking...According to statistics, more than 1,500 college students are killed annually by alcohol-related accidents.

Something significant is happening to money in Canada, but Americans shouldn't make the mistake of thinking this is merely a Canadian experiment. Six of Canada's largest banks have announced that...

For days, the country has been riveted by the case of death row inmate Christa Pike, who was sentenced to die by lethal injection on September 30. Only Christa didn’t die.

Let the contrast sink in: when the state’s attempt to kill a convicted murderer fails, doctors rush to save her life. When a mother’s attempt to kill an innocent child fails, the child is left to die.

...When the focus is on progressing—getting a spot on the team, becoming the best player, winning the championship—the atmosphere shifts. The sport is no longer about teamwork, fun and exercise. It’s about continuous improvement, made possible by sometimes extreme parental investment.

The propaganda press continue to lie about the fiery riots spreading across France.  Both European and American outlets have described the violent insurrections as spontaneous gatherings of students who are upset about dilapidated, overcrowded schools and poor curricula. 

Imagine growing up as the most digitally connected generation in human history. Generation Alpha has been completely formed by technology...they've been on screens most of their life.

...The problem isn't the red-letter Bible. Highlighting the recorded words of Jesus can be a wonderful study tool...The problem begins when the color of the ink becomes a hierarchy of authority.

...In fiscal year 2025, the government spent $7.4 trillion and collected $5.4 trillion, meaning that one out of every four dollars it spent added to the deficit.

... The Bible gives us the true history of the universe, and it didn’t begin with a big bang and stars slowly forming. It began when God spoke and fashioned the earth, covered with water, and then God created...

There is good news to be found about religion and the religious in spite of the doomsayers.

...“We are blessed to have representatives from several local churches and religious organizations who faithfully visit our inmates, offering encouragement, hope, and the message of the Gospel.”

A faith that is freely exercised only inside the church is a faith the state controls.

Former televangelist Jim Bakker’s death recalls a pivotal episode in American religious history but also evinces that sad condition of our current religious and wider public life, for which he was a preamble.

The Chinese Communist Party is persecuting Christians — in Texas...China exerts pressure on its citizens overseas thru a national police apparatus, which is capable of operating abroad.

Making it easier to move money onto casino machines. Giving losing gamblers reasons to stay. Creating betting opportunities that continue when traditional sports slow down. These are among the strategies...

How much of life belongs to the individual, and how much should be subject to collective political control?

...58 percent of Democrats have a positive view of socialism, compared to just 32 percent of Democrats who have a positive view of capitalism. In contrast, 50 percent of Democrats were recorded as having a negative view of capitalism, whereas only 18 percent had a negative view of socialism.

Authentic Christianity has always made powerful people uncomfortable. Ask NFL Hall of Famer, Super Bowl champion, and outspoken Christian Tony Dungy.

For most of the internet's history, you could read, search, post, debate and browse without first proving to a government-backed system who you were. That era may be beginning to close.