Given the hoopla, the most striking thing about Chief Justice John Roberts majority opinion in Trump v. United States is how little it decides: Neither Congress nor an overzealous prosecutor can transform a president’s use of his removal power into a crime, since the Constitution makes the decision to fire an executive-branch officer the “exclusive and preclusive” prerogative of the...

　　3 Ways to Recognize When God Is Talking to You 　　By Kelly Balarie 　　“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” – Psalm 19:1 NIV 　　I walked with a friend. Struggling with a sickness that was incredibly hard, I sought just the right words to encourage her. 　　No words would suffice. What do...

　　The president of the Southern Baptist Conventions Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), Brent Leatherwood, suddenly lost his job Monday in a historic and unprecedented move by trustee leadership. 　　A brief statement from ERLC gave no reasoning for Leatherwoods termination, which came a day after he issued remarks applauding president Joe Bidens decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race....

　　There is a crisis of political legitimacy in both of the countries, Britain and France, in which I have a home. Both countries have an electoral system well-suited to a political life in which there are two overwhelmingly dominant parties: the Conservatives and Labour in Britain, the Gaullists and the Socialists in France. 　　But when political life fractures or splinters...

　　Kyle Snyder, the youngest US wrestler to ever win Olympic gold in 2016, is heading to the Olympics again this year with Team USA, now as a more veteran member of the team. 　　He has many other accolades, including three NCAA championships, two world championships, and a silver medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The top wrestling competitors are the...

　　Arnel Cadelia, a pastor and worship leader in Manila, remembers when his parents called their only born again relative for help. It was 1983, Cadelia was 12, and his family was convinced that his teenage sister was possessed by a demon. 　　He showed up with two guitars and two singers, Cadelia recalled. Then he said, Lets not mind her, lets...

　　It seemed like a door had opened. 　　Providence University College and Theological Seminary in Manitoba started an associates degree program that could be marketed to international students. To president Kenton Andersons delight, the two-year degree attracted a significant number of applicants eager to study in Canada. Several hundred students enrolled. 　　For the private evangelical school, that generated significant revenue and...

　　On March 8, 2022, police officers in Bullhead City, Arizona, arrested Norma Thornton for serving home-cooked meals in a park near her home. The city charged her with violating an ordinance that essentially prohibits anyone from sharing food on public property for charitable purposes. Under that ordinance, individuals may share food on public property for any purpose whatsoever, so long...

　　“Hence like most people who have substituted the habit of delusion for reality, they became hysterical whenever the root of their delusion was touched, and reacted with a violence that completely belied the openness of mind which they prescribed for others.” 　　— Whittaker Chambers, Witness, 1952 　　Nellie Bowles could easily have used Chambers’ observation as the epigraph for Morning After...

　　Aristotle is known for the theory that there are four causes structuring reality. Best-selling author and American classicist Victor Davis Hanson follows Aristotle’s lead, identifying four causes that transform wars into civilization-ending defeats. Whilst most conflicts between great powers end in compromise, The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation gives four reasons why wars sometimes liquidate entire civilizations....

　　Rest in God 　　Weekly Overview: 　　The Christian life is meant to be marked by simplicity. Jesus summed up our purpose with two statements: love God and love people. But in our humanity we have made complex what God designed to be peaceful, purposeful, and simple. A. W. Tozer remarks in The Pursuit of God, “Every age has its own characteristics....

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:In you, LORD my God, I put my trust. - Psalm 25:1 　　5 Verses to Gather from Psalm 25 When Life Gets Heavy 　　By Kristi Woods 　　God and His word are faithful – even in times of heaviness, even when we might question whether He or His word could do a single thing to help us....