The reality on the U.S. southern border is unsustainable. News reports conflict as to “why” but everyone agrees that people must be treated with dignity and the system is failing. I continue to advocate for comprehensive immigration reform but Congress seems unlikely to move on that agenda. Facilities are totally overwhelmed and we are asking […]
This week International Religious Freedom takes center stage in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Ambassador for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, is casting an inspiring vision for the State Department’s 2nd Ministerial on the topic. At the heart of it is to get people of every faith to stand up and defend the right of freedom […]
Only Ohio and Tennessee continue to uphold biological reality on birth certificates as Kansas becomes the 48th state to allow people to change their birth certificate to match their transgender identity. From the article we read, “It was time for Kansas to move past its outdated and discriminatory anti-transgender policy,” Gov. Laura Kelly said in a statement […]
As you consider the importance of worldview in international relations: Iran…Saudi Arabia, Israel, Russia… Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Saudi Arabia building a global coalition against Iran. National Security Advisor John Bolton met yesterday in Jerusalem with Russian and Israeli officials seeking to broker peace. There is no question that economic sanctions are strangling […]
The (worldview) front page If the stories on the front page of the paper were chosen for their worldview significance, here’s what we’d be reading today: Forbes is reporting that the American Medical Association is responding to an epidemic of violence against transgender community. Let’s dissect that. Forbes, a news source specifically designed to speak […]
Today’s Must Read Monday starts with a couple of Must Watch videos… First, here’s Mikey…he’s nine. Second, here’s David Platt praying for and with the President who arrived unexpectedly at McLean Bible Church on Sunday morning following a round of golf. I was reminded of the conversation I had with Dr. David Swanson after he […]
The most important story I read this weekend was on page 19 of the print edition of the New York Times. Online it has a different (and better) headline: ‘So Help Me God’ No More: Democrats Give House Traditions a Makeover. Katie Edmondson writes, (Questions 1. and 2. below) The witness rose from her seat, […]
#PraytheNews India and Mozambique are reeling in the aftermath of devastating cyclones. Pray for those affected by cyclone Fani in India as they seek to begin recovery efforts in the midst of what is forecast to be a great heat wave. And for the people of Mozambique, pray for the necessary resources to be identified […]
Just one week ago we celebrated Easter. Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated Easter yesterday. Meanwhile, Jews concluded the celebration of Passover on Saturday and Muslim begin the month-long observance of Ramadan on May 5. Spiritual conversations are in the air – how can we capitalize that in our conversations today? How do you take […]
Easter. After you acknowledge and recognize and revel in the reality of Easter – Christ is risen from the dead! Death has lost its sting! Reconciliation with God is available! – everything, and I do mean everything, pales. The headlines, as horrific and discouraging as they may be, look different through the lens of Easter. […]