Faith
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The season of Dire Straits comes around every year in the Jewish calendar, but this time we have a perfect illustration of the concept with the now familiar image of the Strait of Hormuz. Forced to make their way through perilous, narrow waters, the global shipping industry has had to navigate through the mine-ridden Hormuz […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Monday, July 27, 2026 An indoor homeless shelter held at the parish hall at St. Paul’s By-the-Sea Episcopal Church of Ocean City, Maryland. The shelter was launched in March 2026 when local officials demanded that they move their outdoor homeless tent encampment. | Jill Lake, director of Outreach The leadership of […]
If God is our Father, Jerusalem is like a mother because it was from Zion that we were redeemed and given new life. It is through what the Messiah accomplished in Zion that we can be born again: through His death and resurrection in Jerusalem that our new life begins. Yeshua talked about the importance […]
How do you worship? Is worship simply attending a service and singing a song? Not according to Jesus. Here’s what he had to say: “True worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. For God is Spirit, so those who worship […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Friday, July 24, 2026 Kaiser Permanente | LICreate/iStock An appeals court has sided with a Christian former employee of Kaiser Permanente who was fired for refusing on religious grounds to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 on Friday in favor […]
President Calvin Coolidge once said that “the business of America is business.” Too many Christians think of business as either inherently bad, immoral, or perhaps amoral, something set apart from their faith. At best, it pays the bills and supports the missionaries, but many fail to see it as also under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Recently, […]
By Michael Gryboski, Editor Thursday, July 23, 2026 YouTube/Jen Hatmaker Jen Hatmaker, a prominent progressive Christian influencer and bestselling author who quit attending church last year, now says she no longer believes in Hell. In an essay posted on her Substack last week, titled “There You Are. Laying down my belief in hell didn’t cost […]
Along with well-deserved patriotic pride this month, the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary requires introspection, especially about America’s beginnings and slavery. Many of the same Founding Fathers who inspired the cause of liberty in so many kept others in chains. However, a Founding Father who boldly opposed slavery was Dr. Benjamin Rush. In a new documentary, “Rush: The American […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, July 22, 2026 The late Brian Doerksen. | YouTube/Brian Doerksen Christian Canadian worship leader, singer and songwriter Brian Doerksen, known for songs such as “Refiner’s Fire,” “Faithful One” and “Come Now Is The Time To Worship,” has died following a brief battle with stage 4 cancer. He was 60. […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Wednesday, July 22, 2026 Sarah Lucas leads the Foundations for Nations Church on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming with her husband, Jason. | YouTube/Foundations For Nations Ministry Sarah Lucas, a lead pastor of the Foundations for Nations Church, which she co-founded with her husband, Jason, on the Wind River […]