When we think about loving others, we instantly assume that it’s all about feelings and emotions. It’s not. It’s about actions and choices. C.S. Lewis once wrote that you shouldn’t waste time worrying whether you really love someone. If you are called to love them, then you should simply act as if you love them. […]
By Dennis Lennox, CP Contributor Sunday, September 20, 2026 Oregon Trail Memorial Episcopal Church in Eden, Wyoming. | Dennis Lennox EDEN, Wyoming — Along U.S. Highway 191 stands a little log church that looks as though it has occupied this windswept landscape since the days of wagon trains. Oregon Trail Memorial Episcopal Church is not […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Friday, September 18, 2026 Alan Ritchson stars in “Ordinary Angels.” | Lionsgate A month after suggesting President Donald Trump was blocking the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, Christian actor and “Reacher” star Alan Ritchson said studios have been calling on him to stay quiet on politics. Ritchson, 43, made […]
Brought to you by Key Points The USS Abraham Lincoln’s extended deployment highlights the physical, emotional, and spiritual cost carried by service members. War is not only a matter of strategy, politics, or victory; it is measured in human lives, grief, separation, and long-term wounds. Christians can support troops by praying for them, honoring their […]
In 1787, Elizabeth Powel—a civic leader in Philadelphia—stopped Benjamin Franklin as he was leaving the Constitutional Convention and asked, “Well, Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic,” Franklin replied, “if you can keep it.” Franklin’s remark is worth recalling as we remember Constitution Day on Sept. 17, the day delegates […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, September 17, 2026 Christian actor Alan Ritchson delivers a message on sin from his InstaChurch ministry in June 2026. | YouTube/InstaChurch Hollywood actor Alan Ritchson, who founded the faith-focused video ministry and YouTube channel InstaChurch, has announced that he and his wife, Catherine, are getting a divorce after three […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Entertainment Editor Thursday, September 17, 2026 Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Anna Lambe and J. K. Simmons attend the “Heart of the Beast” Global Premiere at FirstBank Amphitheater on Sept. 16, 2026, in Franklin, Tennessee. | Leah Puttkammer/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Brad Pitt said his new survival drama […]
What is Constitution Day anyway? Most of us didn’t grow up celebrating it in school, although maybe schools in the United States of America would be wise to make it a big deal in our education system across the nation. Even though some calendars note it, most of us don’t recall it even being mentioned […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, September 17, 2026 Jelly Roll performs onstage at Nissan Stadium during CMA Fest 2026 day one on June 04, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. | Jason Kempin/Getty Images Outspoken Christian country singer Jelly Roll, whose name is Jason Bradley DeFord, said he would quit the music industry if God told […]
This post is excerpted from Susan Michael’s book Every Generation’s Story: 75 Years of American Christian Engagement with Israel, which follows the unique experiences of 18 American Christians representing 5 generations who responded to God’s call to go to Israel—and how it changed their lives forever. This is the author’s own story of how her study […]