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Human trafficking | Reuters The FBI located 200 victims of sex trafficking as part of an enforcement campaign that was conducted alongside its local and state partners and also arrested or identified 126 suspects of child sexual exploitation and human trafficking offenses. Known as Operation Cross Country, the effort was a two-week-long campaign carried out […]
John Crist | Norah Canfield After a brief stint away from the spotlight, viral comedian John Crist is back in full force. He is reflecting on his love for the Church and how he navigates the often tricky waters of humor within the Christian community. In an interview with The Christian Post, the 39-year-old pastor’s […]
In his newspaper column called “Market Report,” Bill Barnhart once talked about the difference between investors and traders in the stock market. He said that a trader makes decisions on a minute-by-minute basis, wheeling and dealing, pursuing short-term profits. Traders may have no confidence whatsoever in the companies in which they buy stock. All they’re […]
iStock/fpphotobank California community college professors are seeking to invalidate new requirements to include concepts related to “diversity, equity, and inclusion” in their course content, insisting that they are being forced to teach politicized viewpoints they disagree with. The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, formerly known as the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, filed […]
Courtesy of Jason Jimenez Are you struggling to forgive? Jason Jimenez breaks down what the Bible says about forgiveness and explains why it’s an essential part of a Christian’s life. Jimenez, the founder and president of Stand Strong Ministries and a faculty member at Summit Ministries, told listeners of his podcast “Challenging Conversations” on edifi […]
The director of the box office hit movie Sound of Freedom is distancing the film from QAnon, saying in a new interview that he was troubled when subscribers to the conspiracy theory began using the film to advance their beliefs. Director and screenwriter Alejandro Monteverde has given few interviews in recent months but told the […]
In her new book, author and apologist Alisa Childers targets the lies that often masquerade as cultural proverbs today. In Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed, Childers offers just what the title promises. She exposes the bad ideas at the center of slogans we hear […]
The new movie version of The Hiding Place (2023) has opened to great responses—from a limited release on only two days to new showings on August 9, followed by the international release on August 16. It also has an unusual journey behind its making—one that stretches back almost 50 years. Here’s what you likely didn’t […]
“All glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think” (Ephesians 3:20 NLT). Let’s start with good luck in the news: a ticket in Florida won last night’s estimated $1.58 billion Mega Millions jackpot, which is expected to be the largest […]
The view across the St. Mary’s River toward Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. | Dennis Lennox It can be easy to overlook places in your own backyard. For me, one such place is the Canadian city of Sault Ste. Marie in Ontario. The city of about 72,000 souls is located directly […]